Calloway's POV.
I placed the sack of chips to dunk in the salsa on the dining table and hollered for the fellows to come sit down and dine. I positioned the pitcher of tea on the table and waited. "Tacos tonight boys speed it up!" I groaned observing they had not moved.
Johnny came in first grinning. "They smell real five-star Cal!" Darry nodded in agreement coming in. Steve and Soda swooped in reaching for salsa dip, I swatted their hands.
"Pont, Two-Bit, and Dally hurry up now!" I leaned against the door frame watching them. "Don't make me make you look like wimps when I drag you in by your ears." I warned.
Two-bit and Pony obliged. "I'd like to see you do that Miss. Calli" Dallas challenged smirking. I walked forward determined and started to take his ear. Instead he flipped me onto his shoulder. "Hey guys! Let's go outside and wrestle a little bit before dinner." Everyone laughed starting to follow us through the door.
"Dallas put me down! Put me down right now!" I beat his back with my fist.
Dallas opened the door and walked outside. Soon everyone else poured into the yard. "This little feisty female and I advance to the last round automatically y'all wrestle to see who the next one is going to be." I continued to beat and threaten Dallas but he stood watching the guys wrestle taking no notice of me. I silently cheered at being so close to him.
In the last round it turned out to be Soda, Dally, and I. Darry must have hurt his back earlier that day because he is usually up there with Dallas and me. Soda and Dallas wrestle on the ground I stood watching hands on my hips as Soda purposefully let Dal get him in a painful arm bar and he let out a quick yelp of "Mercy." As Dallas got up helping Soda, Soda winked at me. I regretted letting him and Johnny in on my secret adoration for that tough hard guy.
I watched Dallas looking over his features as he started towards me. We ended rolling around on the ground until he got me flat on my back his kneed on either side of my hips and his hands keeping my arms pinned. I was aware that his lips were centimeters from my own. We paused in our struggle starring deeply into his eyes I saw Dallas as I knew he was, hurt and lost looking for redemption from his crimes. Kiss me I silently begged as my heart yearned for him. He bent closer then she showed up.
"Dallas Winston what the hell are you doing?" Dal quickly stood up and looked at his hoe bag of a girlfriend Sylvia. Soda crossed the yard and helped me up mumbling for me to keep breathing while Sylvia went on, "You were about to kiss her!"
I wiped my butt off snappily replying to her, "Cam you blame him? I mean he probably got tired of tasting other guys on you so he decided to try something actually worth it."
Sylvia opened her mouth looking like a dying fish, man I hated her guts. "He sure doesn't mind it when we're alone. She stepped closer to Dally whose face was turned towards the house across the street not looking at either of us.
"Oh, you mean when you two are going at it?" Soda stepped closer telling me to drop it she wasn't worth it. "Sure he doesn't mind. He's getting what he wants isn't he? Someone to keep him thinking about that girl who is worth it. Tell me has he ever muttered someone else's name?" It's funny I was just being a total bitch but her whole entire face changed and Dallas's paled.
"Quit being jealous Calloway." She tried.
"Jealous of what you?"
"Yes, because I have Dallas and you don't. Nobody loves you do they? That's why you're here in the first place is it not? Mummy and Daddy don't love you anymore?"
The next few moments played out like a movie in slow motion and fast-forward at the same time. I lunged and took a fistful of her hair pulling her dace into my punches. I got three punches in and she managed to scratch my cheek and punch my arm before Soda and Johnny grabbed me and Dallas grabbed her.
"Let me go right now. Let me kill her. I hate her everybody hates her except him." That last fact the everybody but him part made me want to burst into tears and punch him in the face at the same time. Adrenaline ran through my veins like you wouldn't believe lighting my blood on fire. I fought their grip trying to break loose.
Dallas wrapped his arms around Sylvia. She looked like hell. Her face was beaten in. Did I get more the three punches? I asked silently. She was whimpering like a hurt puppy dog, correction she's too ugly to be a puppy so she was lowing like a sick fat cow. "Sh, Babe it's okay calm down she isn't worth it. I love you. Screw what she thinks. I trust you." He kissed her deeply.
I turned away towards Soda and Johnny tears welling. "Let me go." I whispered. They saw the tears that I was fighting and let go. I couldn't watch this, them shoving their tongues down each others throats I wouldn't let them see me cry either. I didn't want to go to jail for murder today either even if she just told me my dead mother didn't love me.
Storming up the steps I shoved past Darry and Two-bit. I opened the screen door and went in slamming it. I made it to the back room of the house a wide room that was pretty bare except a bed, television, and couch. I slammed the door which was made of heavy solid wood and thundered shut loudly. I clicked the walk then turned towards the wall. I imagined her face and punched it. One problem, these walls were made of brick and made my hand hurt terribly but at the same time it felt good.
I sunk to the ground in fetal position. Tears slunk down my face in a never ending stream as I though of him and Sylvia kissing. He'd never be mine even if we could be perfect. TO him I was just a friend. I hated that.
Oh good God Cal are you crying over Dallas Winston? My head sneered. Yes. My hear whimpered. Who cares about that worthless stupid greaser? my mind fired back. "I do." I said aloud with a shuddering breath trying to slow my tears.