Change can be good
Summary: Ponyboy goes off to college with a scholarship but what happens in College?
Disclaimer: I don't own the outsiders. I only own Malvina(Mally), Jason, Jamie, and Maddie. I also own Katie, Kayla, Sam, and Nancy.
Chapter 15:
Pony POV:
Thursday, Trial Day! –
It's been almost a whole week, since they took Mally away from me. The last night, they called saying that every night Mally would wake up screaming, and then never fall asleep again. I told them to give her the pills and they literally laughed saying that 'no kid should be given sleeping pills'. I felt horrible, Mally was having nightmares and all I could do was lay awake at night, or have nightmares of my own.
I was on my way to the trial and surprisingly I wasn't nervous, I was anxious. I couldn't wait to get there, win Mally back, put my name on that piece of paper saying I was her legal guardian, and hold my baby in my arms again.
"Hey Pony! Ready to go and get your baby girl back?" Soda asked as I joined the gang at the parking lot.
"As ready, as I'll ever be." I said.
"Don't worry, we'll get her back." Angie said, as I put my arm around her shoulders.
"Ya. Jaime's gonna lose for sure." Jason said.
"Hi Ponyboy." I turned around to see Jaime, her husband John, and a little boy not much older than Mally and Mason.
"Hi Jaime."
"Who's that?" Maddie asked, pointing to the boy. I knew she didn't want a conversation, she was just interested and so was I.
"John's son, Mac." Jaime replied. I could hear Dally, Two-Bit, and Steve trying to keep from laughing, and truthfully, I was too.
"Well, I guess we'll see you inside." Jaime said and walked away.
"That was Jaime?" Darry asked as I turned back to face the gang.
"Yep."
"I can see why you went for her." Steve said looking after Jaime, I guess Evie saw it too cause she smacked him on his chest.
"Well let's go in then." Dally said and we all walked into the court room.
"All rise." The judge said and everyone rose. Within a few minutes, the judge entered.
"Please be seated." She said after sitting down. I was relieved as soon as I saw her. She was a middle class girl that I had gone to high school with. We'd been lab partners in science one year, and became pretty close. She was one of the only middle classers who didn't care whether you were a greaser or soc. I guess she recognized me too, cause I saw her fighting a smile when she looked over at me.
"What's the case?" She asked the bailiff. (author's note: I don't know if this the way it would actually work, so if it's wrong I'm sorry.)
"Jaime and John Fletcher are filing for sole custody of Malvina Linda Curtis. Malvina is Mr. Curtis's and Mrs. Fletcher's daughter." The bailiff explained.
"What's the living situation?" She asked.
"Malvina Curtis is living with her father, Mr. Curtis." He replied. I wasn't really worried, I had never done anything to hurt Mally, I had taken care of her, her whole life, I knew the judge, and I had the lawyer that had helped Darry when he was fighting for em and Soda, so I trusted the guy.
"Alright, I'd like to call Mrs. Fletcher to the stand please." The judge said, and Jaime made her way to the stand.
"Why do you want sole custody of Malvina Curtis?" She asked.
"I'm her mother, and I may not have felt like I wanted a child when I was pregnant or after I had her, but I do know. And I know that it's not good enough, but really I don't even know Ponyboy so why should I trust him to raise my only child, the right way?" She said.
"Why do you think that you'd be a better parent for Malvina Curtis?"
"I think my husband and I would make better parents to Malvina because, 1. there's two of us, 2. we have another child that we're taking great care of, and 3. we have more money, and we can give her more of the things she needs and wants." Jaime shot at me.
"Alright, Mr. Curtis, please." She said and I went to the stand.
"Why do you want sole custody of Malvina Curtis?"
"I want sole custody of Malvina because I've taken care of her, her whole life, I've loved her for as long as I've known her, and I always will."
"Why do you think that you'd be a better parent for Malvina Curtis?"
"Well, like I said, I've always been there for her. And even though I may not have as much money as Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, I have enough to raise Mally the right way. Jaime may have more money, but at least I'm not the one who left her two month old baby girl at her ex-boyfriend's door step because she was 'too scared' too take care of her." I shot back.
"Alright, I'd like Malvina Curtis to stay with Mr. and Mrs Fletcher for a weekend, and court will be adjourned at 1:00 Monday afternoon." The judge stated. " I need the child's opinion of who she'd rather live with, but since she's only lived with Mr. Curtis, this is the only fair thing to do." She said and left.
Here's my next chapter, like I promised on the weekend. Next chapter will be up soon, please R&R.:)