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: 31?
Tuesday morning
Darry, Pony and Soda headed for Nebraska at 6 a.m. They had to stop at the gas station to get gas. Before left they got coffee, doughnuts and a paper too. On the front cover was the verdict for Rick/Sam's trial. Pony read it out loud to the other two.
The Headline
Rick Moss found guilty
Mr. Moss was found guilty yesterday. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. He will be up for parole after five years. After he gets out he can not be within 500 feet of Mr.
Curtis. If he breaks that then he can go back to prison. We talked to Mr. Moss and he said that he was sure that they would find him not guilty. Find out Mr. Moss paid the lawyer
to get him off. When Judge Toby was asked he said he had no clue what Mr. Moss was talking about. But in court Mr. Moss yelled that he had paid Judge Toby. Judge Toby
replied that once Mr. Moss started abusing kids then his money was no good to Judge Toby anymore. So why the lie? Is it he doesn't want people knowing that he will take money and then get them off? Well in the following weeks we will be talking to the jurors.
"You know that there's going to be tons of books come out from this trial. You still like to write don't you Pony?" Darry asked
"Yeah, why?" Pony asked
"Well you should write a book then you can tell what really happened and then people will know the truth." Darry said
"Who cares? Let people think what they want." Pony said
"Come on Pony you could make millions and you would be famous. People would know what really happened not what the papers want them to know or what writes say they knew. You could tell them the inside story." Soda said
"I don't know it might be kind of cool." Pony said
"Hey it says that school will be open up again next week." Soda said after looking at the paper after Pony was done.
"Can I just stay home for oh about a year?" Pony asked
"Why would you want to do that?" Darry asked
"Then hopefully people won't remember me and this trail." Pony said
"You'll always have the guys and me. Besides no one in their right mind will try to mess with you." Soda said
"Well just think of it this way, you'll have the girls throwing themselves at you." Darry said
"Yeah for once I'll have more girls then Soda does." Pony said laughing
Soda turned to the back seat where Pony was sitting and punched him in the arm lightly.
"Hey what was that for?" Pony asked
"Because he knows for once he won't be the one having all the girls all over him and he doesn't want to admit it." Darry said
"Yep how'd you know?" Soda asked
"I could read your mind." Darry said smiling
"You're both nuts." Pony said while laughing
Soda and Darry started laughing too.
(AN: Remember how Dar has the truck in the movie? He has a nicer car here as of now.)
It was about 4:00 p.m. when the guys got into Nebraska. They headed over to Stephanie's house. Darry had called her and told her he was coming, but not that his brothers were too.
"Hey Darry, who's the blond?" Stephanie asked while pointing to Pony.
"That's Pony." Darry said realizing for the first time since he'd seen Pony that his hair was now blond.
"Oh. So what you doing here?" Stephanie asked
"We're just heading over to the dorm. I'm leaving and I won't be back." Darry said
"Why not? What about me?" Stephanie asked hurt that Darry didn't think of her.
"Stephanie I've been thinking about this a lot and I've decided that I can't just act like Soda and Pony don't exist. I have to think about them first. We can keep and touch and that. I figured if it's meant to be then it will be. We'll see each other this Summer and during Christmas break I'll come back down." Darry said
"So there's nothing I can do to change your mind?" Stephanie asked
"I'm afraid not. Now will you come help me pack? I don't seem to be able to make things fit as well as you can." Darry said knowing it was a lie but trying to make Stephanie feel better.
"Yeah come on. Is there enough room for me?" Stephanie said smiling at Darry
"Yeah I don't think Pony's taken up the whole back seat. I think I can still stuff Soda back there too." Darry said while smiling
"Who's Soda?" Stephanie asked
"He's my other brother. Remember I said I had two?" Darry asked
"Oh yeah I remember you saying that now." Stephanie said
"So how old are they?" Stephanie said while heading to Darry's car.
"Soda's 17 going to be 18 this year and Pony's 14 going on 15 this year." Darry said
"Oh so there's not that big of a span between you guys." Stephanie said
"Nope there isn't. Is James at the dorm?" Darry asked
"As far as I know why?" Stephanie asked
"Because I don't think he's going to like seeing Soda again. Last time was when I found out that Pony was getting abused." Darry said feeling bad that he didn't believe his brother and friends.
"If you tell him what happened I think he'll understand." Stephanie said
"You're what!" exclaimed James
"I said I'm leaving. I can't just act like I don't have family. Sorry bro." Darry said
"Don't call me bro and second what about football?" James asked
"I just wasn't cut out to play I guess." Darry said which was followed by four snorts because they all knew he was cut out for football.
"What about you and Stephanie?" James asked
"You just put your nose where it doesn't belong don't you?" Soda asked not knowing that James was Stephanie's cousin.
"For your information she's my cousin." James said a little too snobby.
"Both of you cool it!" Stephanie said before a fight could break out.
"Darry and I have decided that we're going to keep in contact and see how it goes. If it doesn't work it doesn't work. We're just going to see how it goes." Stephanie said
"Ok." James said knowing that there was noting he could do to change her mind.
So they got everything of Darry's packed up. Darry, Pony and Soda stayed the night. Darry told his coach that he was leaving which pissed him off because he was loosing his best player.
Since it was the last time Darry was going to be able to see Stephanie in a while he took her out for a romacie dinner. While Soda and Pony went to the dinner around the corner from their hotel and has supper.
Darry told Stephanie good bye. He then headed over to the hotel, where he found Pony and Soda asleep on one of the beds already.
The guys left at 6:00 a.m. the next moring to head back home. When they got there, there was one big package and one enlope that was so think it looked like it has 80 papers in it waiting for them. They got them into the house, one was a letter say that should Soda or Pony get into any trouble with the cops they would both go straight back to the boys' home. And how there was a trust fund set up for Pony that was meant for college. He wasn't allowed to touch it until he turned 18. The only way Darry could touch it is if Pony was to get hurt and they needed the money for medical reasons. The state had taken San's house and was in the process of turning it into a boys' home. When he heard that he wasn't too happy but there wasn't anything that he could do about it. The box was different things they thought might mean something to Pony, which it didn't so he was going to send them back and let them keep/get read of them. Pony just wanted them oiut of his sight.
The rest of the week the guys spent getting back to the way things were. They all knew it wouldn't be easy but they were going to try. Darry had made a silent promise that Soda
and Pony would never have to spend another day in a boys' home. And that he would try his hardest that they both be able to do what they wanted to in life. He didn't want them
to sacrifice their dream like he was for them.
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