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Chapter 4.
Soda and Ponyboy remained silent on their way to the new foster homes. Pony just kept looking out the window. Soda was staring at his shoelaces. Neither brother could find any words to say to one another. "Soda, this is your house." James said merrily. Once he caught a glimpse of Soda's face he immediatly frowned. "What on earth is wrong dear boy?" He asked curiously.
"Ok, you're seperating me from my brother and you're asking me what's wrong?" Soda asked nearing tears. "Oh...well I'm sure that this is not the last time you'll see eachother." James said merrily again. "Pony, I'll keep in touch ok? We'll see how Darry's doing. Now you look out for yourself you hear?" Soda said opening the door. "Yeah I hear." Ponyboy said quietly staring down at his own shoe laces.
Then he watched sadly as Soda got out of the car and was led up to the door of the new foster home with Katherine. The House was pretty big and had a lot of plants around it
The door was opened by a man. He wore a grey shirt and jeans and he was overweight. "Oh, who are you? I'm not buying any Girl Scout cookies." He said gruffly. "Oh Sir, we aren't selling, I'm depositing." she said sweetly indicating to Soda. "Oh! So this is Soda isn't it?" He asked looking at Soda. The man wasn't very tall. "Yes it is Mr. Kindler." She said with one of her sweet smiles.
"Oh Please...call me George." He said shaking Katherine's hand. "So Soda, you want to go on in and meet my daughters?" He asked. Soda silently went past him into the house. He looked around there was a rather large chandelier hanging above his head and an enormous stair case. He went up it to go and see the rest of this house. He was walking past a door when he heard a squeak and some giggles.
"He kept walking until he heard some one say, "Are you Soda?" He turned around to see a girl as tall as him with dark brown hair and rosy cheeks She however was very thin. She was very pretty as well. "Yeah...and you are?" He asked. "I'm Jennifer...and this is my little sister Melissa." She said indicating a little girl with dark brown hair that just looked like a younger version of her. "How old are you two?" Soda asked. "Oh, I'm 14 and Melissa is 7." She said.
"So...where should I go?" Soda asked looking around. "Oh...your room is down the hall. Door on the right." She said with a sweet grin. "Thanks....Jennifer." He said going down the hall and into the door on the right. It was a really big room. It had a large bed. A TV inside and the window was larger then his window at home...much larger at that. Soon something caught him away from looking at the amazing room. It was screaming and yelling.
"What the--?" Soda started and ran out of the room with his back pack still on. "What is that?" He asked Jennifer. "Oh...that's Cooper...He's another foster kid that mom and dad took in. He's freaky...he wears all black...he's really tall and he's got this brown straight hair to his shoulders...he's a freaky guy..." Jennifer said. "Well why is he screaming?" He asked.
"Oh...he's out of control...dad always has to lock him in his room and he almost never let's him come out. He's crazy...he needs some anger control..." Jennifer said. Soon there was a raging shout from down stairs. "COOPER!" Mr. Kindler yelled. He came stomping up the stairs. "Cooper! How many times have I told you not to shout like that!?" He shouted through the door. There was no response so he took out his keys and unlocked the door and went in.
"Get the hell away Kindler!" He yelled. "Cooper! What the hell is this?!" He yelled. "Answer me!" There was a lot of shouting but only about a sentence he could make out, "Cooper, why the hell are you smoking pot ?! And in this house! I have a little girl and you're in here lighting away! I shouldn't really give a damn about you since you're a lost cause. No one cares about Cooper McKnight because all he wants to do is feel sorry for himself, dress like the devil himself and smoke!" Mr. Kindler raged.
"He has drugs..." Jennifer said sadly. She walked into her room. Soda followed her. "What's so wrong with it?" Soda asked. "Dad doesn't like drugs...he's bound to do something horrible to Cooper now...I know it...locking him in his room is one thing but drugs...he's going to probably--" Jennifer was cut off my some sounds and screaming and yelling.
"What's happening?" Soda asked. "Oh...daddy's probably giving him a whipping...." Melissa said hugging onto her sisters waist. "You mean..your dad really does that?" Soda asked. "He doesn't do it often...He only threatens us...he does it to a lot of foster kids who come here though." Jennifer said. "Oh, that's comforting." Soda sighed hearing Cooper yell. "How old is Cooper?" He asked Jennifer. "I think he's 16..." She said.
"So he dressed in black and has shoulder length hair?" Soda asked. "Yeah he does...and he's scary." Melissa piped up.
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"Ponyboy this is your new home." James said smiling at him. "Oh not you too. You'll see your brother again, it's a guarantee. For now we have to keep you here until your brother comes to the hearing--" James said but Katherine interrupted. "Now let's go." She said opening his door. He got out and looked at the house. It was big. A lot bigger than Soda's house had been. "Don't tell me you're sticking me in a soc's house." Ponyboy said looking at the house.
Katherine walked with him up to the door. "What is a soc really?" She asked. "A rich family." Ponyboy said with gritted teeth. "Then yes...I suppose you can say this is." She said knocking on the door. A man in a suit came to the door. "May I help you?" He asked. "Um, yes. Mr. Valance? I'm Katherine Brown from the child agency." She said. "Oh yes right. You're here about the child I'll be taking care of for more money---I mean until he gets a new family." He finished trying to cover up what he said.
