5. Yesterday was today only tomorrow
Pony's POV
When I walked into the kitchen the next morning Darry and Soda already were having breakfast.
It looked like as if Darry would have done the breakfast, as actually every morning.
This meant that Soda and I had to do the washing-up, also as usual.
"Good morning." I greeted my both brothers and sat down at the table.
"Good morning, Pony." Darry and Soda said at the same time.
Soda had his mouth full and still looked pretty tired.
He probably came home late, I haven't heard him anyhow.
But he grinned at me.
Darry put a plate in front of and I thanked him for it.
I hardly have started when we heard that the door was opened and a double "Hello" already was coming to meet us.
The remains of our gang: Two-Bit and Steve.
Now we were complete again - no, that's impossible!
We could never be really complete again; it was the remaining rest of formerly 7.
Only we 5 are still left...
I shook my head.
I wouldn't think of Johnny and Dally again.
I'm doing that already too much recently.
Someday I have to forget them and I admire the others how they succeed in that.
Anyhow, ya can't see their grief.
And to suppress the thoughts of the both I fixed my attention towards the happenings around me again and listened to the talks of the gang.
Darry was turning to the both, "Ya probably seem to come here always just at the moment when we have breakfast, don't ya?"
"Of course. We always lie in wait until it's time at ya for it." Steve replied.
"Exactly. But we rather come at the times when ya have cooked. We're never that sure at Soda's art of cooking if you're also always able to eat that or if ya ain't gonna die of it though."
"Hey, Two-Bit, y'all always survived it up to now. By the way my both brothers are rather the ones that have to taste my dishes at first. And they seem to stand a lot." Soda said and cocked an eyebrow.
"Ha! I suppose ya still have to practice that a bit, Curtis. I'm better in it." And as a proof Two-Bit cocked his eyebrow, too.
But Soda didn't put up with that and then there was an eyebrow-cocking-contest in full swing.
I had to grin about it and Darry meant with a shake of his head, "Ya both are like little kids!" And turning to Steve he asked, "Ya wanna eat with us now or not?"
"Well, I don't know how Two-Bit and Soda think 'bout it but I'm hungry." Steve answered and sat down next to Soda on a chair with a thud.
"At least one, who's reasonable." Darry sighed, acting dramatically, and looked at Soda with that.
"Of course! Someone has to take care of arrangements at the gas station while Soda attracts all girls." Steve praised himself.
"Sure, Steve, sure..." Soda doubted grinning and turned towards his buddy.
"Yeah, I won!" Two-Bit was pleased.
"Nah. I've let ya win though. How it's called again: the bright one gives in?"
"I don't care. I regard it as my win anyway." he meant shrugging and sat down beside me.
He smiled at me and I smiled back.
I really like Two-Bit very much.
We ate our breakfast in silence a while.
And I felt that silence pretty reassuring, to be honest.
When everyone has finished I got up and cleared the table while the others still were talking with each other.
I didn't feel like to take part in their talks, that's why I already did the washing-up; a thing what I normally do quite unwillingly.
But it's just a rule with us that, when one has cooked, the other two have to do the washing-up.
And today I didn't mind at all.
I even was very glad that I could do something.
So I wouldn't have so much time to think at least.
I thought that anyhow, but it wasn't this way though!
Because just while I did the washing-up my thoughts wander a bit...
"What y'all wanna do today?" I heard Darry asking after a while.
I winced and hoped that the others haven't caught that.
I probably was a bit too much absorbed in thoughts and I would pull myself together now.
But I also wasn't particularly that interested in what the others have planned, honestly said, because they're also always doing quite the same.
That's why I also didn't listen again any more.