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QTpie4-Thanks. And I really do plan on finishing this one. Well, I plan on finishing them all when I get the chance, lol. Its just sometimes I get new ideas and I gotta run with them lol
tikagem- Thanks lol. And I'm trying not to make it so pradictable but you know how that go's sometimes lol. But, I got the title from a song by Chevelle called Send the Pain Below, lol. I was listening to it when I started writing this song. hehe:D
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Author's Notes:
I UPDATED, I UPDATED:D:D:D:D:D. Lol. I'm really gladI got the chance to write this chappy. School is really pounding the homework on now a days! I have no idea what I'm going to do when volleyball season comes around! But yeah, lol. Here's the next chappy, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
Maggie walked slowly into the Dingo with Dally and Two Bit. It was a Monday morning and Pony and Johnny were at school. Darry, Steve, and Soda of course had to go to work and had left earlier that morning. She looked around the room seeing how many people were there. And to her surprise the Dingo was at least half way full. She followed Dally as he lead them to a booth next to some other greasers. Before Dally sat down he walked over to another booth and started to talk to a tough looking guy with jet black hair. The thing that stood out the most from this guy was a long scar that pretty much ran the length of is cheek. Instead of going with Dally to listen to a no doubt interesting conversation with the other hood she sat down in the booth instead, which left her all by her lonesome.
She sat there for a few minutes listening to Dally and Two Bit laugh along with the other guy about different things she couldn't hear (Two Bit's laugh was kind of hard not to notice). She looked up when she heard her name being called. She looked around to see who the owner of the voice was but couldn't find anyone. She shrugged and turned back to examining the menu. This time who ever it was, instead of calling her name, walked up to the side of the table and took the menu out of her hands. She looked up and once she saw who it was her bottom lip began to quiver up and down, like it often did when she got scared (which these days, wasn't very often).
She tried to unlock her eyes from his fierce gaze but was unable to. It was like his hollow, sharp eyes were sucking her in further and further. They made her feel like she would never see another day of happiness in her life, which she probably wouldn't if her sister was with him. He opened his mouth it was almost like in slow motion from Maggie's point of view. She shut her eyes tight, hoping he would say something like "Your sister left me because of you" instead of "Your coming home with me and your sister so you can be our slave".
She opened her eyes again just as the words starting coming out of is mouth.
"What're you doing here? Your sisters been looking all over this town for you!" he growled. Maggie couldn't get herself to respond. Her hands were shaking and her limbs felt limp. Her bottom lip was still quivering and her brain felt like jelly, she was barely able to take in all his words.
"Well?" he snapped after a minute or so. Maggie flinched at the harshness in his voice. He growled deep in his throat and his muscles in his arms started to bulge as he clenched his fists. He reached up a hand and grabbed her arm harshly and started to drag her to her feet. She hissed with pain and closed her eyes as she tried to shut it out.
Just let it be make believe, she thought, make it all go away. But the pain never left his harsh presence never left. She snapped her eyes open, hoping someone would notice. There were a few people looking but none of them looked like they cared about what happened to her, even though she was dressed as a greaser and he a soc, none of the other greasers seemed to care.
Her bottom lip started quivering more as she thought about what would happen if him and her sister took her back to their place, what he would do to her. She looked back at Dally who had just so happened to look up. He didn't move though, just watched in confusion, he had no clue what was going on. Maggie's lip started to quiver even more violently as he yanked on her arm even harder, if that was possible, and started dragging her to the parking lot. She looked back at Dally who was now racing towards her as he dragged her outside. Luck just wasn't on her side tonight, his car was parked right outside the door. He shoved her into the passenger side and then ran around to the front, Dally still hadn't even come out the door yet.
Maggie didn't dare to look back as he speed away, no doubt headed for his and her sister's house. She shivered just thinking about the place. It was big and no so homey, especially when the thought of pain and misery was attached to it.
A couple minutes after leaving the Dingo they pulled up in front of the his big white house with the perfect yard and the perfect paint job. The perfect everything pretty much!
"Get out!" he demanded before he slide out of the car himself. She got out reluctantly, she thought about running she didn't care where she went as long as she was away from this house, this man, and her sister. He shoved her inside the house and bellowed up the stairs, "I found your sister!"
After a few seconds the sound of footsteps filled the air as he sister made her way down the stairs. She stared at Maggie up and down and then turned back to Jim.
"Where was she?" she asked, almost harshly.
"At the Dingo with some hoodlums." was all he told her.
December
Maggie sat in the cold, damp basement holding a peanut butter and jelly in her thing hands, the only thing she was aloud to eat for lunch. After Jim had found her him and her sister had decided she would stay with them and go to school, cook, clean, and everything in between. Basically she was there free laborer! She stood up after downing the rest of it. Jim and her sister had yet to send her to school. They were probably afraid she would try and run away, either that or go cry to her hoodlum friends. But really life at that house wasn't so bad, almost like paying rent. She cooked and cleaned in exchange for shitty food and a place to sleep. The basement wasn't so bad anyway, it was halfway clean.
