A/N: For Normal P.O.V. chapters means a break between paragraphs, if there's a time change I'll let you know. $$thoughts
Author: mikesh
Title: Why did my life have to turn out this way?
Summary: What if Darry had decided not to raise his two brothers?
Part: 5?
Normal P.O.V.
Darry's been in Nebraska for three months now. His girlfriend still doesn't know
about Pony and Sodapop. Darry and Stephanie have been out of school for summer break
for a month now. Darry went back to Tulsa right after his last final. He was going to sell the house but decided that he didn't want to because he may want to live in it after
college. He was going to go see the gang but figured that they wouldn't want to see him so he didn't bother to go and see them. He stayed for a week then headed back to
Nebraska. He told Stephanie that he was going to see an old friend.
Darry and Stephanie decided that they would spend the 4th of July with her parents. Darry had supper with Stephanie's parents. The neighborhood would take up a collection of money and go buy fireworks, whoever gives money can come and watch the fireworks being shot off.
So after supper Stephanie, Darry and Stephanie's parents went to watch the fireworks.
After awhile of watching the fireworks Darry started to think back to when they would shoot fireworks off back home.
$$The gang would come over and the guys
would shoot off their daytime fireworks. The guys had a composition going on every year. They each tired to make their firework louder than the other. Mrs. Curtis would
make salads and chocolate cake. And Mr. Curtis would man the grill. Steve, Two-Bit and Dally's moms would come over and help in the kitchen and make sure that the guys
didn't blow up something or hurt themselves. Two-Bit's sister might shoot off some fireworks she usually just watched the guys and then made fun of them when they did
something stupid like hold one of the fireworks too long. The guys might get stupid and hold one of the fireworks too long but they never ended up having to go the hospital.
After supper the guys would light off the big firecrackers and the parents and Two-Bit's sister would watch.$$
Stephanie could tell that Darry had something on his mind because of the look on his face. They may not have been dating long but one thing for sure and that was she could tell when something was up with Darry.
"Hey honey what's on your mind?" Stephanie asked
"Oh nothing I was just thinking that in three years from now I'll be graduating from college." Darry said.
"You should be happy, I don't graduate for another four years because I'm going to follow in my father's footsteps and become a lawyer." Stephanie said.
"Yeah but that's only a year after I do. And I'm wondering since I'm not from here and you've told me that you want to practice law here in Nebraska what's going to happen with us?" Darry said. $$More like what's going to happen when you find out that I have two brothers that I left with complete strangers?$$
"Well we'll just figure that out when the time comes. There's no use worrying yourself over something that's not going to happen for another three years." Stephanie said.
"Yeah you're right. I'll just drop it and enjoy the rest of the fourth of July." Darry said.
"Good that's what you're supposed to do." Stephanie said.
Stephanie and Darry enjoyed the rest of the summer and then went back to school in August. However Darry didn't know that by the end of the school year his life was going to change again for the worst.