The next day was Monday and Ponyboy woke up early. Soda laid next to him,
his arm across his chest. Ponyboy lifted it up and got out of bed, heading
for the shower. Ponyboy stood in front of the mirror studying his hair. His
brown strawberry locks had been slowly growing back. He finally quit
looking, greased his hair back, and got dressed. Just as Darry was coming
to wake Pony and Soda up his youngest brother came out showered and
dressed, startling Darry just a little bit.
"You're up early." Darry said.
"I aint very tired this morning." Pony said.
"Breakfast is almost ready." Darry said walking in to get Soda up.
Ponyboy went out to the kitchen and got some chocolate cake out. Two-Bit came through the front door a minute later. Pony new it was him when the door slammed hard. Two-Bit always slams the door.
"Were is everybody?" He yelled.
"I'm in the kitchen." Pony responded. "Soda's still in bed but you probably just woke him up if Darry hasn't already." Two-Bit walked in grinning at Pony and joined him at the table with the chocolate cake.
"Goooooood morning" Two-Bit said cheerfully several minutes later as Soda walked in the kitchen wearing a towel around his waist.
"Where's Steve?" Soda asked tiredly.
"I haven't seen him this morning." Two-Bit informed him. "But, I reckon he'll be here soon."
Darry came out soon and placed the nutritious part of the breakfast on the table next to the cake. "Get ready for work before you eat." Darry said pushing Soda back out of the kitchen who had attempted to sit down and join the feast.
Steve came marching through the door seconds after. "Morning." He said throwing himself across the couch.
"Darry, is Soda almost ready?" Steve asked.
"I hope so." Darry said.
"Do we have any chocolate milk?" Pony asked.
"No. Everyone finished it yesterday. I have to go shopping today." Darry said.
"All right, how about orange juice?" Pony asked. Darry opened the fridge and poured Pony a glass. Afterwards he set it on the table for anyone else who might want some. Soda soon came out dressed and ready and sat down to have a quick breakfast.
"Did ya'll hear about Shepard getting arrested again?" Two-Bit asked suddenly. "No, what happened?" Darry said immediately wanting to know. "Which Shepard? Tim or Curly?" Soda asked.
"Tim." Two-Bit said. "He got in a fight with a bunch of Socs after they found out him and all these other guys slashed their tires. He almost got hauled in but he beat it out of there in time. After that though I heard he got into some dispute about something or another with this guy at a party that Buck was throwing. So they settled it at the lot last night and the police showed up." Two-Bit had finished his story and took another bite of chocolate cake.
Darry flashed a look over at Pony. Soda saw it. Pony had told him the story of were he'd been that night when Darry got so mad for him being late but he hadn't mentioned any of the stuff Two-Bit had described. Not to Darry or Soda. He figured it wasn't necessary and that they just needed to know the basics.
"Well, I'm sure not gonna go down there again and bail him out." Darry said.
"He's already out." Two-Bit said. "He met some chick at Buck's party is what one of his boys told me. She had some spare cash or something." Two- Bit explained. Darry shook his head disapprovingly about the whole thing.
"Shouldn't we be getting to work, Soda?" Steve said and Darry was reminded of all the things he needed to do besides talk about Tim. "Yeah, he's right." Darry said. "We all gotta get going."
Pony stood up and went to get his bag and Soda went to look for his shoes. "Bye!" Pony shouted walking out the door with Two-Bit.
"Ponyboy." Darry said. "I'm taking you today. Wait for a minute."
"But Darry, I can just go with Two-Bit like I always do." Pony said.
"Yah, I aint got no problem taking him." Two-Bit said.
"I know, but Pony you're coming with me today.
Pony sighed and waved goodbye to Two-Bit. "See you there kiddo." Two-Bit said walking out.
Pony waited a little while by the door as Soda finished getting ready and then Steve, Soda, Darry, and he walked out to the car and drove of quickly.
Darry drove without saying anything for awhile as he tried to put up with the clamor of loud voices and play fighting amongst Steve, Soda, and Pony.
"You're up early." Darry said.
"I aint very tired this morning." Pony said.
"Breakfast is almost ready." Darry said walking in to get Soda up.
Ponyboy went out to the kitchen and got some chocolate cake out. Two-Bit came through the front door a minute later. Pony new it was him when the door slammed hard. Two-Bit always slams the door.
"Were is everybody?" He yelled.
"I'm in the kitchen." Pony responded. "Soda's still in bed but you probably just woke him up if Darry hasn't already." Two-Bit walked in grinning at Pony and joined him at the table with the chocolate cake.
"Goooooood morning" Two-Bit said cheerfully several minutes later as Soda walked in the kitchen wearing a towel around his waist.
"Where's Steve?" Soda asked tiredly.
"I haven't seen him this morning." Two-Bit informed him. "But, I reckon he'll be here soon."
Darry came out soon and placed the nutritious part of the breakfast on the table next to the cake. "Get ready for work before you eat." Darry said pushing Soda back out of the kitchen who had attempted to sit down and join the feast.
Steve came marching through the door seconds after. "Morning." He said throwing himself across the couch.
"Darry, is Soda almost ready?" Steve asked.
"I hope so." Darry said.
"Do we have any chocolate milk?" Pony asked.
"No. Everyone finished it yesterday. I have to go shopping today." Darry said.
"All right, how about orange juice?" Pony asked. Darry opened the fridge and poured Pony a glass. Afterwards he set it on the table for anyone else who might want some. Soda soon came out dressed and ready and sat down to have a quick breakfast.
"Did ya'll hear about Shepard getting arrested again?" Two-Bit asked suddenly. "No, what happened?" Darry said immediately wanting to know. "Which Shepard? Tim or Curly?" Soda asked.
"Tim." Two-Bit said. "He got in a fight with a bunch of Socs after they found out him and all these other guys slashed their tires. He almost got hauled in but he beat it out of there in time. After that though I heard he got into some dispute about something or another with this guy at a party that Buck was throwing. So they settled it at the lot last night and the police showed up." Two-Bit had finished his story and took another bite of chocolate cake.
Darry flashed a look over at Pony. Soda saw it. Pony had told him the story of were he'd been that night when Darry got so mad for him being late but he hadn't mentioned any of the stuff Two-Bit had described. Not to Darry or Soda. He figured it wasn't necessary and that they just needed to know the basics.
"Well, I'm sure not gonna go down there again and bail him out." Darry said.
"He's already out." Two-Bit said. "He met some chick at Buck's party is what one of his boys told me. She had some spare cash or something." Two- Bit explained. Darry shook his head disapprovingly about the whole thing.
"Shouldn't we be getting to work, Soda?" Steve said and Darry was reminded of all the things he needed to do besides talk about Tim. "Yeah, he's right." Darry said. "We all gotta get going."
Pony stood up and went to get his bag and Soda went to look for his shoes. "Bye!" Pony shouted walking out the door with Two-Bit.
"Ponyboy." Darry said. "I'm taking you today. Wait for a minute."
"But Darry, I can just go with Two-Bit like I always do." Pony said.
"Yah, I aint got no problem taking him." Two-Bit said.
"I know, but Pony you're coming with me today.
Pony sighed and waved goodbye to Two-Bit. "See you there kiddo." Two-Bit said walking out.
Pony waited a little while by the door as Soda finished getting ready and then Steve, Soda, Darry, and he walked out to the car and drove of quickly.
Darry drove without saying anything for awhile as he tried to put up with the clamor of loud voices and play fighting amongst Steve, Soda, and Pony.