She made her way up the wooden stairs to get her list of chores for the day. Her daily routine was to do everything her sister and Jim wrote down for her before they both returned for work. Which sometimes was quite impossible, so if she didn't get it all done she would go without eating supper for that night.
"Maggie." Jim said once she reached the upstairs kitchen. He picked up a sack from the table and threw it at her. She reached out purely on reflux so the bag wouldn't hit her face and examined what was inside. It was a skirt with a blouse and a pair of dress shoes.
"Your going to school today. Your list of chores are going to be cut back so you can still have time for homework. But no extra stuff, no track, no band, no social life!" he warned her. She nodded her head, knowing not to talk back or ask any questions.
"Use the bathroom downstairs to clean up and do whatever girly shit you need to do." was the last thing he said before he turned away from her to fix a bowl of cereal. She clutched the clothes tightly as if they would disappear if she didn't. Once to the bathroom she stripped down and got in. It was strange finally feeling something warm on her back instead of the usual cold.
Once done she jumped out feeling newly refreshed and put on her clothes. She hand dried her hair and set out to at least try and put some foundation on, at least to cover up her bright purple cheek the best she could.
She shivered when she finally got outside. It had been a long time since she had been out in the cold harsh winter air. She started walking in the direction of the middle school where she knew she would be going to school. She had to walk further into greaser territory, unlike hight schoolers who had to walk further into soc territory. She kept her eyes down on the pavement as she walked and never let up. Well, except when she bumped into someone. She stumbled backwards but caught her balance. She straitened her skirt and shirt before looking up to see who it was.
She took a deep breath when she saw who it was. She had a lot of explaining to do.
"Maggie?" he asked. Maggie nodded.
"Hi, Ponyboy." she said as she stared down at her feet.
"Where'd you go?" he asked, confusion and anger filling his voice.
"My sister's boyfriend showed up while I was at the Dingo with Dally and Two Bit." Maggie said simply, she didn't want to tell him the whole thing.
"And you didn't tell him you didn't want to go?" Pony snapped defensively.
"Look, Pony. I'm scared shitless of him. Most people wouldn't admit that but I just did. What more do you want from me? Besides! Its not like I was getting any help from your friend Dallas or Two Bit." Maggie snapped back. She was frustrated now that Pony would actually think she wanted to go with that jerk off of a guy.
Pony dropped his head. He had no idea what he was suppose to say now.
"I better get to school, Pony. Jim'll skin me alive if I'm late." Maggie said after a while. Pony nodded and let her pass by him on the sidewalk. She could feel his eyes boring into the back of her head as she walked, tripping every now and then because of her shoes. She kept walking though. She had a home now no matter how bad or how cold Jim or her sister could get. She had some place to live and she didn't have to feel like she was intruding on someone else's home.
She took a shaky breath as she entered the school. Kids swarmed around the hall ways talking and throwing papers at each other. How childish, Maggie thought as she picked her way through the crowd of kids. She made it the office and burst her way through, smiling weakly at the secretary.
"Maggie Ross?" the secretary raised her eyelids. Maggie nodded slowly. The secretary shook her head slightly and handed a piece of paper over to Maggie.
"That's your class schedule and your locker number." was all the secretary said to her before turning back around to talk to a teacher. Maggie nodded to herself, this was going to be a long day.
Maggie threw her books inside her locker and slammed the door shut at the end of the day. All of her teachers had decided to put her on the spot in front of the other students. Asking odd questions and asking her to "tell them about yourself". Lucky for her there wasn't a lot to say and she did actually know the answer to every single question the teacher threw at her.
Now all she was worried about was getting home. It had snowed through out the whole day and the ground was covered with ice and slush. She picked her way through the crowd of kids again and stormed out the school doors. Immediately she had wished that Jim had given her a winter jacket. But obviously it was his plan to make her freeze in the winter air.
She rubbed her goose bumped arms vigorously as she looked around to find a route home that would dirty her shoes and skirt the least. But there was no such luck. Everywhere there was a slush that had ice, snow, and mud mixed in together. There was no way she was going to make it home without freezing her ass off and getting dirty.
Her head shot up at the sound of a loud, ear piercing whistle. She looked around the parking lot and her eyes rest on the familiar black car she had ridden just 1 time. Soon after her eyes rested on the familiar cold face of the person that had started it all and introduced her to Ponyboy and the other 5 guys.
She shook her head at him but made her way over anyway, her teeth clattering together from the cold.
"What...are...you...doing...here?" she asked him between chatters. He shrugged.
