Well, after we went to the Dingo and all that lovely stuff, we had no where to stay. So Two-Bit offered to let us stay at his house. I was kind of afraid of Two-Bit so I went to stay in a dark alley, and Dallas, being the kind gentleman that he was when around me, offered to come with. Payton decided to go and sleep in the lot, and Johnny decided to go with her, because he hated his parents and Caryn stayed at Bitsies house. Bitsie, being the nickname we had thought up for him.
Spending the night in the alley was really fun. Because Dallas and I played all night long. Cards that is. And when I feel asleep, he put a garbage can over me to keep me warm! How sweet. When I woke up in the morning we got cokes and went to get Two-Bit, Caryn, Johnny, Payton and the rest of the gang. When we got to the Curtis Rez, there was a strange boy there, we didn't know him. He introduced himself as soon as we got into the house "Hi, I'm Tim Shepard." For some reason after he said this his chest puffed out like a blow fish, I thought he might be choking, so I gave him the heimlich manuver, he put me in a half nelson and left.
We just sat around for about twenty minutes, Darry sat in his chair reading a newspaper, Sodapop and Steve were having a pillow fight, Two-Bit was watching Mickey Mouse on TV with Caryn , Johnny and Payton were sitting on the couch talking to Ponyboy about star constellations, while Dally and me sat on in the kitchen, eating choclate cake. It was a normal day at the Curtis house.
Then we decided to walk over to the DX. It was a Sunday, so nothing else was open, but the DX was open all week. We were sitting on the pavement, when a car full of soc's drove by. They got out and typically had a switchblade. Sodapop and Darry were on their feet in 4 seconds, believe me. I counted. Two-Bit just sat there dazed. Then he realized what was happening and he stood up, smashed his bottle, and walked over lazily.
There was four soc's so Dallas walked over and took on one, even though Darry likes to take on two at a time. They saved us, and after the fight Caryn ran over to Two-Bit.
"My hero"
"It's all in a days work for Two-Bit Mathews"
"You're so modest Bitsie"
Then they walked off. I have no clue where they went. Do I even want to know? I doubt it. Then Dallas Johnny Payton and me went to the park. I was sitting on the edge of the big fountain when I feel in. Perfect, I thought. This sure makes me look TUFF in front of Dallas!
"Do you want to go back to Sodapop's house? We can get you some of Pony's clothes, they might fit you, and then we can dry the clothes you have on."
"Okay, I guess..."
And we went off to the Curtis household.