Chapter 10: Cuts and Bruises
School was very boring. I hated it but I was good at it. After school Johnny and I stood by in the hallway talking to the guys. Johnny put his arms around my waist. People gave us dirty looks and the Socs walked by and laughed looking disgusted while the Greaser girls gave me dirty looks and smirked. I didn't care. I liked Johnny.
After we left school we all hung out at the Curtis'. It was getting late and I still had to get home and do my homework.
"I'll see you guys later. I'm heading home." I said standing up from the kitchen table. Johnny stood up next to me.
"I'll walk you home, Jenny." Johnny said.
We walked home in the dark. I loved holding his hand. He made me feel special. We got to my front door.
"Johnny?" I said softly.
"Yeah?" He looked at me.
"You know if you ever need anywhere to get away to, you can always come here." I said smiling slightly.
He smiled and I put my hand on the back of his neck. He reached back and held on to my hand.
"Thanks Jenny." He kissed me then pushed my hair out of my face. "I'll be seeing you." He said kissing me again.
"Bye Johnny." I said as he walked into the darkness.
I was almost asleep that night when I heard a knock on the door. I looked like crap. I was wearing my night gown and my hair was in a messy ponytail.
"Two-Bit." I said to myself as I walked down the stairs. He always came over unexpected. I opened the door. It was Johnny. His eye was swelled and he was holding his stomach.
"Oh Johnny, Come in." I said leading him upstairs and into my room. He hadn't said anything. He sat on the left side bed.
"Is it alright if I stay here, Jenny?" He asked very quietly.
"Of course. First, what happened?" I asked as I got on my knees and held on to his. He looked scared, upset, and angry all together.
"My…My Dad..." He trailed off. I knew what happened though. His dad hit him. I saw a tear fall down his face. He opened his mouth to continue.
"No Johnny, Its okay. I understand." I said touching his face.
My heart sank. He looked so bad. It was 1:00 in the morning. I didn't know where I could find ice. He was still holding his stomach.
"Give me your shirt." I said standing up.
He took it off slowly. I almost gasped when I saw all the bruises on him. He was tan but the bruises were so dark. There was a big slash across his stomach and his whole left side was swelling up. I leaned in and touched it softly. He jumped slightly. His folks really did this to him. It really made me upset.
"Johnny, I'm so sorry." I said looking up at him.
He looked at me and I could tell he was trying to smile.
"It's not your fault." He tried again to smile but it hurt his cut lip to much.
Where could I get ice! I didn't know what to do. Then I thought back to our neighbors. The Shepard's! They were always up late. Sure, they'd give me a rough time the ice after awhile.
"I'll be right back." I said and stood up and kissed Johnny on the top of the head.
I knocked on the Shepard's door and Tim answered "Yeah?" He said coldly.
"I need ice." I said out of breath.
"Why?" He was starting to play games.
"Someone's hurt."
"Who?" He said sarcastically. I wasn't going to take this any longer.
"There are like six Socs down the street!" I screamed.
All of the people in the house came running out and disappeared in the dark. I ran into their house and took two handfuls of ice and ran out.
When I got back to the house I split the ice into two bags and brought them up to Johnny. I put on his eye and the other on his stomach.
"Thanks Jenny." He said lying down on the bed.
"Goodnight Johnny." I said kissing him goodnight.
"Goodnight Jenny." Johnny said closing his eyes.
I pushed the blanket over him and turned off the light. I got into the other bed and fell asleep to his breathing