New Greaser in Town

Chapter 11

I woke up & did my daily routine:
Work out, shower, get dressed, eat, watch TV & hang out with my brother. We're playing video games right now. By the time my show was over I check the time. 2:40pm.

"Hey, Justin?" I ask.

"Yeah?" He responds.

"What should I do about Dallas?" I ask feeling conflicted. He takes it in. Then speaks.

"Well, do you like him?"

"Of course, just, I don't want to ruin our friendship & I don't want to get hurt. Remember Lucas?" I explain to him.

"Yeah I remember Lucas." He says with a disgusted expression on his face. I don't blame him for it.

"You really just go with the flow. If it doesn't work out & he's a true friend; he'll find a way to make it work between you guys." He explains. I take in his words.

"Thanks Justin." I say giving him a side hug.

"Yeah, but if he hurts you, I'll bet him to a pulp!" He threatens. I laugh & walk to my room to get ready for my 'friendly' triple date. I call Tori & invite her over so we can get ready together. It's 3:00pm right now, the date is at 5:00.

~time skip~

Justin offered to take Tori & I to the Curtis house. After a while, we're there. Justin takes off, wishing us luck before hand.

"We're finally going on a double date!" Tori squeals.

"Whatever you want to call it." I say. We walk in & see Sandy on Sodas lap, TwoBit & Dally.

"Finally they're here." Dally says motioning towards us.

"Sorry, but it takes time looking this good." Tori says. I laugh.

"So are we ready to go?" Sandy says. With that we get up & start walking somewhere.

"Where are we going?" I finally ask.

"Well, we are going to the dingo to eat. Then we are going for a game of mini golf." Dally says smirking.

"Mini golf. How original." I tease. He playfully punches my shoulder. I let out a small laugh.

We make it to a small restaurant after a while of walking. We take our seats & order our food. We start talking about random stuff, Sandy always trying to kiss Soda when she sees the chance.

Dally tries to do the same. He keeps getting closer & closer to me & rubbing my knee. I always gave him a dirty look when he did that. After we're done, we head off to play mini golf.

"Okay, how should we do this?" Soda asks after we have gotten our things.

"We could do girls vs. boys?" Tori suggests. No one seems to disagree. I guess that's what we are going to do. We all nod.

"When us boys win this, I get a kiss. Alright?" He whispers in my ear. My ear tickles when he whispered. I just give him a look. Before I can reply, Tori grabs my hand & we start playing.

~Time skip because I'm lazy~

It all comes down to Dally. We're tied 15-15. Dally turns to look at me & gives me a wink. When he turns back around, I roll my eyes slightly.

He makes it. The boys all cheer & high five one another. Sandy gives Soda a congratulatory kiss, TwoBit & Tori hug, then kiss & Dally walks up to me. I cross my arms.

"Where's my kiss?" He asks smirking.

"You're impossible." I say walking out. After I get to a point where I know they can't see me, I start running. I run as fast as I can & eventually stop to catch my breath. I sit down on a bench & put my hand to my head. I feel like crying, but I don't.

"Chris?" I hear a voice say. I look up & see Darry, Pony & Johnny in a truck.

"Hey." I say quietly. Darry parks the truck where it's at & they all come over to me.

"Chris, what's wrong?" Johnny says sitting next to me.

"What makes you think something is wrong?" I ask.

"Something obviously wrong." Ponyboy defends. I sigh & explain to them that Dally kept trying to be intimate with me.

"Wait I don't understand, what's wrong with that." Pony says once I finish.

"I just," I can't even finish. A tear escapes my eye. Darry notices. If he wasn't in front of me, he wouldn't notice. I'm not making any crying noises. It's just a tear.

He crouches down in front of me. "Hey, Christina, you know you can talk to us, right?" Darry says wiping my tear away with his thumb. I've never really talk about it to anyone but if there is anyone I trust more than anyone, it's these three guys.

I sigh, then take a deep breath, & start.

"When I was 14, I dated this guy named Lucas. He was like another version of Dallas Winston, only a little nicer. After a long time of us dating, I saw him cheating on me &...." I can't even finish. Another tear escapes my eye, I wipe it away quickly. They wait for me to explain more.

"I guess, I'm really scared about being used again, since my last relationship was based on him using me. So I'm scared that Dallas is just going to use me." I admit my voice cracking. They all give me sympathetic states & rub my back. Another tear comes along.

"Being around Dallas, just, brings back shit that I just don't want to think about." I pause, then continue. "I'm a strong ass girl, but there is only so much I can take, & this is why I don't talk about it to many people, because it's one of the few things that's actually able to really get me down." I finish.

We sit in silence for a while until Johnny speaks up. "I'm sorry that you've gone through that."

"It's alright, I just have to live with it. I guess." I say.

"I understand why it's hard for you to trust like that again, but you have to realize that Dally is not Lucas. To be honest, I think that you might be blaming Dally for what that pig did to you." Darry explains. I let that sink in. Am I really blaming Dallas for what Lucas did to me? I am. I'm punishing Dallas for something that someone else did to me. That's not fair to him.

"You're right. God, I'm so stupid." I say.

"You're not stupid! You're just more careful with who you let in your life. That ain't a bad thing." Darry says squeezing my hand. I look up at him.

"Thanks." I whisper.

"Come on, you're too pretty to be cryin'." He finishes. I laugh a little. They all hug me.

"Come on let's go home." Ponyboy says. We get in Darry's' truck & head to the Curtis home. I'm so glad I have these guys in my life.

We get home & we start hanging out for a while. After an hour or so, TwoBit, Sodapop & Dally come. They all stop & stare at me.

"Why'd you take off like that?!" Dally finally says.

"Hey, hey, don't yell at her like th-" Darry starts getting up but I interrupt.

"No, Darry, it's okay." I say putting my hand on his chest stoping him. He sits back down.

"Guys I'm really sorry I took off like that." I say.

"Chris, it's okay. We're not mad. But are you okay?" Soda says putting an arm around my shoulder.

"Yeah, you alright?" TwoBit asks looking concerned.

"I'm fine. But, um, Dallas, can I talk to you." He has his arms crossed. He looks mad.

"Alright." He says walking out. I follow. We sit down on the steps.

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Sorry if I keep leaving things on a Clift Hanger! I personally like them. But I'm sorry if you don't. I'm actually really proud of this chapter! Hope you all enjoyed! 💋✌️
~Quote of the day~

"You're allowed to scream, you're allowed to cry, but do not give up."