Chapter 7
"So what exactly happened?" Ponyboy turned and asked me when Samantha slammed the door shut. I shifted uncomfortably, I couldn't tell him about the wish and the shooting star, as much as I wanted to.
"Dunno, I woke up the day before yesterday in Samantha's body."
"That's impossible!"
"Of course it is! I'm pretty freaked out too, man. Imagine, one day, waking up in some girl's body!" I paused. Only people like Dally would like that. Eww. "Worse part is, I KNOW this girl. And she happens to be YOUR girlfriend!"
"Thank god you told me all this." He sighed, "See, I was about to break up with Samantha."
Whoa, whoa, hold it! Was I hearing this right?
"I couldn't take it anymore! I thought if you liked her, I might be able to stand her continuous whining and splurging. But the two of you hate each other's guts! I don't blame you though, she's like a broken toy that won't stop talking."
Ponyboy sure can hide his feelings. I've always thought he was oblivious to the "Evil" Samantha. I guess that kid can use his head after all. If only he'd told me this earlier.
"But yesterday… when you were her… and the two of us were just watching the clouds and stuff, I honestly thought Samantha changed you know, changed to be the girl of my dreams. But it was too good to be true, I guess."
Oh my god! The girl of his dreams was someone like me? Pinch me.
"Anyway, thank god I didn't break up with her, or else I wouldn't have found out about all this." The two of us were silent for a while; we honestly didn't know what to say. We've talked about this kind of things before, but it was never this deep.
"Say something Johnny." He let out a faint laugh. "This is crazy. This has been one messed up week huh?" I nodded, and the two of us smiled, genuinely. "Wanna go catch a movie at the Nightly Double tonight? I thought about bringing Samantha, but well, it's pretty much over between the two of us."
"I'd love to!" He just asked me out! He just asked me out! Breathe Johnny, don't look so excited. "So how're we gonna tell Sam?"
Pony opened the door slightly and looked for her. Sure enough, she was sitting on the sofa with a bag of potato chips in her hand, watching the TV while chomping on the chips ferociously.
"I don't think it's safe." He closed the door. It was pretty amusing to see Ponyboy so afraid.
"Come on, I'M supposed to be the wimp here, not you." I got up and jerked the door open. Samantha glared at me coldly; she looked like she was about to tear me into pieces. Then she looked at Ponyboy, and suddenly her expression changed. She looked more… gentle.
"Pony sugar, look…" she ran towards Ponyboy and I could tell he wasn't too happy about it. "You believe that I'm in this wuss' body right? Do something about it before he touches me or something. I miss you so much, can we-"
"First of all, don't call me sugar." Ponyboy interrupted her. Samantha looked startled as she stepped back a little. "Secondly, Johnny is not a wuss, thirdly, I don't think he'd wanna touch you, and fourthly, we're over."
Samantha's jaw dropped open. Her gentle face was no longer there, she was now frowning. She paused to think of what to say, and ended up screaming, "WHY'RE YOU DUMPING ME! This jerk must've told you some stuff in the room! I want an explanation Ponyboy Michael Curtis!"
The two of them exchanged some words, which I'd rather not talk about and Samantha left the house bawling. Although Ponyboy looked quite hurt, I knew he made the right decision.
But then I realized… "Uh, Pony, if she's never ever coming back again, how am I supposed to get my body back?"
A/N: i have an idea for a new story. hehee. (: but anywho, i like this chapter. for once. whee. hope you guys like it just as much! ♥