"Pony told me you were going to middle school here now. I thought I could pick you up and talk to you for a bit." he explained, a little on the snappish side. Maggie nodded, all she really wanted to do was get in the car and put the heat on full blast. She walked over to the passenger side and without another word hopped in and waited for him. A few seconds later his door opened and he got in. He started the car and immediately Maggie reached up and put the heat on full blast.
"So where you livin' now a days?" he asked as he clutched the steering wheel, awaiting directions.
"You can't take me there." Maggie told him, shaking her head violently. "If he sees me in this car, with you, I won't eat for a week!"
"Ok, fine. I'll take you to get something to eat then." he said, annoyance filling his voice. Maggie sat back and enjoyed the heat as he rushed over her face and warmed her feet. She had to fight a smile from forming on her lips when she saw the Dingo. The thought of one of their juicy cheeseburgers made her stomach growl.
She hopped out when he turned off the car and made her way in. She slid into a booth near the corner and waited for Dally to sit down.
"So, who was that guy that took you away at the Dingo?" Dally asked after they had ordered there food. Maggie took a sip of her coke before answering.
"My sister soc fiance. His name's Jim and he's an asshole." Dally nodded his head.
"So your living with your sister and her boyfriend now?" Maggie nodded and moved her hands away as he cheeseburger was sat down in front of her. She started to eat right away.
"They treating you ok?" Dally asked after a few minutes of eating. Maggie's head shot up. Why would he care? He hadn't even known her for that long.
"Why do you care?" she asked suddenly. He shrugged uncaring.
"You remind me of Johnny." was all he said.
"Yeah." she choked out. "They treat me ok." she lied. She mentally kicked herself for it, too. Here she was telling a person that Jim treated her ok when she could be telling him he treated her like shit. Then she would be able to get out of there.
But, still. She was determined to stay there. She finally had a place to live. It wasn't home but it was a place to live.
Dally nodded and dropped the subject. Yeah, he thought, thats why you were walking coat less in the middle of winter.
Dally paid the bill and they both got in the car about 30 minutes later. Maggie was full and some what happy. Except now she had to go back to that house with Jim.
Dally pulled up in front of the house, some of the lights were on and the front door was standing wide open. Maggie eyed it suspiciously but shrugged it off. She turned back to Dally.
"Thanks, Dally. For the ride home and the food and everything. It was nice talking to you." Maggie said before starting to get out of the car.
"You want me to pick you up tomorrow and take you to school?" he asked suddenly.
Maggie thought about it. What he was going seemed more like guilt then worry or caring. He was probably guilty for not stopping Jim from taking her away from the Dingo.
"Listen, Dally. I don't need pity." she snapped. "I'm just fine where I'm at. I can walk, its fine. I can stay in this house with those shitty people, its fine! I can do it because I'm a big girl and can take care of myself. I don't need pity or some 18 year old hoodlum looking after me because he feels obligated to do so because he let some dumb as soc take me away!" she panted, she had never said that much in one breathe in her whole life. She stared at Dally, trying to read him, but she couldn't see anything, just is cold blue eyes.
"Its not pity, Maggie, and I'm not obligated to do nothing!" he snapped back. "I just don't want you to end up like Johnny and me or Steve." he said more quietly as his eyes darted so he wouldn't have to look Maggie in the eye.
"But why do you care, Dallas?" Maggie asked, pleading with him to just tell her what made he so special for him to want to take care of her or what compelled him to make sure that she didn't end up like himself or Steve or maybe even Johnny.
"I really don't know, Maggie!" he said sharply. Maggie nodded, not wanting to show the hurt in her face. She tilted her head down, waiting for Dally to say something else. When he didn't she waved to him and slammed the door before walking up to the house.
She stared at the open door again, wondering why it was all the way open in the middle of winter. She shook her head to herself, not coming up with a reason why. She opened the screen door and stepped inside, closing the regular door behind her. She looked around, there was a single light glowing from upstairs but besides that there was nothing. She slowly started her way up the stairs, her curiosity to find out what was going on was too strong to ignore. Once upstairs she followed the glow of the light to then end of the hall, her sister and Jim's bedroom. She slowly pushed open the door until she could step in and see what was going on.
She looked around the room, it took her a few seconds to see her sister, sobbing, sprawled out on the floor.
Maggie bent down and touched her arm light. Her sister jumped and jerked away.
"What happened?"
OHHHHHHH! CLIFFY! Welp, review for me tell me how its going cause I really LOVE your guys' opionions. O, and before anyone reviews and asks or anything. NO, there is not going to be any romance in this fanfiction. Not this one anyway, there might be a couple of stories that follow this one. You know like maybe I'll throw what happens in the book in here or maybe I'll do her life as a highschooler. Something like that.
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