CHAPTER 2 – THE TROUBLE BEGINS
SODA'S POV
I woke up the next morning and got up for work. I looked at the bed and Ponyboy wasn't there.
"Must be in the kitchen already," I thought to myself, walking out of the bedroom. "Hey, Dar."
"Hey Soda," he answered looking up from the frying pan.
"Where's Pony and Johnny?" I asked.
"What do you mean? Isn't Pony and Johnny still asleep?" he asked worriedly.
"Um… no…" I said slowly.
"Shoot! Where the hell could they be?" he asked even more nervous than before.
"Anybody home? Too bad, we're coming in anyway!"
The rest of the gang walked into the house and, almost immediately, went to the icebox for cake.
"Where are Johnny and Ponypop?" Dally asked sitting in one of the chairs around the kitchen table.
"We don't know," I started. "We were trying to find them, but-"
"WHAT! You lost Johnny! And your baby brother!" Dally yelled.
"Chill, Dal! We're still looking," I assured him.
"Better hope you are, Coke Float! Or else I'll hurt you!" Dally replied.
Dallas walked into the living room with Two-Bit and sat on the recliner.
Me, Darry and Steve sat at the kitchen table.
Poor Darry… he looked so worried… I mean, like it's not everyday you find out your baby brother is missing…
And that's when I felt it… a nudge on my leg. I looked at Steve, thinking he kicked me.
"What?" Steve asked.
"You kicked me," I said.
"No I didn't."
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"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!" Darry yelled.
"Did you kick me Steve?" I asked.
"No," he said. "Yikes! I felt something on my leg!"
"You felt it too?" I asked.
"Yeah!"
"I'll look under the table if you'll look under," I said.
"Um… okay…" Steve said.
We took our chances and looked under. I was shocked.
I brought my head up and said, "Guys, you gotta see this!"
And a few seconds later, Dallas said the same thing, only from the living room, not the kitchen…
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