Chapter Nine
The Incident
(June's POV)
There was loud screaming in the living room that woke me up this time, between Darry and Ponyboy of course. I looked over at my clock and it read 2:03 AM. Walking out of my room for the first time in a few days and went into the living room.
"Look I said I said it was an accident!" Ponyboy said.
"'I forgot', 'I didn't mean to'. You know what Pony? I am so sick of hearing that out of you because it's all you ever say!" Darry said.
"Hey Darry come on-" Soda tried.
"SHUT-UP SODA! YOU ALWAYS SAY THIS AND STICK UP FOR HIM! HE ISN'T LEARNING ANYTHING OUT OF IT! STOP STICKING UP FOR HIM!" Ouch…that was harsh!
"STOP YELLING AT HIM!" Ponyboy screamed and Darry spun around to face him. All of a sudden Darry's hand drew back and he slapped him across the face. Then room got DEAD silent as we all stared at Darry (except Ryan who somehow slept through all of this!) with wide eye's.
I became terrified, visions of my dad flooded my mind. Then Ponyboy ran out of the house and Darry went towards the door.
"PONYBOY! COME BACK HERE! I DIDN'T MEAN TO! PONYBOY!" Darry screamed…which didn't help me. Soda turned towards me as I sank to the floor. Darry came inside and saw me, but when he tried to come by me…he turned into my dad. That's when I scrambled to my feet and ran to my room and closed the door.
"What happened to her?" I heard Soda asked.
"What happened?" I heard Ryan ask, he must've woken up.
"I got into a fight with Pony, June must've been standing there the whole time. When I tried to go near her she ran back to her room." I heard Ryan's clearer from the kitchen when my door opened.
Cowering in the corner of my room, hoping that I wouldn't be next to get hit. I felt an arm on my shoulder and I let out a short scream and he pulled back.
"June?" I looked up at a worried Soda.
"He-He isn't going to hit me too, is he Soda?" I asked quietly.
"Who?" He looked confused.
"D-Darry."
"No. June, he won't, he was just upset and it went a little to far Hun." He said to me.
"Soda. When he hit Pony, I saw my dad. Darry turned into him and I thought I was going to get it again." I looked up at him with a scared expression.
"I promise you, you're never going to see them again. Lets get to bed now." He helped me up.
"Soda?" I asked.
"What's up?" He asked coming back by the bed and sitting down.
"Can you stay in here tonight?"
"Scoot over." He smiled slightly and I did. Soda took his shoes off and climbed in next to me. I faced the wall and I felt Soda drape his arm over me. "Night June.
"Night Soda. Thanks." I said and fell right asleep.
The next morning I woke up and noticed Soda wasn't there or his shoes. I went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. Sitting at the table slowly drinking a few glasses of water. I than went back to me room.
I was in there for about forty-five minuets until my stomach gave that familiar lurch and I rushed into the bathroom, barley making it in time. A few seconds later the door opened and Steve came in. Surprisingly he held my hair out of my face.
"Easy kid. Just take it easy there." He said and helped my lie against the wall. "Dang kid, what did you eat to make you hurl like that?"
"Water. I haven't eaten since the last time you stayed for dinner. Where have you been?"
"I should ask you that. I've been here but you've locked in solitary confinement!" I looked at him with anger and punched him square in the nose. Satisfactory filled me when I heard the crack when my fist made contact. Running out of the house and down the block.
"JUNE!" I turned around and saw Sara running towards me.
"Sara? What's wrong?" I asked hoping she didn't notice my eye's.
"Ponyboy and Johnny!" She rushed.
"Slow down. Breath." I grabbed her shoulders.
"They're gone! They ran after Johnny stabbed that soc kid in the park last night!"
"Holly Shit! Where's Dally!"
"I'm not sure, why?"
"No time to explain. I have to go!" I ran to find Dallas. Running up to the DX I saw Soda talking to Ryan. "SODA!" I screamed, getting looks for both boys.
"June? What happened?"
"Where…Is…Dallas?" I asked almost screaming and out of breath.
"Whoa! Stop and breath for a second. He's at Buck's." Soda told me.
"Where does he live?"
"TWO-BIT!" Soda yelled for him. He came out with a smug grin on his face as always.
"What's up?" He asked.
"Take her to Buck's." Soda ordered.
"Yup! Let's go kid." He said and we walked of towards a giant house. "Why do you need to see Dal?" he asked.
"If Johnny got into this much trouble than he would have gone to Dallas. He's my brother and I need to know where he is!" I said angrily. We came up towards the door and I knocked loudly. A huge man answered the door.
"What do you want little lady?" The boy asked.
