Chapter 4: The Curtis House
When we got to the Curtis Household it was a lot nicer then my aunt's house but not anything like the houses on the West Side. A guy who looked about twenty came into the kitchen doorway as the rest of us entered the house.
"Hello." He said puzzled. He was very muscular even more then Dally. He had grey cold eyes with dark greasy hair. "I'm Darry." He said extending his hand.
"Hello Darry. I'm Jenny Vinder." I said taking his hand. "It's nice to meet you."
"Same here." Darry said back.
"She needs an ice pack for her shoulder, Superman." Dally said as he lit a cigarette.
"Okay, be right back with that Jenny." Darry said as he went into the kitchen.
"Sit down girl." Dally said "there's no bugs on the sofa. Trust me."
I sat down slowly. I don't know what kind of message Dally was trying to get across but I liked him. He seemed like the kind of guy, that if you get to know him, he's a pretty good guy.
"Don't worry about Dally. He's just a bit crazy. You'll learn to love him." Steve said as he sat down next to me.
Darry came back with the ice pack. I talked to all the guys and learned a lot about them. How Steve Randle was a car expert and him and Soda had been best friends since grade school and how they work together at a Gas Station called DX. I learned that Soda was a drop out. I found out that Two-Bit loved Mickey Mouse and his switch blade. How Dally liked girls and fighting with Socs. How Darry roofed houses and looked after his two brothers, Soda and Ponyboy, after their parents died in an auto wreck. I learned how Pony was a great student in school. (Since I never talked to him that much in class I didn't know that he got good grades.) I also found out from Darry that Ponyboy never uses his head. I learned how shy Johnny was and how he and Ponyboy were best friends. I learned that Johnny wasn't treated that well at home by his parents and how they would hit him and act like he didn't care if he were died or alive. I knew then why Johnny looked the way he looked. I felt so bad for him in a strange way. But most of all I learned that all of them were like family. They trusted each other which you would never find on the other side of the tracks.
Note: R&R!