Today Decides Tomorrow- Chapter Two-
I feel sick. My heart hurts, there is bile in my mouth and my head is spinning. But I know I am not sick... I just read the note Darry hid from me, I wish I didn't. It read it bold letters on the top WAR DEPARTMENT. I knew it would tell Soda was coming home... dead or alive. My heart sped up before I even read what it contained. But before I tell you whats in the note, I'll tell you how I got the note.
We ate in normal, welcomed silence in the rusty, red pick-up truck. Darry had a LOT of cheeseburgers with french fries with a bottle of Coke while I just had one hambuger and some french fries. I the only thing i overindulged in was the Pepsi. Darry left the car go get both of us ice-cream. I mean who goes to DQ and doesn't get ice-cream! thats like not dipping your french fries in a wendy's frosty! As I was zoning out like always I notice a note on the peeling leather seats. I reached for it thinking this must be the secret Darry doesn't want me to know. I unfolded it and my eye went straight to WAR DEPARTMENT I read the hole note. It told me that Soda was... M.I.A? what does that mean?* marked... in... atoms? no that makes no sense...makeup... if... attacked? no... not that. Then it hit me. the note goes on about how he got by the enemies. so Missing... in... action! He is missing? He is gone! how! why? I though he would be safe in the crowds of people how did he get taken in middle of all this?** He promised me he would make it back! Now...He broke that promise. Well... I can't blame him. I mean he is cant see the future and I'm sure he didn't purposely get taken. If he did it would be gallantly saving a solider who could of had that fate if not for the brave Sodapop Curtis!
I now just realized i was out of the car running away from DQ with tears streaming down my face. All that I could think was RUN RUN RUN. What knocked me out of my trance was a brute force taking me down to the hard concrete. I looked to see my attacker and it was was... Darry?
"Pony... man... you run fast..."
"W-what happened?"
"I came in the car and you started shaking and sobbing I saw the note in your hand... I tried to talk to you but you bolted out of the door like the devil was after you."
"I'm sorry"
"Hey kiddo don't be. I bet Soda will be found and sent-"
" No he won't Darry! He will never come back! We are lucky if he isn't dead already!" I suddenly felt a harsh slap come across my face.
"You shut up Ponyboy he will come back you hear me?"
"..."
"I SAID YOU HEAR ME?"
" yes..."
" Good now come on lets go back home."
AND SO THE ABUSE STARTS!
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*when i was his age i didn't even know what this meant. I though it was some cool top secret military term.
** again younger innocence...