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Chapter 5: The Suspicion
"Couldn't think of a better way to get it?"
"Hesitation."
"Well continue….."
………
Johnny was awakened by the sunshine coming through the window. He was lying face down on the bed. Someone must have put him back on. He was feeling better now. So he got out of bed. He felt half sleep so he walked into the bathroom to wash his face. He turned on the faucet let the water gather into his hands. He threw the water into his face and woke himself up. He lifted his head and froze.
He saw himself in the mirror. There was a large scar from his temple to his cheekbone, his cheek was swollen and little, and there was a band-aid on his chin and side of his head.
Johnny stared at himself for a moment. This was it. This is what those socs had done. They were going to pay…someday.
Johnny snapped out of his anger and walked to the front. Hoping to get some chocolate cake or something. If the gang left, hopefully they left a little for him.
When he entered the living room, Dally and Two-Bit were sitting there playing cards. Dally noticed his presence first and said in his usual tough voice,
"You okay Johnny?"
Two-Bit looked at Johnny too. There was a slight grin on his face. Johnny guessed he had looked worse before and he knew he was healing quickly.
"I'm fine."
"I noticed you're speaking more better," said Two-Bit.
"My mouth had hurted a little bit."
Then Dally cut in.
"Soda said he found you on the floor last night. Did you pass out or something?"
Johnny didn't want to raise suspicion of last night, so he said,
"I must have rolled out or something."
Two-Bit raised an eyebrow.
"Okay," they both said.
Johnny then noticed that Dally had on his leather jacket again. That did come in handy last night.
There was suddenly a knock at the door. Johnny and everyone looked at it. Pony was at school, Soda and Darry were at work. This wasn't everyone else's house. That was Johnny's thoughts. But Two-Bit being Two-Bit thought,
'We sleep here. No difference'
Two-Bit got up and answered the door. A cop was standing right there.
"What's shakin' bacon?" asked Two-Bit referring to pigs.
The cop didn't seem amused and kept his straight face. He asked,
"We have sources that say that Dallas Winston is usually over here."
Dallas stood up behind Two-Bit. Being his usual tough as nail self and not afraid of any cop he said,
"Your sources are right. What do you want?"
The cop tipped his hat and Two-Bit let Dally in front of him.
"How has it been Dally?"
"I saw you last week, Franklin."
"So I guess this is just another weekly visit."
"Guess so."
"Do you have any idea of the events last night?"
Johnny's head shot up. Last night. Did anyone see him? The cop didn't notice Johnny, since he was looking Dally straight in the eye.
"I'm not sure," played along Dally. "What happened?"
"Someone robbed the knife store last night. Knocked over just about everything in there. Hundreds of dollars within' damages. We have reasons to believe that you were involved."
"What are you're reasons?"
"Witnesses say that they saw a teenager with a leather jacket running down the street. Almost like he was fleeing the scene."
"So you think it was me."
The cop smiled.
"Mind if I search you?"
"You're not going to find anything."
Franklin ignored Dallas as he started patting down his sides. He stopped when he hit something in his jacket pocket.
Then it hit Johnny. He left the knife he stole in Dally's jacket pocket. The cop was going to find it and Dally would be arrested. But what could Johnny do?
The cop reached into Dally's pocket and pulled out the knife. Dally had a bit of surprise on his face. He didn't rob the store. He knew that for a fact.
"Well, well, well," said Franklin examining the knife. "What do we have here? It was the owner third most valuable. A sure one to be stolen. How did it come into your hands?"
Dally didn't know how that knife got there. But he couldn't tell Franklin that. With their history, he wouldn't believe a word he said. Dally spoke the first words that popped into his head,
"Found it."
"Uh-huh."
Franklin slapped handcuffs on Dally and escorted him to the patrol car. Johnny ran outside and stood on the porch as the car drove off into the distance. Two-Bit was suddenly beside Johnny.
"Something's not right," said Two-Bit. Johnny looked at him.
"Dally and I was talking all night. If he robbed a store. He would have told one of us about it. Better yet, he was with the whole gang last night."
Johnny just looked into the distance. He would have to be more careful.