Chapter 3- Smiling
The DX didn't have that many of customers. The girls finally left. Me and Steve had a fun time in the store. A soc came in to buy a coke or something, which was rare. And Steve started to joke around. The soc was getting upset, or scared. That soc finally left, without buying anything. Steve left his car at the DX, and we all drove home in Two-Bit's car. I didn't say much. I was still upset about that girl. Soda shoulda have let me punch that girl. I was thinking about that the whole time during the car ride. The guys were talking about something I wouldn't understand. Darry was home when we got there. He was cooking. To our surprise Dally and Johnny were there, sitting on the sofa. I wasn't surprised to see Johnny, he's always at our house, but I thought Dally was in the cooler.
" Hey Dally, I didn't know you were out of the cooler yet." Two-Bit was the first one to speak up.
" Good behavior, got off early" Dally said lighting a cig.
" Hey Johnny" I said sitting next to him. Johnny has always been my friend.
" Hey Angel" He said back. I then noticed that he had another scar on his face. I tried to ignore it, I knew it was probably his father.
" Why weren't you at school today?" I asked, trying to clear my thoughts Johnny nervously pointed to his scar in his chin. The guys knew what happened, and groaned.
" Did he hurt you bad?" Soda asked, walking up to him, looking at his new scar more closely.
" No" Johnny said
" It's still bleeding a little bit, I'm gonna get the aid kit" Soda said, stalking in the kitchen. I hated it when Johnny's dad hit him. I always wanted to cry when I saw it. But you don't cry in front of the gang.
" Are you ok Johnny?" I asked. He nod his head. Instead of Soda walking back from the kitchen with the aid kit, Darry did. There was a silence while Darry was putting some stuff on Johnny's face.
" So do any of you guys wanna go to Nightly Double tonight?" Dally asked. Steve shook his head.
" Soda and I are pickin' up Evie and Sandy for the game"
Darry sighed. " I've got to do work around the house"
" Well how about y'all? Two-Bit? Johnnycake? Pony and Angel, y'all wanna come?" Dally asked.
" I was planning on getting boozed up tonight. If I don't, I'll come" Two- Bit said
" Me and Johnny will come. Angel you wanna go?" Pony asked me.
" I guess so, I have nothing better to do. Can we go Darry?" I asked
" Yeah sure. Since you don't have school tomorrow and all." Darry said. I was glad he was letting us go. We rarely go out on school nights.
" But make sure you'll home around 12" Darry added. I rolled my eyes. Darry saw and threw a pillow at me. We started to laugh. I was shocked to see Darry laughing, I mean it's a shock to see him smiling. Darry is usually hard,mean, and rarely smiles at all. Ponyboy started to get in, and came and tickled me. Darry started to tickle me too. I was laughing so much I thought I was gonna die!
The DX didn't have that many of customers. The girls finally left. Me and Steve had a fun time in the store. A soc came in to buy a coke or something, which was rare. And Steve started to joke around. The soc was getting upset, or scared. That soc finally left, without buying anything. Steve left his car at the DX, and we all drove home in Two-Bit's car. I didn't say much. I was still upset about that girl. Soda shoulda have let me punch that girl. I was thinking about that the whole time during the car ride. The guys were talking about something I wouldn't understand. Darry was home when we got there. He was cooking. To our surprise Dally and Johnny were there, sitting on the sofa. I wasn't surprised to see Johnny, he's always at our house, but I thought Dally was in the cooler.
" Hey Dally, I didn't know you were out of the cooler yet." Two-Bit was the first one to speak up.
" Good behavior, got off early" Dally said lighting a cig.
" Hey Johnny" I said sitting next to him. Johnny has always been my friend.
" Hey Angel" He said back. I then noticed that he had another scar on his face. I tried to ignore it, I knew it was probably his father.
" Why weren't you at school today?" I asked, trying to clear my thoughts Johnny nervously pointed to his scar in his chin. The guys knew what happened, and groaned.
" Did he hurt you bad?" Soda asked, walking up to him, looking at his new scar more closely.
" No" Johnny said
" It's still bleeding a little bit, I'm gonna get the aid kit" Soda said, stalking in the kitchen. I hated it when Johnny's dad hit him. I always wanted to cry when I saw it. But you don't cry in front of the gang.
" Are you ok Johnny?" I asked. He nod his head. Instead of Soda walking back from the kitchen with the aid kit, Darry did. There was a silence while Darry was putting some stuff on Johnny's face.
" So do any of you guys wanna go to Nightly Double tonight?" Dally asked. Steve shook his head.
" Soda and I are pickin' up Evie and Sandy for the game"
Darry sighed. " I've got to do work around the house"
" Well how about y'all? Two-Bit? Johnnycake? Pony and Angel, y'all wanna come?" Dally asked.
" I was planning on getting boozed up tonight. If I don't, I'll come" Two- Bit said
" Me and Johnny will come. Angel you wanna go?" Pony asked me.
" I guess so, I have nothing better to do. Can we go Darry?" I asked
" Yeah sure. Since you don't have school tomorrow and all." Darry said. I was glad he was letting us go. We rarely go out on school nights.
" But make sure you'll home around 12" Darry added. I rolled my eyes. Darry saw and threw a pillow at me. We started to laugh. I was shocked to see Darry laughing, I mean it's a shock to see him smiling. Darry is usually hard,mean, and rarely smiles at all. Ponyboy started to get in, and came and tickled me. Darry started to tickle me too. I was laughing so much I thought I was gonna die!