Chapter 3:
The Gang and Conflict.
(June's POV)
When I woke up the next morning, there was a guy with wheat blond hair, with ice cold blue eye's staring down at me.
"Who are you?" I asked the boy, who never stop staring at me.
"What's it to ya?" He snapped back at me.
"N-Nothing I-I…" I was cut off by Darry.
"Dallas, knock it off. June, this is Dallas Winston, Dally this is June Smith."
"Oh yeah that broads ass we saved the other day." He smirked. This guy was scary…he reminded me of my father.
"Alright Dal, you had your had fun. Now stop scaring the poor girl and cool it!" Darry said and Dallas went into the Kitchen to probably torment someone else. "Don't worry about him June. He's not going to hurt you."
"He just reminds me of my dad back in Jersey." Darry's expression changed. "How long was he watching me?" I asked.
"Few minuets, I think. You want to come inside for breakfast. Don't if you can't, than I'll just ask one of the guys to bring you something." I got up slowly and managed to get to the kitchen with no help (besides directions).
"Well looks like you decided to get off the couch, huh?" Some other guy with brown hair said, he was next to Soda.
"Steve. What did I tell you last night with Pony?" Darry said.
"To be good in school and finish all he's vegetables or no dessert!" The boy next me said and I had to smile at that. "Well hello miss, the Names Two-Bit."
"Hi, my names June, Nice to meet you. Is Two-Bit your real name?" I asked.
"No, my real names Keith. That over there," he pointed at the other boy. "Is what they call a 'Steve Randle'. Careful they can be very vicious" He whispered the last part into my ear and I chuckled.
Darry sat on the other side of me. At the other side of the table were Johnny and Ponyboy. They were eating eggs, bacon, toast with some juice. We ate and everyone was in jumbles of conversations. I just sat there eating quietly.
"You okay June?" Darry asked me quietly.
"Yeah I feel fine. Just not very talkative." I said.
"You are certainly Johnny's sister alright. He's the same way. Johnny's also shy too." Darry went back to eating his breakfast. I looked over at Johnny and noticed he wasn't talking much, but listening to what Pony was talking about. This place seemed like….home to me.
Not like I was going back to Jersey ever again. I hate those people who dare call themselves parents. Why do parents abuse there children. WHY?
"Hey, you ok?" Two-Bit asked.
"Yeah, I'm just going to go and sit on the front porch for a few minuets, okay?" I said.
"I guess but just stay on the porch so we know where you are." Soda said and I nodded as I got up. Stepping outside, I sat down on the steps.
"Why do parents do that? How could they do that to a child? They don't deserve to live! I want them to burn in hell!" I said and pounded my fists hard against the wood. Burring my face into my knees and sobbed. The screen door opened and someone sat next me, pulling towards them.
"Hey, what's wrong?" The boy asked. I looked up to see Soda looking at me.
"I-I'm so confused, Soda!" I sobbed.
"What about?" He hugged me.
"Why parents abuse their children? Its wrong! Wrong and life changing!" I buried my face into his chest.
"Some people are just sick honey. They don't care what they do to others, all they care about is themselves. What brought this on all of a sudden?" Soda asked.
"Its just that my folks in Jersey did that to me, both of them. They would both be drunk and get into fights. Than they would each beat me. My dad, my dad was the worst of all Soda."
"What do you mean?" Soda asked.
"He'd kick and punch me. Usual beatings, but he did something else too." I stopped as thoughts ran through my head again.
"What else June?" Soda asked me.
"He sexually abused me Soda." I whispered. "It would be worse every time. If I told anybody he'd kill me, he kept a gun in the house to show me that he would." I explained.
(Soda's POV)
No wonder this girl was terrified when she saw us, after what she's been through who could blame her?
"Oh June, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I promise we wont let anything happen to you." I hugged her tight as she let everything out. 'This must've been bottled up for awhile! Poor kid!'
"Soda, promise me you wont tell anybody?" She asked me, but could I really keep that promise?