"Yes sir. This is Ponyboy Curtis. The boy who will be in your care until his brother's hearing. "Yes...Ponyboy...go on in...my wife is just finishing dinner." He said. Pony uncomfortably walked past him into the enormous house. He heard something like a piano playing upstairs. He walked aimlessly into the Kitchen where he saw a lady with red curly hair with an apron on. It made him think of his own mother.
"Oh...you must be Ponyboy." She said looking over. He could tell she was wrinkling her nose in a dissaproving way but she glossed it over. "Yes Mrs. Valance." He said. "Well, would you go up and wash up for dinner it'll be ready in about 10 minutes. My daughter is up there and you can meet her. I think she is just practicing piano. Your room is down the hallway second door to the left." She said with a smile and went to tend to dinner.
He walked up the stairs and past a room where he saw a girl about his age sitting on a piano bench playing piano. She had curly red hair just like her mother. She heard a floor board creak so she turned around. "Oh...you must be Ponyboy...I've seen you around school." She said. Then it hit him. This was a big time soc Sherry Valance. But around school she was known as Cherry since her hair was red.
"Cherry Valance?" He asked. "Yeah." She said with a smile. "So, are you comfortable and everything?" She asked. "Not not really." He said honestly. "Oh...well that's alright it's normal to not feel comfortable on the first day but I think as the days past by you'll gradually feel more comfortable." She said with a reassuring smile.
"Cherry! Ponyboy! Dinner!" Came Mrs. Valance's voice came calling up the stairs. "Come on it's time for dinner." She said walking out of the room. She looked back and saw that Ponyboy didn't move. "Aren't you coming?" She asked. "Uhh...I'm not very hungry." He said. "Well you should eat." She said. "I'm really not hungry." He said. "Well...I think my father will come up here or he'll get mad if you don't." She said.
"Does it matter that much if I eat or I don't?" He asked. "My dad is really supportive over dinners...he treats them like an event so he gets kind of worked into a frenzy when no one cares to show up." She said. "Do I really have to? I'm really not in the mood." He said. "It'd be best if you did." She told him. She truly did feel sorry for him. "Fine..." Ponyboy said following her down the stairs.
-----Sorry I haven't posted in a while...I've just been kind of busy and stuff. So I hope you liked the chapter...I've been updating all my storied today and I'm getting tired of typing lol.
Chapter 4.
Soda and Ponyboy remained silent on their way to the new foster homes. Pony just kept looking out the window. Soda was staring at his shoelaces. Neither brother could find any words to say to one another. "Soda, this is your house." James said merrily. Once he caught a glimpse of Soda's face he immediatly frowned. "What on earth is wrong dear boy?" He asked curiously.
"Ok, you're seperating me from my brother and you're asking me what's wrong?" Soda asked nearing tears. "Oh...well I'm sure that this is not the last time you'll see eachother." James said merrily again. "Pony, I'll keep in touch ok? We'll see how Darry's doing. Now you look out for yourself you hear?" Soda said opening the door. "Yeah I hear." Ponyboy said quietly staring down at his own shoe laces.
Then he watched sadly as Soda got out of the car and was led up to the door of the new foster home with Katherine. The House was pretty big and had a lot of plants around it
The door was opened by a man. He wore a grey shirt and jeans and he was overweight. "Oh, who are you? I'm not buying any Girl Scout cookies." He said gruffly. "Oh Sir, we aren't selling, I'm depositing." she said sweetly indicating to Soda. "Oh! So this is Soda isn't it?" He asked looking at Soda. The man wasn't very tall. "Yes it is Mr. Kindler." She said with one of her sweet smiles.
"Oh Please...call me George." He said shaking Katherine's hand. "So Soda, you want to go on in and meet my daughters?" He asked. Soda silently went past him into the house. He looked around there was a rather large chandelier hanging above his head and an enormous stair case. He went up it to go and see the rest of this house. He was walking past a door when he heard a squeak and some giggles.
"He kept walking until he heard some one say, "Are you Soda?" He turned around to see a girl as tall as him with dark brown hair and rosy cheeks She however was very thin. She was very pretty as well. "Yeah...and you are?" He asked. "I'm Jennifer...and this is my little sister Melissa." She said indicating a little girl with dark brown hair that just looked like a younger version of her. "How old are you two?" Soda asked. "Oh, I'm 14 and Melissa is 7." She said.
"So...where should I go?" Soda asked looking around. "Oh...your room is down the hall. Door on the right." She said with a sweet grin. "Thanks....Jennifer." He said going down the hall and into the door on the right. It was a really big room. It had a large bed. A TV inside and the window was larger then his window at home...much larger at that. Soon something caught him away from looking at the amazing room. It was screaming and yelling.
