Author's note: thanks for being patient. I love you my lovely readers. So I'm home from Nationals and my make up work is almost all season is right around the corner. Being a freshman in high school who is active in many things and being an aspiring young writer isn't easy thanks for understanding. So here a long awaited update!
Pony-
I just couldn't do it , I could go to school one more time and face those people. I was going through a rough time. My teachers expected one thing, my coach expected other things andCherry expected completely differ things from me.
I can't take another day of this. I kicked the can around with Two- bit walking beside me. I wonder if he ever graduate high school. "Hey, Two. You want to ditch class today", I say with confidence
" you really want to little Curtis?", Two- bits asks surprised
"Why not? Who gives a damn? I've had rough week and I don't feel like going through this again", Pony says(Yes, Pony is Out of character but this is my story. Sorry to make you unhappy but this is how it is. My reason explained later)
"Pone,Are you sure?", Two-bit says
"I'm sure", I say
"Alright, go to first hour. Get your name checked off the role and get a hall pass. Meet me in the boys' room. There window we can crawl through and a hole on the fence", Two bits says
"Alright", I say
"Don't want to be around if we get caught. Superman would crack my head open", Two-bit
"Such a tragedy. The great Two- bit Matthews losing his mind",Pony says
"Such a smart mouth ", Two-bits says trying to take a playful punch at Pon
"Besides who says we gonna get caught?", Pony says
Pony ducks and Two-bit whines while Pony laughs. Two-bit can't help but laugh and make a crack. like always. Pony laughs and they arrive at school.
Pony went to class and took a seat at his desk. His books in his locker with a binder with him. He caught Cherry's eyes and saw the look of wanting to talk. A note was passed to him but he didn't get a chance to read it. Pony's name was called and He said here.
Pony asked for a hall pass and went to the bathroom. He stuck the binder in his locker. Pony turned down the hall and took a right. He meet Two-bit in the bathroom. Two-bit boosts the shorter male to the window and Pony climbs.
Pony lands on the other side with a thud and brushes himself -bit lands beside Pony. The note tucked into Pony's back pocket.
Two-bit and Pony walk to the hole in the fence. They crawl and slip off of school property. A thrill of adventure ran through Pony. A unfamiliar feeling surged through him as they took those steps. "So where do you want to do?", Two-bit asks
"No where near here", Pony replies
"Sounds good to me", Two-bit says
Soda-
I walk kicking the can in front of me, mumbling to myself with my hands in my pockets. "You wouldn't understand you're a stupid dropout" played over and over in my mind like a broken record. "I know I'm dumb but Pony really had to sink that low? My own brother?", I thought to myself.
I understand he's going through a lot right now but can't he just explain it to me? I know i can be of some help and it hurts when he won't talk to you. I really don't feel like I betrayed him for calling the phone. Any guardian or parent can do that, i didn't do anything wrong. I guess Pone feels like Darry is the care taker and I'm the brother who you can talk to.
I really want to go back to being ol' happy lucky go Soda, the middle carefree brother. I want Darry to take over the guardian but I know he can't yet. I hate this , why does this always happen to us? Right when we get to a better place , it comes crashing down.
I arrived at the station, I unlocked the door and turned the sign. I switched the lights on and unlocked the garage doing the same. Soon, Tommy-boy arrived ready to work. I sighted and we talked about our troubles at home. We worked together, we had our greasy brotherhood and kid brothers to deal with.
I began to work under a 44' ford truck with grease flowing. I got to work getting in my comfort zone and working the day way. Around two, I heard the phone ring , i was filthy covered head to toe in grease. I wiped my hands on a rag before grabbing to phone.
"DX station, Soda speaking", I say
"This is Will Rogers High, Principal Warden speaking", Principal Warden
" What's going on?", I ask
"Pony's gone. He was in first hour, got checked off the role and asked for a bathroom pass. He never returned, Keith Matthews is always gone", Principal Warden
"Damn", I mumbled under my breath
"Thanks, I'll find him and we will have a talk in your office Monday", I say
"Thanks Soda.", Principal Warden
I quickly hung out the phone. I wonder if Darry got the call or not. Probably not or he would have called and freaked out, "Damn it, Pone", I say kicking the trash can over. I wipped my hands off, but the tips are pretendedly stained with grease and oil.
"Tommy-boy", I call walking into the front when I came to realize something, my worst night mare. A man with a gun was standing at the counter and he had shot Tommy. "Gimme the money or you get shot like your friend over there", he says in a gruff voice.
Darry-
I finished my work around two and the boss had no nothing left to be done for today, He told me "Good job . Curtis" with a pat on the back before sending me home. He was pleased with my work and would have more work for me tomorrow.
I was happy with my progress but I wanted to be to working on roofs again. It was hard exhausting work but I enjoyed it. It challenged my physically and I loved that part of my job. I walked stiffly to my desk cleaning up a bit and straightening up my desk. I walked with a little pep in my limping. I couldn't be more pleased with how today went. But only if i knew the events that were about to unravel.
" Curtis , phone", my boss calls
Author's note-
To continue reading this story, I will post it in a new story because this is getting long and this is the part two of this story. So I wonder who is the call about? What will happen next? I promise Soda will not get seriously hurt. I can do that to Darry but not Soda. I can't hurt Soda without my heart breaking.