"I-I promise June." What the hell did I just get myself into? "You ready to go back inside?" I asked. She nodded. I helped her to her feet and we went inside. The noticed the entire gang except for Johnny was in the kitchen.
"You okay?" Johnny asked.
"June, why don't you talk to Johnny?" I left them and went into the kitchen.
"Is she okay Soda?" Ponyboy asked.
"She's a little torn up but she's with Johnny, she'll be fine." I said as Two-Bit got up.
"Well, I guess I better run. Got to get home before my old lady wakes up. Thanks Dar. See ya guys!" Than he was gone.
"Steve, you have work today?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm working either a double or a triple. Depends if Joe shows up or not. Shit! I'm late!" Steve sprinted off.
"I have to get going to guys before I'm late as well." Darry left too.
"So, Pone. What's on the agenda for today?"
"I don't know, was planning on going to the library. Need some new books. What about you?" Pony answered.
"Hang around here I guess, considering Dally's most likely going to cause trouble, tight Dal?" I asked.
"Probably." He said.
"Just don't get jailed again." Pony said.
"No promises." Dally smirked.
"You have anything specific you might do?" I asked, I didn't want to be stuck in the house all day.
"I'm going to Buck's and you can't come! I'm not about to get the tar beat out of me by Darrel!" Dallas left. We walked into the living room to find Johnny and June watching TV.
"Hey, June. I'm headed over to the library do you want anything?" Pony asked and I watched her eye's light up.
"Yeah! Um, do they have the Harry Potter series there?" (I'm a huge Harry Potter fan!)
"Yeah, any preferences on which ones?"
"Anyone but the Goblet of Fire, I hate that one!" (I really do too) She said and Pony started to leave. "Thanks Ponyboy!" I yelled.
"Your Welcome." He left as well.
"NOT TO LATE PONY!" I yelled through the doorway and he waved me, letting me know that I heard him. "You going to hang around here Johnny?"
"Nah, should get home." He hugged June as she gave him a weird look. "I'll be fine." Johnny said than left.
"BE CAREFUL OF SOC'S!" I yelled at him, he also waved at me.
"Soda?" June asked.
"Yeah?"
"What's a Soc?" She asked.
"Well a Soc is a rich kid that lives on the West (or south in the movie) side of Town. While us Greasers live on the East (or north side in the movie) side of town. The Soc's drive fancy cars, have a lot of dough, and have nice cloths. Greaser's live on the poorer side of town. Who drive old beat up cars, have long hair that's usually greased back, and we wear jeans and T-shirts. We've had conflict with the Soc's for as long as I can remember, and maybe even before I was born."
"So you guys only fight over who has more money! That's not why people should fight!" She said.
"Well, that's how it is here. How was it in Jersey." I asked. 'How did people fight there than?'
"Its fights, gangs, murders, and people getting mugged for no reason what-so-ever."
"It's rough on both sides. Everywhere, except the country." I replied.
"Yeah, I guess so." Than she laid her head on the arm of the couch and fell asleep.
(June's POV)
Pony returned a few hours later with an armful of books and placed them on the table in the living room, than went in his bedroom to go start his homework. Looking over at the coffee I noticed three Harry Potter books! 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban', and 'Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix'.
I picked up the fifth book and began to read it. Even though I've read them like a hundred times, they are still as magical as when I first read them.
"Hey June, What are you reading?" Soda asked as I showed him the cover.
"Do you read, Soda?"
"No I don't." Soda said. " I think Darry does and I know Pony does. I can tell you like to read too.
"Yeah. Sometime's it is hard though because I only went to grade school. Never Junior or High school."
"How come?"
"I just…never did. I wasn't going to tell him the truth yet but I will sooner or later. "Why don't you go to school?"
"I dropped out after our parents to help Darry with bills. Plus I wasn't good at school."
"At least your not doing something useless with your life, your working." I said and he left, I went back to my book
So, this chapter isn't the best…yeah…and it's