Title- Outsider Jess
Chapter Title- Go Back To New York
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I sat in the car while Soda grabbed the keys. He was taking me to the Nightly Double to show me that it could be fun here, so I would stay. I doubt I would. I hadn't seen Steve since last night, I was in the bathroom this morning when he came by the Curtis house, and I was fired from work yesterday, after the 'show' I put on. Unless Soda told Steve, Steve didn't know.
"That was one boring movie," I told him. I still had some coke left so I dumped it on his head. I don't know why.
"So, dumping coke on me is better?"
"Yep," I said and laughed. He took his coke and put it on my head and I threw my popcorn at him and he threw his at me. We were both laughing hysterical.
"You're right, you- I mean- this place is fun," I told him holding back my laughs. I was going to wet myself.
We walked into his house with coke dripping off of our faces and popcorn in our hair. Darry and Steve gave us this weird look and Soda and I exchanged glances. We started laughing again.
"What the hell?" Two-Bit asked as he walked in. I started picking popcorn out of my hair and threw it back at Soda. After I was done I yelled at Steve to come home with me. I ran all the way home with Steve trailing behind me. I was cold, the coke was cold before it was poured on me, and the cold fall air at night was making me freeze.
I threw open our door and noticed dad was passed out on the couch. 'That's good,' I thought and grabbed some clothes and a towel and got in the shower. I put on my clothes and walked out of the bathroom, I put my hair into a ponytail. I was wearing a skirt.
"Can we go back?" I asked Steve and he sighed.
"You made me run all the way over here so you could take a shower and then go back? Nope."
"Fine!" I yelled and slammed my bedroom door. I fell asleep shortly after.
"Calm down girl!" I woke up to my dad yelling at me. I just realized I was screaming and I was on the floor. He kicked my stomach and I groaned. I shut my mouth and walked into the kitchen. Steve was just getting ready to leave. I followed him to the Curtis's house. Soda didn't have work today so they were probably going to hang around and watch television. I could do that. I held my stomach as we walked; I knew there would be another bruise.
"I want to go back to New York," I told Steve. He turned around so fast, I almost bumped into him.
"Why? You were having so much fun here yesterday."
"Yeah, yesterday, one day out of the whole time. In New York voices never screamed at me and I never had nightmares!" He shrugged and turned around and muttered something under his breath.
"…had fun last night too," was all I managed to hear.
"What?"
"YOU CAN'T GO BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD FUN LAST NIGHT!" He yelled at me. I stopped walking and looked at him. He didn't realize I stopped moving and he kept going. I sat on the sidewalk and he went into the Curtis house.
I kicked some dirt with my feet.
"How'd you like your car's makeover?" 'Damn it, damn it, damn it,' I thought.
This is your chance to get even.
Hit him, NOW!
I got up and punched him. He stared at me, a little stunned, but then fought back. I backed up during the fight hoping to get in the way of the window at the Curtis house. Soon Steve came out of the house. It worked, sort of.
"I LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND YOU START A FIGHT? YOU KNOW WHAT? GO BACK TO NEW YORK!" Mike left, I guess Steve scared him off. I stared at Steve for a long time. Hadn't he just told me to stay here? Those were the most hurtful words to come out of his mouth.
"GO BACK TO NEW YORK!" I mimicked him and stormed off. I grabbed my suit case and shoved all of my clothes in it and Idid something else. I went out side, seeing the convertible (I had forgotten I had it) and jumped in it. It might have looked like shit, but it worked.