"Cut the crap man! I need to see Dallas now and I don't want to deal with your fucking shit!" I yelled at him and he went back inside and I pounded on the door. "Hey!" I kept banging till Dally opened up.
"What?"
"We need to talk privately now!" He took me upstairs to an empty bedroom.
"What do you want?"
"Where's Johnny? Tell me right now! I know you know Dallas Winston!" I screamed loudly that I'm sure Two-Bit could hear us.
"I don't know where-" He started.
"BULLSHIT!" I screamed louder. "I know you know where they are and you better tell me right NOW!" Dallas could probably see the anger building up in me.
"Look I swear I don't know." He said calmly but I forced him against the wall. The look he was giving me was between angry and shocked.
"YES YOU DO! HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK I AM DALLAS WINSTON?" I was now screaming at the top of my lungs.
"Stop yelling."
"NO! NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHERE MY BROTHER IS!" Still screaming, his face didn't change. "Dally please! I can't loose him too." I said in a low high pitched voice, my eyes filling with tears. "Please, he's the only family I have left." My tears wanted to fall but I wouldn't let them, not in front of Dally. I've learned that you just don't cry in front of him.
"June, the only that I can tell you is that they're safe. I hid them in a place where nobody would ever think to look fore them." He answered with his hands on my shoulders.
"Where is that though?"
"I can't tell you. If you accidentally slip then you, the boys and I will be in big trouble. I'm talking jail sentences June. You do not want to be there or you'll change. Trust me."
"Thanks and sorry for screaming." I said and turned to leave when he turned me around.
"Your welcome kid and don't worry about it. I would've done the same thing. Take care kid." I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him. "Alright, alright. Now y should get going." He patted my back and I went back downstairs.
"You alright June? You look like you're about to start bawling." He asked after he pulled me into a corner. "What did Dally do to you?"
"Hey! I haven't done shit Two-Bit. She was like that when she had me pinned against the fucking wall!" Dally said and went into the kitchen.
"Come here." Two-Bit said and I went to him and he hugged me. "It'll be alright, I know Ponyboy and Johnnycakes and they're tuff. How about we go and see Soda?" He looked down and me and I nodded and we made our way back to the station.
"Two-Bit?"
"Yeah?"
"Were you with Johnny and Pony?"
"Yeah but I left after the movie to get boozed up. But before I left there was an argument between us and some Soc's because Johnny and Ponyboy picked up their girls. Why?"
"Just curious."
"Curiosity killed the cat." He grinned and we were back to the DX station, where we found Soda and Ryan as well as Sara.
"Hey, look who's back. You find Dal?" I nodded. "What he say?" Soda asked.
"Nothing important." I shrugged.
"Everything okay? You seem a little bit more down than when you came here screaming about an hour ago." Soda said.
"I'm fine, don't worry." But I could tell that they were all worried. "Please there's no reason to worry. Soda is there a place where I can lie down? My heads bothering me." I lied.
"Yeah sure, come on." He waved me to follow him as we walked into the shop. We walked by a small office and Soda knocked on the doorframe.
"Sodapop, What can I do for you?" His boss asked.
"Mr. Parker? Do you mind if my friend here, sits in the break room for a while?" he asked.
"Sure, kid. As long as she's gone when you are." Mr. Parker said and Soda showed me to the room.
"You can lie here on the couch in here until I leave in a few hours. I get off at three. If you need me come and get me or you can go to Mr. Parker. See you in a little while."
"Bye." I called to him and he smirked. I sat on couch and put my head on the arm rest and the tears that threatened to fall…finally did.
(Ryan's POV)
Soda came back out to the pumps grinning.
"She find a place to lie down?" Two-Bit asked.
"Yeah. She's in the employee break room on the couch." Soda said.
"HEY SODA!" We all turned to see a bloody faced Steve coming our way.
"What happened?" Sara asked.
"Where's June? That bitch broke my nose!" Steve screamed.
"Oh great. What did you do to piss her off." Sara asked him.
"First I found her puking her brains out and I helped her. She asked me where I've been and I said 'I should ask you that. I've been here but you've locked in solitary confinement!' Than she punched me in the fucking nose!"
"Steve calm the fuck down! She's trying to lie down, considering she hardly got any last night if you recall what happened! What would you do if Soda here got stabbed and died?" I yelled at him.
"I would be pretty torn. Alright kid I get your point, I'll leave her alone, happy?" Steve asked.
"Yes, I actually am. I'll be right back, going to the bathroom." I left the group and went inside the shop. Instead of finding the bathroom though, I found the break room. Opening the door, I saw June curled up again. Her sobs clearly noticeable.
