Sorry it took a little while to get up, I've had basketball and work...
-Chapter 8-
Hiding
We went back to my house. We couldn't stay there. The cops would prolly be there soon. He was a lawyer and noone would think a greaser would hit a lawyer for no reason. But if we did run, it would make it look like we had something to hide. But if we didn't I would surely get sent back. Darry, Soda and Pony would worry but I could never tell them goodbye again. But, I couldn't take Two-bit with me could I? Sure I could, he would just make it more entertaining. Where would I go? Janet! She would let me and him stay. Just til we could get out on our own. Or decide to come back.
"Two-bit, We can't stay here. If they called the cops like the prolly did, I'll get sent back to the city! Plus who knows what they would do to you. As far as they know you had no reason to hit him." I said shaking. I wrapped my arms around myself just to stop.
"If you tell them then-"
"No! Then I would have to tell Soda, Darry, Pony, Johnny and Steve!" I said cutting him off.
"Melanie! I would rather tell them then save this guy's ass!" He yelled throwing his hands up.
"We can go to my friend Janet's."
"How far?"
"In the city."
"Are you sure that's what you wanna do?" He asked taking my hands.
"Yeah, we could stay with her til we can get a place of our own."
"How long have you been thinking about this?"
" Since the ride over."
"Well I hope that's what you really wanna do. Go get some clothes." He said sitting on the chair. I ran up to my room and grabbed my backpack. I throw 2 pair of jeans in and a few shirts and grabbed my favorite hoodie. I wrote a note to the boy's quick explanning what happened (leaving out why he hit him) then ran back downstairs. He didn't say anything as I walked to the door with him behind me. I wondered where the boy's were anyways. He started up the car and went to his house. I waited outside but knew he was saying goodbye to his mother. They were a lot alike and got along great. He came back out with nothing in his hands and his mother waving to us as we left. We didn't really talk on the way. We just sat there listening to the radio, holding hands til we got to the city.
"Where do I go from here?" He asked pulling over rubbing his eyes. We drove for more then 2 hours and it was already midnight.
"Maybe we should just sleep in the car and go there in the morning." I said yawing.
"I don't care. Is that what you want to do?"
"Yeah..." I said looking at the back seat. We could both sleep back there somehow. I climbed in the back and looked at him. He laughed then got out of the car to move around then got in the back with me.
