Well everyone that was how the lives of the three brothers were going. We
know that Soda is with a strict father. He lives in a rich house and has no
mother. Ponyboy is with parents who spoil him like hell and let him do
whatever he wants. He is also rich, and he's kind of happy. Darry, well
he's in college just as he wanted, but it looks like guilt is running over
him at the moment. Well, what about the other greasers? What are they
thinking about this change? Well read this chapter and find out.
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"How's Steve?" asked Dally.
"Well, he's taken this pretty hard. I mean can you blame him? Soda was his best friend for who knows how long," Two-Bit replied.
"Yeah, they never spend their time apart. What's Steve doing any ways?"
"Well, he's been smoking and drinking like hell. He keeps talking bad about Darry, saying that he's a bastard and should be sent to hell. Then he's also been picking a lot of fights at school. Remember when he nearly killed that little freshman?"
"Yeah, we had to drag him out of that. Wasn't he suspended?"
Two-Bit nodded his head. He was completely exhausted. He should be too if he had been at Steve's house all day yesterday trying to comfort him.
"You tired?"
"Yeah, I mean you try consoling some drunk guy. The kid nearly killed me. It's no use going over there, but he can't go on like this forever. He has to face the fact that he ain't gonna see Soda again. Besides, he's got us, don't he?"
"Yeah, well he needs some sense knocked into him. I'm gonna go over there and beat..."
"Dal, there ain't no point in doing that. It ain't gonna do no good. Just give it up. He's gotta get out of this mess by himself."
They were both quiet for sometime. There was nothing to say. They were both upset about losing three friends. They were worried about what was going to happen to Steve. Little did they know that Johnny was going through a hard time too. Johnny was getting abused by his father more and his mother just ignored him like always. He also had to deal with the fact he didn't have Ponyboy to talk to anymore. He wanted to get out of this world more than ever now. He wanted to just grab a gun and shoot himself, but there was something that stopped him. He had some hope that Ponyboy was going to come back.
"Why did this have to happen?" Johnny asked himself. "Why did Darry have to be so fucking selfish?"
He couldn't control his anger. He started throwing things across the room breaking things and destroying them. He hated Darry, but then who didn't? He felt just like the others did. He hated Darry and missed Ponyboy and Soda. He decided he was going to go talk to Dally and Two-Bit.
"So, how do you think they're doing?" Two-Bit asked.
"Who knows, but no matter what they'll live. If they moved anywhere it's probably better. If it's not, they'll survive because greasers always do," Dally said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Oh...hey Johnny!"
Johnny had come in to join them and said, "Hey you guys!"
"What's up, Johnnycake?" Dally said.
"Nothing really. You know just thinking about the Curtis Brothers."
"Yeah, that's what we were doing, but I think we should live our lives on. It happened already and we can't change that. Oh, hey look it's Cherry's friend, Marcia! You think she'll go out with me this time. I mean..."
"Two-Bit, forget about it. She's a Soc. We all know that girls like that are bitches. I mean look at Cherry Valance...she's a bitch, but fun to mess with," Dally said.
"Yeah, she ain't my type any ways. Oh, shit I forgot I gotta be somewhere! See you guys later," Two-Bit called. He ran off down the street until he disappeared.
"So, what you wanna do, Johnny?"
"Heck, I don't know."
"Movies? Arcade? Food?"
"Movies sounds okay."
"Yeah then we'll see if we can pick up some girls."
"Oh, Dally I really don't wanna."
"Why? You gay? I mean while I pick up girls you can check out guys."
"No, it's just that well...you know I ain't like that."
"Yeah, yeah. Fine we'll just go to the movies then get a bite to eat. Sound good?"
"Yeah."
They walked off and went to do as they said they would. After that not once did anyone talk about the Curtis brothers, but still nothing would be the same...especially for Steve.
"How's Steve?" asked Dally.
"Well, he's taken this pretty hard. I mean can you blame him? Soda was his best friend for who knows how long," Two-Bit replied.
"Yeah, they never spend their time apart. What's Steve doing any ways?"
"Well, he's been smoking and drinking like hell. He keeps talking bad about Darry, saying that he's a bastard and should be sent to hell. Then he's also been picking a lot of fights at school. Remember when he nearly killed that little freshman?"
"Yeah, we had to drag him out of that. Wasn't he suspended?"
Two-Bit nodded his head. He was completely exhausted. He should be too if he had been at Steve's house all day yesterday trying to comfort him.
"You tired?"
"Yeah, I mean you try consoling some drunk guy. The kid nearly killed me. It's no use going over there, but he can't go on like this forever. He has to face the fact that he ain't gonna see Soda again. Besides, he's got us, don't he?"
"Yeah, well he needs some sense knocked into him. I'm gonna go over there and beat..."
"Dal, there ain't no point in doing that. It ain't gonna do no good. Just give it up. He's gotta get out of this mess by himself."
They were both quiet for sometime. There was nothing to say. They were both upset about losing three friends. They were worried about what was going to happen to Steve. Little did they know that Johnny was going through a hard time too. Johnny was getting abused by his father more and his mother just ignored him like always. He also had to deal with the fact he didn't have Ponyboy to talk to anymore. He wanted to get out of this world more than ever now. He wanted to just grab a gun and shoot himself, but there was something that stopped him. He had some hope that Ponyboy was going to come back.
"Why did this have to happen?" Johnny asked himself. "Why did Darry have to be so fucking selfish?"
He couldn't control his anger. He started throwing things across the room breaking things and destroying them. He hated Darry, but then who didn't? He felt just like the others did. He hated Darry and missed Ponyboy and Soda. He decided he was going to go talk to Dally and Two-Bit.
"So, how do you think they're doing?" Two-Bit asked.
"Who knows, but no matter what they'll live. If they moved anywhere it's probably better. If it's not, they'll survive because greasers always do," Dally said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Oh...hey Johnny!"
Johnny had come in to join them and said, "Hey you guys!"
"What's up, Johnnycake?" Dally said.
"Nothing really. You know just thinking about the Curtis Brothers."
"Yeah, that's what we were doing, but I think we should live our lives on. It happened already and we can't change that. Oh, hey look it's Cherry's friend, Marcia! You think she'll go out with me this time. I mean..."
"Two-Bit, forget about it. She's a Soc. We all know that girls like that are bitches. I mean look at Cherry Valance...she's a bitch, but fun to mess with," Dally said.
"Yeah, she ain't my type any ways. Oh, shit I forgot I gotta be somewhere! See you guys later," Two-Bit called. He ran off down the street until he disappeared.
"So, what you wanna do, Johnny?"
"Heck, I don't know."
"Movies? Arcade? Food?"
"Movies sounds okay."
"Yeah then we'll see if we can pick up some girls."
"Oh, Dally I really don't wanna."
"Why? You gay? I mean while I pick up girls you can check out guys."
"No, it's just that well...you know I ain't like that."
"Yeah, yeah. Fine we'll just go to the movies then get a bite to eat. Sound good?"
"Yeah."
They walked off and went to do as they said they would. After that not once did anyone talk about the Curtis brothers, but still nothing would be the same...especially for Steve.