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𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 ≪•◦ ❈ ◦•≫ mom and dad got a letter from the school, no not the chaperone one, they declined that offer, i meant the one telling them that their daughter served a two hour after school detention for dumping apple juice on some jerk. they took it the other way and forbid me from leaving the house unless i'm going to school, i had to play sick just to not go back there, i don't feel like looking at peter's face.
cherry's been saying that i did the right thing, just not in the right way, she's not wrong. i could've just talked to peter about it instead of just humiliating him in front of the whole school, gotta admit it was kind of funny.
i sat in my room with my pencil in my hand, marcia who had me in some of her classes told me the things they learned, just so i could catch up before i could go back. to make this even more unrealistic, i've been "sick" for 4 days now, 4 days of isolating myself from the teenage hellhole.
there were rocks being thrown at my window, all at the same time. i turn my attention towards the window to see ponyboy, dally, and johnny standing from below, i smiled at all of them.
"what are you three doing here, do you really want to get killed?" i whispered loudly.
"wanna catch a movie with us?" ponyboy cupped his hands, placed them over his mouth like a megaphone.
"i'm grounded, i can't leave the house."
"nobody said you'd be walking out the front door." ponyboy grinned, i agreed to the plan.
i head over to my head, stuffed it with my body pillow as if it were me sleeping, i put on my jean jacket before making myself back to the window. pony was still waiting outside, johnny and dally were on the streets smoking a cigarette.
"what if i fall?" i asked.
"you're falling anyways, now get down." dally commanded.
my eyes closed, i dropped from my window into someone's arms, i open my eyes to see ponyboy looking down on me. i slap his arms to put me down, we walk all the way to the drive in, snuck under the fence to avoid admission.
'back to the future' was on, it used to be one of my favorite movies from when it was released until i matured and realize time traveling doesn't exist, and if it did i would travel back to any time where greasers and socs didn't exist, don't know who created it but i would to know just so i could kill them myself.
johnny found us some seats, dally went up to go get us all some cokes while ponyboy had his leg close to mine, weird but okay. the title card went on along with the long, long introduction, which led everyone around us to have a chat with their friends.
dally came back with 4 cups; one for him, johnny, pony, and me. someone from behind laid a tap on my shoulder, i turn to see peter with a very apologetic look on his face.
"pete, not now." i turn away, it only made him want to talk to me even more.
"i'm not here to trash talk your friends, can we just talk?" he asked with a more broken voice.
"make it quick." i get up and led him by the trees where no one could hear what we're saying.
peter took a deep breath in before letting it all out "i'm sorry for what i did to your friends, don't know what went over me that day but it was stupid, maybe i did deserve the apple juice waterfall."
"you know, i thought you'd never apologize." i slightly smiled.
"well you're my date to the dance, of course i need to apologize to a friend." date to the dance? oh, the dance!
"see you 23rd?"
"see you 23rd."
i walk away from peter who was left alone by the trees, when i got back everyone including the guys were gone. great, not only did they forget me but now i'm in even more trouble for sneaking out the house. nobody but the cleaners were around.
i stuffed my hands in my pocket while walking out of the drive-in, it was hard not to cry after having to be abandoned by the three people who convinced you to sneak out, who cares honestly? not me for sure.
it was around 12 when i got home, when the stupid door creaked open, my parents eyes shot up at me.
"talia faith valance, where in the hell have you been?!" my mom was drunk.
"i went out." i muttered.
"alone?! you do know that there are greasers just waiting to come out and kidnap you!" my dad added.
"yeah yeah, i get your point, i'm going to bed." i got blocked mid-way to the stairs.
"from now on, you cut your connections with your friends this minute, and you're ground for the whole week, meaning no sneaking or going out!" my dad noted.
"i get you point, alright? now let me go to bed." i push past him, ran upstairs on the verge of tears.
once the door to my bedroom was shut, i fall into my bed with tears streaming down my eyes, how dare ponyboy abandon me like that? for a second, i really thought he was like my only friend i could really trust, man was i wrong.
