Disclaimer: I do not own the outsiders.
Note: This chapter is written differently from the rest...obviously...
Jean-Claude's Day.
He paced back and forth, kicking some snow off the edge of the cliff. He was waiting for the rest of the gang to show up. He had called a meeting for 4 o'clock, he had a plan that he needed to go over with the guys. He sighed. The guys never seemed to come on time. He looked down into the water, then all of the sudden he heard laughter. He turned around and saw the Triplets. Bruce had slipped on a patch of ice and Murdock and Kenneth were helping him up, still snickering. Mac and Shawn came up behind them..Bruce was muttering something about the groundhog, and how it was the groundhogs fault there was still snow and ice on the ground...
"Alrighty, Jean, what is it ya wanted ta talk about?" Mac asked, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Well..."His french accent was thick, " I was thinking...that since March Break starts next week, How about on Friday, we get the ferry to Cape Breton then we drive down to Oklahoma?"
Shawn raised his hand, " uh, whats in Oklahoma?"
Jean-Claude sighed, covered his face with his hand and shook his head, " Tulsa is in Oklahoma, Shawn..."
"Oh!" Shawn smiled," You mean we gunna go visit Zachariah?"
"Oui, and snaps for Shawn for figuring that one out..."
"Ya dunt have to be so sarcastic, Jean.."
"Ya, well, you don't have to be so stupid, now, do ya Shawn?" He sighed, " Come on..lets get a beer.."
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Matilda's Day
After school, Matilda was walking home with Ponyboy and Johnny. She kept looking from one boy to the other and smiled, " Yous guys would look real tuff if ya's had your ears pierced.."
"What?" they both said at the same time.
"Only girls get their ears pierced." Ponyboy said.
"No. My brother got his ear pierced, and so does all of his old friends...it makes them look tuff." Matilda told them.
"The reason your brother looks tuff is because he is tough." Ponyboy said.
"Come on, you guys sayin' yous dunt want one?" Matilda tilted her head to the side.
"Not like we got the money to get it done..." Johnny said quietly.
Matilda grinned, " I know where ya's can get it done for free..."
Not 5 minutes later, Ponyboy and Johnny were sitting on the bed in Matilda's bedroom, each of them holding and ice-cube to their ear, watching Matilda cut two lemon wedges, then sterilize 2 sewing needles with a lighter.
"This aint gunna hurt, is it?" Johnny asked.
"Well...when it's done by a professional, there's only a little pinch.." Both boys let out a little sigh of relief, but then Matilda kept talking, " But this is gunna sting like a bastard."
She picked up one lemon wedge, one of her small, golden loop earrings and a belt, then went over to Johnny. She took the ice-cube from Johnny, then handed him the lemon wedge and the belt, " Put the lemon behind your ear and bit down on the belt." As Johnny did so, Matilda grabbed the needle and put the point to Johnnys ear, " On the count of 3, alright?" Johnny nodded, " Ok..1...2...3" She pushed the needle through the skin and a painful groan came from Johnny. She then removed the needle and the lemon, then put in the earring. She then handed the belt to Ponyboy and got him another lemon wedge and picked up the other needle. She did the exact same thing to Ponmyboy as she did to Johnny. When it was done, both boys were looking in the mirror on Matilda's vanity, " So," she smiled, " What do ya's think?"
"Cool..."Ponyboy muttered...
"Is it supposed to sting?" Johnny asked her.
"For the first day..But trust me, It would of hurt alot more if you's didn't numb it first.."
"Not bad.." Johnny shrugged.
"Yeah..I can do tattoos, too." She said proudly.
Ponyboy and Johnny looked at each other, then back at Matilda...
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Zachariah's Day
The whole day was painful for Zachariah. Every time he had to sit down and stand up and walk. He cursed those damn Socs. He now understood what He had been told by Two-Bit and the Jean-Claude wannabe.
He was so glad when the last bell of the day rang. He couldn't wait to get home and just lay down and not get up.
He had been walking home with Two-Bit. They had been telling jokes all the way home.."Ok...So two Newfies were applying for a job. Now, One guy was a genius, and the other guy was a total idiot. In the interview, they knew that they had to answer a question to get the job .The genius turned to the idiot and said, ' hey, let me go first. Then when its over, I'll come back outside and give you the answer.' So when the employer called him in, He sat down and the employer said, ' All you have to do is make a sentence with the word ' Great ' In in.' So the genius said, ' I got a green jacket and I think that's great'. So he got the job and then stepped out of the office. He told the idiot that all he had to say was, ' I got a green jacket and I think that's great'. So the idiot went in and said, ' I got a green jacket and I think that's great' and the employer said, 'No, no, you need to make a sentence with the word ' Fascinate'. So the idiot thought for a moment, then said, ' I got a green jacket and I think that's great. Its got 10 buttons but I only fascinate! ((Note: its a pun..))
They both laughed , but stopped when the same car that he had seen yesterday drive by them. Zack and Two-Bit exchanged glances and just kept walking. They took a little short cut through an alley way and got to Zachariah's house 10 minutes quicker than they would of been if they took the long way.
When they got inside, Zack looked around, " Hullo?..anybody home?.." He heard some muffled sounds coming from upstairs and went to check it out.Two-Bit followed. The sounds were coming from his sisters room.. He knocked on the door then opened it. He looked inside and raised an eyebrow..as did Two-Bit, then Two-Bit laughed and said, "Glory, you two better not let Darry see those or he'll take 'em off with a cheese grater..."
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Just for fun, Here's a cute little thing that happened to Sodapop and Steve at Work...
Some girls had just spilled a bottle of pop and Soda had to get the mop to clean it up. He sighed and looked at the the floor after cleaning up the mess, but then, all of the sudden, he grinned, " Find a penny, Pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck!" He picked up the penny and put it in his shirt pocket. He headed for the counter to go tell Steve and slip on the freshly mopped floor and fell flat on his ass. A girl that was just leaving started to giggle then went out tell her friends what just happened.
Sodapop looked confused. Steve went over to help his buddy up.
" I don't get it. I was supposed to have good luck.." Sodapop pouted.
"Why were ya supposed to have good luck?" Steve asked him
"Cause I found a penny and picked it up.."
"Was is on heads or tails?"
"Tails. Why?"
Steve rolled his eyes, " You only pick it up if its heads side up, or else it's bad luck."
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?" Soda asked him
"Throw it away.." Steve told him.
Sodapop stood up, took the penny out of his pocket and threw it away. He was heading for the counter when he heard, "hey ,cool! " He turned around to see Steve pick up the penny he had just thrown away, " It landed on heads...that's good luck..."