'Ey, Ale Curtis-Carter, where you been?
Chapter 4: Get Goin'!
A Cadillac rode through Tulsa. This car had never been seen in Tulsa. Actually the person had, but the car hadn't. Randy happened to be driving through Tulsa. It still wasn't that different. He stopped at a restaurant and decided to sit down and eat. He would drive around his old hometown later on.
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"Hey you know that Cadillac we saw back there?" asked Keith pointing his thumb backwards.
"Yeah," said Danny.
"That was a nice looking one. I should of hi-jacked that thing. What was it they said back then, it looked tuff."
"That was obviously a soc car. We don't need anymore attention towards us," said Rachel.
They decided that they would just go to the bowling alley again. When they got there, Rachel started playing some game that Keith got her addicted to. Keith was playing against her while Houston and Jack were watching.
Danny was sitting by himself, while Alex was getting himself a Pepsi. He decided he would talk to Danny about his problems. He was worried once again.
"Danny, let's have a little chat."
Danny looked at him.
"About what?"
"You've been quiet lately."
"Oh."
"So…What's wrong?"
"I-I-I don't know. I guess I'm just trying to stay out of trouble."
"Well you could at least talk to us about it."
"About what?"
"Staying out of trouble. I mean, you've been so quiet. Everyone said they haven't seen you this quiet ever since Trix was about to go to jail."
Danny really wanted Alex to shut-up. But he didn't feel like saying anything. He hated when people brought up when his dad was about to go to jail. That had been the second worst time in his life. He first was when he had an argument with him.
Alex noticed that Danny really wasn't paying attention so he just gave up. He would hope that Trix would deal with him.
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Ponyboy woke up finally in his bed. He had gotten home so late last night that he had to sleep in. Good thing Soda left the door unlocked, or Pony would have fell asleep on the porch looking or his keys. Pony got dressed and walked to the living room to see Soda.
"Why aren't you at work?" asked Pony catching Soda's attention.
"Me and Steve decided not to open today. We've got a poker game tonight. Wanna play?"
"Is Trix coming?"
"Yeah."
"I'll just watch then."
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Randy went driving around again. He flipped out his fancy looking shades and put them over his eyes. Hoping not that many people would recognize him. Someone then caught his attention in another car. They both stepped out.
"Can I help you?" said Randy.
"Do you know where the Curtis' live?"
"Um, I think."
Randy told them the address. He then asked why.
"Just wanna pay them an old visit," said the guy smiling.
Randy caught a glimpse of the guy's arm. The letters I-B-K were on there. They instantly reminded him of something, but he couldn't remember it. Then he remembered. It was something Cherry told him about. The I.B.K was enemies of the Curtis'.
He had to warn them. Their house was on the other side of town. But Randy remembered a shortcut. It would take them a while to get there. Randy would get there in less than a minute by the way he was driving.
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Everyone was at the Curtis house. Watching Steve get mad as Trix beat him in his fourth game.
"Pay up," said Trix.
Danny was smiling. He used to rack up money like that.
Suddenly, someone was banging on the door. Everyone stared at it with confused faces. Who could that be? Soda got up and opened the door. Randy was standing there sweating, he had his shades off. Ponyboy barely recognized him.
"Randy!"
He nodded.
"What are you doing here?" asked Soda half surprised.
Randy cut in.
"I don't have much time. There people coming for y'all. People from the I.B.K."
Soda, Pony, Steve and Two-Bit all froze. They knew what he was talking about, Trix and the other kids didn't.
"What are y'all talking about?" asked Trix.
"No time to explain," said Soda taking command. "Kids, I'm gonna need you to pack some clothes quickly and grab as much money as possible. No questions or exceptions. Do it now. Trix, I'll tell you later. Take Danny, Alex and Keith to the houses and get them packed. I'll have Jack pick y'all up."
Everyone knew Soda was serious and they obeyed quickly as Two-Bit, Steve, Trix, Danny, Keith and Alex ran outside to their cars.
On the way to their house, Danny asked Trix a question.
"Dad. What was all that about?"
"I don't know. I'll find out later. Maybe you can find out from your cousins, Keith or Alex."
They reached the house and packed what they could. Danny and Trix ran out the door as soon as Jack pulled up in the car. Danny threw his stuff in the crammed trunk and got in the back next to Rachel and Houston.
"My dad said to meet them at the Dingo," said Jack.
"Okay. Do you know where you're going?" asked Trix.
"Dad gave me directions to some place."
"Alright. Get goin'."
Jack peeled off and Trix started off for the Dingo. Something was gonna go down, real big.