"What the--?" Soda started and ran out of the room with his back pack still on. "What is that?" He asked Jennifer. "Oh...that's Cooper...He's another foster kid that mom and dad took in. He's freaky...he wears all black...he's really tall and he's got this brown straight hair to his shoulders...he's a freaky guy..." Jennifer said. "Well why is he screaming?" He asked.
"Oh...he's out of control...dad always has to lock him in his room and he almost never let's him come out. He's crazy...he needs some anger control..." Jennifer said. Soon there was a raging shout from down stairs. "COOPER!" Mr. Kindler yelled. He came stomping up the stairs. "Cooper! How many times have I told you not to shout like that!?" He shouted through the door. There was no response so he took out his keys and unlocked the door and went in.
"Get the hell away Kindler!" He yelled. "Cooper! What the hell is this?!" He yelled. "Answer me!" There was a lot of shouting but only about a sentence he could make out, "Cooper, why the hell are you smoking pot ?! And in this house! I have a little girl and you're in here lighting away! I shouldn't really give a damn about you since you're a lost cause. No one cares about Cooper McKnight because all he wants to do is feel sorry for himself, dress like the devil himself and smoke!" Mr. Kindler raged.
"He has drugs..." Jennifer said sadly. She walked into her room. Soda followed her. "What's so wrong with it?" Soda asked. "Dad doesn't like drugs...he's bound to do something horrible to Cooper now...I know it...locking him in his room is one thing but drugs...he's going to probably--" Jennifer was cut off my some sounds and screaming and yelling.
"What's happening?" Soda asked. "Oh...daddy's probably giving him a whipping...." Melissa said hugging onto her sisters waist. "You mean..your dad really does that?" Soda asked. "He doesn't do it often...He only threatens us...he does it to a lot of foster kids who come here though." Jennifer said. "Oh, that's comforting." Soda sighed hearing Cooper yell. "How old is Cooper?" He asked Jennifer. "I think he's 16..." She said.
"So he dressed in black and has shoulder length hair?" Soda asked. "Yeah he does...and he's scary." Melissa piped up.
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"Ponyboy this is your new home." James said smiling at him. "Oh not you too. You'll see your brother again, it's a guarantee. For now we have to keep you here until your brother comes to the hearing--" James said but Katherine interrupted. "Now let's go." She said opening his door. He got out and looked at the house. It was big. A lot bigger than Soda's house had been. "Don't tell me you're sticking me in a soc's house." Ponyboy said looking at the house.
Katherine walked with him up to the door. "What is a soc really?" She asked. "A rich family." Ponyboy said with gritted teeth. "Then yes...I suppose you can say this is." She said knocking on the door. A man in a suit came to the door. "May I help you?" He asked. "Um, yes. Mr. Valance? I'm Katherine Brown from the child agency." She said. "Oh yes right. You're here about the child I'll be taking care of for more money---I mean until he gets a new family." He finished trying to cover up what he said.
"Yes sir. This is Ponyboy Curtis. The boy who will be in your care until his brother's hearing. "Yes...Ponyboy...go on in...my wife is just finishing dinner." He said. Pony uncomfortably walked past him into the enormous house. He heard something like a piano playing upstairs. He walked aimlessly into the Kitchen where he saw a lady with red curly hair with an apron on. It made him think of his own mother.
"Oh...you must be Ponyboy." She said looking over. He could tell she was wrinkling her nose in a dissaproving way but she glossed it over. "Yes Mrs. Valance." He said. "Well, would you go up and wash up for dinner it'll be ready in about 10 minutes. My daughter is up there and you can meet her. I think she is just practicing piano. Your room is down the hallway second door to the left." She said with a smile and went to tend to dinner.
He walked up the stairs and past a room where he saw a girl about his age sitting on a piano bench playing piano. She had curly red hair just like her mother. She heard a floor board creak so she turned around. "Oh...you must be Ponyboy...I've seen you around school." She said. Then it hit him. This was a big time soc Sherry Valance. But around school she was known as Cherry since her hair was red.
"Cherry Valance?" He asked. "Yeah." She said with a smile. "So, are you comfortable and everything?" She asked. "Not not really." He said honestly. "Oh...well that's alright it's normal to not feel comfortable on the first day but I think as the days past by you'll gradually feel more comfortable." She said with a reassuring smile.
"Cherry! Ponyboy! Dinner!" Came Mrs. Valance's voice came calling up the stairs. "Come on it's time for dinner." She said walking out of the room. She looked back and saw that Ponyboy didn't move. "Aren't you coming?" She asked. "Uhh...I'm not very hungry." He said. "Well you should eat." She said. "I'm really not hungry." He said. "Well...I think my father will come up here or he'll get mad if you don't." She said.
"Does it matter that much if I eat or I don't?" He asked. "My dad is really supportive over dinners...he treats them like an event so he gets kind of worked into a frenzy when no one cares to show up." She said. "Do I really have to? I'm really not in the mood." He said. "It'd be best if you did." She told him. She truly did feel sorry for him. "Fine..." Ponyboy said following her down the stairs.
-----Sorry I haven't posted in a while...I've just been kind of busy and stuff. So I hope you liked the chapter...I've been updating all my storied today and I'm getting tired of typing lol.