I 'am sorry about not updateing for a while, this season is just crazy with all the shopping and running around, hope that you understand. Anyway I hope you all enjoy this chapter ! I would like to thank the two peolpe who reviwed last chapter, i hope more of you will reviwe this chapter !
Chapter seven
The car ride was quit most of the way back to the Curtis house, Steve was speeding all the way back there. I know Steve had a date with Evie but Soda had a date with Sandy tonight as well and he wasn't rushing. When we pulled up to the Curtis house we all got out and walked up to the door. Once inside I looked around and saw that Darry was in the kicthen and Two-bit was streached across the floor waching T.V. but Dally and Johnny weren't there, It's not like I was expectin Dally to be here on a Satuerday night but I stared to wonder where Johnny was, I hadn't seen him since breakfast.
I sat down next to Ponyboy on the couch while watching T.V. Soda was rushing around trying to find his good pair of shoes after he had changed out of his work clothes, Then Soda went back down the hall to his and Pony's room to look under the bed.
Two-bit said "Hey Pony, Mel look behind Darrys chair" he said while jurking his thumb toweds Darry's chair.
I got up to investagete if what Two-bit said was true. Pony semmed interested but to lazy at the moment to get up himself. I pulled Darry's chair out alittle away from the wall so I could see behind it and sure enough there was Soda's shoes.
"Two-bit !" I hissed trying not to crack up.
"I have no Idea what you are talking about" Two-bit played inocent untill he cracked up laughing.
Right then Soda came rushing back in.
"do any of you know where my shoes are ?" he qustioned
Pony and me both looked over at Two-bit,
" hey Soda did you look behind Darry's chair cause that's where things that I lose always end up" Two-bit said while laughing.
Soda moved Darry's chair and picked up his shoes and looked back at us.
" very funny guy's" he said as Steve popped his head in the door and said
"let's go Soda were going to be late" and with that Soda said bye and ran out the door and we heard the car screech away.
"Soda left and he didn't eat anything, oh well dinners ready" Darry said.
We all went over to the table to eat, Two-bit Pony and me. Dinner was quite for the most part, except when Two-bit cracked a joke every now and then, everone laughed. I wan't very hunger, I just took about Two bit and just pushed around the rest of my food on plate to make it look like I was eating so no one would say anything. My mind was on other things and wondering.
" you gonna finnsh that ?" Two-bit asked whilr pointing to my plate with his fork
"no" I said and pushed my plate across the table over to Two-bit where he gulped it down.
After dinner I helped Ponyboy with the dishes. He washed them and I dryed them. When I was almost done with the last of the dishes from dinner Darry walked in
"hey Mel you remeber your math homework ?" Darry asked
I knew that I forgot something " No, I mean I did it I just didn't remberber to bring it over" I said while staring at my feet.
"between you and Ponyboy I swear I don't know who use's their head the least" Darry said while shakeing his head.
"don't worry Darry, I'll go home when I finish the rest of these dishes and get it,ok" I said while drying the rest of the dishes.
"ok" Darry said and left it at that, I was thankful for that.
"hey Mel if your going now I can give you a ride but ya'll have to walk back yourself" Two-bit said as he got off the couch
" ok thanks,hey where are you going" I asked
" I'am going to pick up some blonds" Two-bit said as he when out the door.
" Hey Ponyboy why don't you go with Two-bit and Mel so she dosen't have to walk back by herself, it would make me feel better?" Darry asked Ponyboy.
"alright,I'll go" Pony said and got up and follwed me to the door.
We got into Two-bits car and he speed off. He droped us of at our house and then keeped going.
I open the door and walked in followed by Pony.
"I'll be right back" I said and went in to my room. I grabed my math homework and went back into the living room where Pony was waiteing for me. We then left the house with out another word to each other. As we started to walk back to Pony's house I desided to break the silence.
"thanks for coming with me" I said
"no problem, anyway it wasn't like I had a choice did I ?" Pony asked
"I guess you didn't" I said and then hit him lightly with the back of my hand on his shoulder.
"Hey what was that for" he asked
"For being so sacrastic" I said while laughing and than he started laughing as well. It took almost the rest of the walk back for us to calm down. Just as Pony open the chain gate and there was a scream that seemed to be coming from the end of the bolck.
I looked over at Ponyboy wide eyed as Pony looked at me as white as a goust. We both knew who it was. "Johnny" we both said at the same time before running down the street towards his house. I could see Johnnys father with a two by four in his hands on the porch and Johnny on the foolr right next to him. " get the hell out of here you little shit" Johnny's father said before one final blow to the head that sent him flying back tripping over the stairs cousing him to land on the front lawn. Then as Johnny tryed to get up his father threw the two by four at Johnnys head and with that Johnny went down. I watched in horror as Johnnys father walked back into the house as if nothing had happened leaveing Johnny out in the cold to rot.
" Johnny" I practily screamed as Pony and I ran up to are hurt friend.
" Johnny" I said as I sat down next to him and turned him over so he was faceing us.
" we got to get you to a hospitel" Pony said as soon as we saw his face.
" no, just take me to your house and get Dal" was all he could say before he passed out cold.
" Come on let's him to my house" Pony said and with that we each put one of Johnnys arms over our shoulder and tryed to stand up. We started walking to Pony's house as Johnny's feet draged along.
" Darry" Pony yelled as we got to the steps of the Curtis house.
"what do you want ?" Darry asked as we pulled Johnny through the door.
" jeuse christ, what the hell happened ?" Darry yelled at us.
" we were on are way back from my house when we heard Johnny scream and we ran over to him" I said
" his dad seemed drunk and was beating on him" Pony said
" Put him on the couch" Darry ordered
" his dad was hitting him with a two by four aiming for his head he was mumbing a few things before he passed out" I said staring at a cut on Johnny's forehead that was driping with blood.
" what he say" Darry qustioned looking at Pony for an answer
" he said not to take him to the hospital and I think he said something about Dally" Pony said.
" One of you should go get Dally, do you know where he is ?" Darry asked
" I think he might be at Buck's tonight, there is a party there tonight and I know Two-bit was thinking about going and Dally said he would come along too" I said.
Pony got up and started makeing his way to the door "I'll go" I said and stopped Pony in his tracks.
" Johnny needs you now Pony" I said
" he need's you too" Pony said
" true, but if the cop's show up at bucks and your there, ya'll get in more trouble then I wil" I said before heading out the door.
" Melanie" Darry said, as I turned my head back around staring into him cold eyes as he reached into his back poceket and fliped out a swich-blad.
" Take this with you and don't hesitate to use it if you get into any trouble you hear" Darry said as I took the swich-blaed and said "I'll be fine" and with that I left and sprinted down the street heading to Buck's house in serach of Dallas.
Hope you all enjoyed chapter seven, don't forget to reviwe !