The new girl in the gang

Chapter 8

Peps POV
It's was quite until some soc girl came in, "hi, where's Sodapop?" She says popping the P, "in the back, what do you need?" I say and try to act like it fine with this painted person coming in here. She's wearing so much makeup she looks painted.

"Ok just go back then." She says and starts heading for the door, all the sudden some boys socs come in "what's a pretty thing like you doing in a place like this?" One of them says I roll my eyes "what do you need?" I ask tired of these socs, "just the candy bars." One of them says as he lays out five candy bars, "I'll be back." I walk to the door that leads to the garage, "Steve, Soda, some people are hear to buy.." I look and see Soda making out with the girl from earlier "some things." I say, I don't know why I thought he was single, a guy like that single? I must have been crazy, but for some reason my chest hurts. "Be there in a min." Steve says I nod and walk back in.

"Your back, we were afraid you ran off." One of them socs says I sit down and grab a magazine to read "you know you realy could look pretty if you tried." One of them says "to bad I'm dating, or you could have a spare key." As soon as he says that Soda walks in, the door closing behind him you could see the soc girl sitting on the car waiting for him.

"Jack, was that your girl?" One of them says Sodas not listening he's just ringing them up. When the Jack guy ran toward the door "your not aloud out there." I say then Soda and me look at each other then Jack comes back in with murder in his eyes "I'm going to kill you." He says looking straight at Soda, then he sees me "did you know what you boyfriend was doing in there?" He asks "what!?" I say going along "making out with my girl." He says then looks back at Soda who at this point looks a mixture of scared, mad at the same time. "How dare you do this to me babe." I say as I look at him " I thought we were special." I say acting like I'm about to cry.

Soda pulls out a switch, and I sees he's scared "as special as we were you better get the shoot out of here." I say as a grab a switch with this the Jack one got mad "your boy been sleeping sleeping around and you don't care?" I grin knowing this confused him "get the ell out of here." He sighs "this isn't over Curtis." And storms out.

"I really thought you weren't going to stick up for me there." Soda says sadness in his voice "I would never not help you, we both have scary brothers." I say and we laugh.

On the walk home we walked quickly, we've been having to many run ins with socs lately "so how did you know about socs and greasers?" Steve asks "we have them in New York, the funny thing is that there I was a soc, we were dirt poor but we had a house." I say sadly.

The next few day flew bye, I could feel the gang getting used to me. While walking to the DX Soda  asks "so how was life in New York?" He says it so nicely I almost feel bad for my answer "it was great, we danced and laughed and everyone got along, no one ever came home to a sad abusing household while their brother was throwing his life away." "That bad?" I nod.

When we walk in I go behind the counter, I was just reading until I felt someone breathing down my neck. I turn around and I'm about to kick em where the sun don't shine when I see Dally, I stare at him coldly then go back to reading. "Oh come on don't be like that, I needed to make sure you were safe." "I know." I say shocked that I understand why he called strangers to pick me up.

Soda walks In form the garage he sees Dally and looks shocked "hey Dally got out early?" "Yea good behavior." "Glad to see you." As Soda leaves with a pop Dally looks at me mad "who's clothes are you wearing?" I look down and forgot I was wearing Sodas sweats and a gray random sweatshirt "I don't know, found them in the wash."

He looks mad but takes a deep breath "let's go shopping tomorrow." He says kindly "no!" I say then walk over to the garage Soda looks up and sees me and smiles "what you doing out here?" "Just felt like coming out." I watch him work for awhile then go back in, Dally looks at me "what happened?" He says concerned "you should have been there." I say mad "I've said I'm sorry, what more do you need." I sigh.

Eventually he leaves saying to meet him back at home, "hey Soda what time are we leaving today?" I ask poking my head in the door "we can go now, I just finished this car you fine with that Steve?" "Yeah sure whatever." Soda washes his hands and then we start back toward the Curtises house "wanna play a game?" Soda asks "sure" "I ask a question and you answer truthfully, then you ask a question and I answer." "Ok you can go first." After awhile I really know Soda, I want to keep playing but we get to their house to soon.

I walk in the kitchen and start to cook some dinner, Sodas favorite Mac and cheese. Soon I hear the boys come in, " smells delicious nice job Penelope."  Eventually when everyone's eaten we just sat around talking, these boys are starting to feel like family.

After Jonny and Steve and Two-bit leaves, I'm almost asleep when I hear someone walk in and the front door slams. "Where have you been?" Dally yells "shhh They are sleeping, and what do you mean?" "I told you to meet at home." He says getting mad but staying quiet "I don't have a home." "I meant Bucks, I was about to search for you, afraid you were bleeding out on the streets somewhere." "How was I supposed to know that?" He stares me down "we'll get up we are going to Bucks." He says "no I'm sleeping here and tomorrow making breakfast." He gets even madder, then walks out the door slamming it behind him. All the sudden Darry comes down "what happened?" Darry says I look away on the verge of tears. "Dally was mad I didn't meet him at Bucks, good night." I say with a voice crack.

I haven't seen him in years and all the sudden he's the over protective brother. What gives him that right.