Warning the outsiders and winning Johnny cade

Chapter fourteen

I woke up on the couch. I felt really good that that night was over. It was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Ponyboy stayed in his room all night. I don't know what his problem was. I know he liked her but she had a boyfriend and if she wasn't dating Bob she'd be dating dally and she doesn't treat him good. I don't know it's just confusing. I felt bad because I was on the couch and the rest of the boys were on the floor. I remember falling asleep on the floor so someone must've moved me. Two bit Johnny and Steve were on the floor and u guessed soda Darry and pony were in their rooms. No one was in the kitchen so I thought no one was awake yet.
I started making breakfast I remembered Darry likes eggs in a bacon and tomato sandwich, soda likes them with grape jelly and pony likes them hard. Then I made scrambled eggs for the rest of the gang. When I was putting everyone's food on the plates pony walked in. It was a really weird feeling. I didn't like being mad at him. He was like my brother.
"Ponyboy, I'm sorry if I was rude last night. I was really worried about you guys and I didn't know what to do. I thought if we didn't make you leave Bob and randy would find out and then, well you know what would happen."
"It's fine I was acting like a jerk. I'm sorry. It's just something about cherry. I don't know. But I should've listened to you. I feel really bad about last night. I'm sorry."
"It's fine you just gotta apologize to Johnny. You of all people know he's really depressed already and that comment about 'you can't blame them' didn't help."
"I know I'm a jerk for sayin that. I was just so mad. But I'll make it up to him."
"Pony get the chocolate cake out of the ice box""
I then started waking up the greasers one by one. I started with Darry.
"Wakey wakes eggs and bacey. Like seriously I made eggs in a bacon and tomato sandwich for you get up sleepy head."
I then woke soda by jumping on the bed till he woke up.
Johnny looked so young and peaceful. Like he was the happiest when he was asleep, so I waited to wake him till last.
"Mr. Randle, Mr. Randle"
I slowly jokingly shook awake Steve.
I tickled two bit awake.
That left Johnny. I lie down in the floor beside him facing him moving his long hair out of his face.
"Johnny," I said softly. I grabbed his hand.
"Johnnycakes it's time to wake up."
"Huh?" He replied sleepily.
I smiled, "cmon Johnny I let you sleep the most. I made breakfast."
He got up and we ate. Everyone thanked me for breakfast. Now that everything was cleared with pony I wanted to talk to dally. Steve, Johnny, and I walked to buck Merrill's to find him. Well they walked, they insisted on them giving me piggy back rides and sitting on their shoulders all the way there. So I moved from Steve to Johnny. When we got to bucks and he finally got dally we asked him to walk around town with us. We started walking,
"Hey uh Anne I'm sorry I lashed out on you I know you were trying to help and you told me ahead of time. You can probably see by now I've got anger issues. But I am really sorry."
"It's no problem dal, really. I know I was being bossy too. I was just so worried about all you guys."
"You my little sis again?"
"You my big bro again?"
In response he picked me up and started running.
We went back to the Curtis' to drop off Steve and pick up two bit and pony. Steve Darry and soda were heading off to work. I had weekends off.
Us four messed around and played random games.
"You know what?"
Two bit said to me with a mischievous smirk.
"What?" I said honestly wondering.
"You're gonna need a switchblade. And you haven't really stolen anything yet. Why not make your first stealing job useful?"
So after a lot of convincing and lessons from the boys, I went into the store. The plan was for me to lie to the clerk saying I was looking for stuff stay for around two hours and leave with the switchblade. I was going to pretend like I didn't know the boys so the clerk didn't suspect anything.
"Hi um Mr. Clerk, my father is trying to redo our backyard so he wants me to look around for a lot of stuff like a new hose, grass seed, what flowers to buy, paint, etc. but he's not gonna come in and buy anything until a couple of days, he just wants me to make a list of what he needs to buy and what kind with the prices. Would that be okay?"
"Yeah sure I guess."
I walked away. The boys came in messing around. Or some of the boys came in, the plan was for them to half come and if the clerk kicked them out the other two would come in a few minutes later. So someone would be with me the whole time.
I walked around pretending to be looking at outdoor stuff and writing down the products and prices when really I was just staring onto the distance and scribbling and making funny faces at the boys. I saw the black handled 8 inch switchblade that I was going to take. About an hour in dally and pony accidentally knocked down a shelf of tools and the clerk got very distracted by that so that's when I snatched the switchblade and put it on the inside of my coat and secured it. The clerk asked dally and pony to pick the tools up and leave and they did. Sure enough I kept pretending to be doing stuff and Johnny and two bit walked in. Around an hour later I came walked by the clerk, and put the notepad up far enough away for him to think the scribbles were words and said,
"Thank you so much daddy will be happy."
He nodded and I left. Johnny and two bit walked out a few minutes later. We were quiet until we got a few minutes away from the store.
"That was great Anne! Nice job. The old man has no idea!"
"Thanks but you guys sure did help. It really is a beauty." I said pulling out the switchblade.
"And look what I got for you. So you can specialize it so everyone knows it's your's."
Two bit handed me pink duck tape.
"Thanks Two!"
I wrapped the duct tape around the handle. I felt a lot safer now that I had that blade.