We're Just Best Friends| Darry Curtis

Busted Ribs

"Everybody WAKE UP!!" The door slams open, Steve and Soda run in, hootin and hollerin. I jump up, startling, a now awake Johnny. We must have fell asleep on the Curtis couch last night.

" What's with all the noise out here?" Darry walks out of his room towards the living room, Ponyboy right behind him.

"Why is everyone still asleep?" Soda asks with a cheeky grin.
"It's 6:30 in the morning", Ponyboy yawns.
"You guys can't be serious....It's racing day!! Everyone needs to be up !!!"

" Well since we are all up now anyway, thanks to you, I'll get started on breakfast" Darry states walking into the kitchen. Shortly after Two Bit walks in and plants himself in front of the tv. Dallas is the only person missing, I assume he slept a Bucks last night.

"Alright guys I'm going to Bucks" I stand up and head to the door.
" Not staying for breakfast" Darry peeped into the living room.
" Not today, I'll see y'all later" Everyone waves and says their goodbyes.

   I walk out the Curtis house, and start making my way to Bucks bar. It's pretty nice out today, I guess when I'm always driving everywhere, I don't really get to feel the air or look at the trees. The birds were chirping and the sun was shining bright in the sky. Greasers walked the sidewalks laughing and enjoying the warm sunny day, it's so peaceful almost as if nothing could ruin this moment....

  "Hey Grease ball"
SHIT
Just keep walking Delilah
" I know you hear me you dirty Greaser, stop walking"
Just keep walking

A blue Mustang pulls up next to me , I keep walking until I feel something grab my arm . I turn around to see Bob holding my arm and his minions right behind him.
"Well if it isn't the GIRL Winston, and oh....where's old man Curtis? Not here to save you today?"
" Well it's nice to see you again Bob. And I don't need to be saved, I can handle my own."
"We will see about that". Bob pulls his blade out of his pocket. " Such beautiful hair, it's too bad that it belongs to white trash like you". Before he has a chance to use it, I smack the blade out of his hand and punch him with my free hand. He lets my arm go and and I give him my famous right hook to the temple. His minions come up behind me and grab both of my arms holding me back. Damn they are strong, I don't know how I'm going to get out of this one. "You are gonna regret that Winston". Just then he knees me in the ribs making me fall to the ground. That's definitely gonna leave a bruise. He goes to do it again, but I kick him in the face, and just as he starts to come back up, a fist comes up and knocks him down. The person turns to me and starts punching the minions. Bob signals his minions and they run back to the Mustang and drive off. I look up to identify the person who scared Bob and his friends off.
" Thanks Dal"

Dallas' POV
I was on my way to Bucks, I left early this mornin to find Tim Shepard....heard he was looking for me. As I was walking a blue Mustang drove past me, them damn socs are always on our side of town. But they'd raise hell if we stepped foot in their little preppy bullshit neighborhood. The Mustang stopped about 2 blocks ahead of me, next to some girl. The socs got out next to her and started grabbing at her, nothing good ever comes from no soc getting ahold of a greasy broad. I started walking towards the Mustang  , when I got closer I realized it was my sister . When it came to Socs I knew she could handle it on her own, but why should she, get to have all the fun fighting socs?

    And it was Bob and his shitty friends, I had to get in on the action. So I run up and punch Bob knocking him on his ass, and punching his other 2 that were holding D. They all run back to their Mustang and drive off. I look over at Delilah holding her side.
"Thanks Dal".

Delilah's POV
" For the record, I want you to know I didn't need your help, I was handling it pretty well on my own".
"Well yea if you call a busted rib *pretty good*".
" HEY , I got a few hits in before they held me down"
"Whatever you say, I was just going to Bucks ,come on, you need to clean that cut". He points to my fist. I didn't even realize Bobs ugly face had cut my hand when I punched him.

When we got to Bucks I went to the bathroom and bandaged my hand. I lifted up my shirt to see how bad he had gotten my ribs, and he got them pretty good. My whole right side was shades of red and purple and it hurt like hell too. I wrap my torso with a bandage and take an aspirin for the pain. I decided to lay down a bit before the race. Hell I'm not letting some sore ribs stop me from having fun.

I must've been tired, cause by the time I woke up it was 6:30 and the race starts at 8:30.

Sorry just a filler chapter before we get to the juicy stuff:) It's my first book so pls be patient with me.