"June, I know you're awake. You want to tell me what's going on?" I asked kneeling in front of her.
"I went to find Dally to find out where Johnny was. He only said that they were safe, but he won't tell me where. Why me? What did I do to deserve this?"
"You don't deserve this June. It's just bad luck, but everything will get better. Have you started eating?" He asked and I shook my head no.
"I'm just lost, I yelled at you, I screamed at Brad, he died, I regret everything, and I punched Steve and I wouldn't be surprised if he wants to kill me!"
"He's not mad anymore. I just talked to him and he said you got sick this morning and than I wanted to talk to you."
"Ryan. Thanks for being here. I can't thank you enough."
"Just try and cheer up again. All I want is for you to be happy again and start eating."
"I'll try, it's really hard right now."
"How have you been sleeping?"
"I've been getting to sleep, just not well. I only sleep because I get that tried from crying. It helped when Soda slept with me last night."
"Want to come and get something to eat or do you want to stay here and get some sleep?"
"I'll come with you." I gave her my hand and helped her up and gave her a hug.
"Thanks." She said and let go.
"Your welcome. Lets go to the Dingo." We went back out to the pumps.
"I though you were lying down?" Two-Bit asked. "and I thought you were in the bathroom? AH! CONFUSION FOR THE BRAIN!" He yelled and I saw June smiled. Sara and Two-Bit joined us.
On the way there Two-Bit and I were cracking jokes as the other two laagered behind us.
(Sara's POV)
We walked towards the Ding as the boys cracker jokes while we walked behind them.
"What else happened while I was gone?" She asked.
"Nothing much, a couple of rumbles. Everyone's fighting for your territory June. I have to leave on Thursday morning, my mom's making me. I'm so sorry that I can't stay here."
"Sara, you're needed there and with your family." She told me.
"But you're my family too."
"I'll always be here for, I'm just a phone call away."
When we got the Dingo, we sat in a booth. Ryan and Two-Bit on one side, and us on the other.
"Hi my name is Judy and I'll be serving you this afternoon. Cani start you off with something to drink?"
"Coke."
"Water."
"Water."
"Iced tea." June ordered and the waitress walked off and we all looked at the menu. When she came back she took our order.
"Three hamburgers with fries. June do you want anything?" Two-Bit asked.
"Small salad, dry." I said and she walked off. Two-Bit snickered.
"What's so funny Keith?" June asked.
"You said you'd never tell anybody my name!"
"Keith?" I asked and laughed.
"Me? I just called you a name and you just said it out loud that it was your real name. If you called me Bitch for a while, it doesn't make it my real name, now does it?" June shot back and Ryan and I laughed at the situation while Two-Bit smacked his head on the table.
"You still haven't lost your touch have you June?" I asked.
"Nope. Now 'Two-Bit' what was so funny? Me ordering a salad?" He nodded. "Well there's nothing funny about that. Remember when I said I'd kick your ass?" He nodded. "I'm still more than willing to do that of you don't keep your mouth shut!"
"Two-Bit you'd better listen to her." I said.
"Yeah, someone called her a fucking pussy and that guy couldn't see for a week." Ryan said and Two-Bit immediately backed off and we waited for our food.
(June's POV)
When the waitress came with our food and I looked down at my plate and slowly picked at it. I ate less than half of it and I was full, so I put my fork down.
"Is something wrong with your food?" Two-Bit asked.
"No, I'm just full is all."
"Just finish it please?" He said and I picked up my fork and started eating again. When I finished my salad, my stomach felt like shit.
They finished eating and we paid, and left. Two-Bit and I went to my house while Ryan and Sara went back to theirs.
Back at the house sat on the couch and watched TV for a little bit until my stomach lurched again. I ran to the bathroom and emptied my stomach into the toilet again. A second later Two-Bit was at my side.
"Just let it out okay?" He told me and when I was done I tried to stand up but immediately got dizzy. "Whoa! Easy there, you should take it slow. Come on." He flushed the toilet and we went back to the couch.
"Thanks."
"What made you sick?"
"Eating, sorry Two-Bit."
"Don't worry about it, just get some sleep." He put his hand on my forehead. "You are a bit warm." I leaned on the arm rest and fell right asleep. Normally sleeping during the day wasn't easy for me, but today was different.
HAHA! COMPLETE! June still isn't getting better but she will in the next chapter also she might just end up killing Two-Bit, if he doesn't learn to stop pissing her off! I love to torture him, because its funny when I do! Poor Steve….always gets abused by girls. The next chapter will be up either later tonight or tomorrow! Sara will be gone in the next chapter, she has to go back home. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
R&R!