June Curtis

Chapter 28

Candy's POV

I was walking down the street with the gang behind me. The reason I knew they were behind me was because I kept hearing 'What is she doing?' Or 'Where is she going?' I guess they thought they were quiet because they were whispering. But it's the gang, when are they ever quiet? I turned around to look at them and they stopped. I looked around to see where I was and I saw a store. I put my finger up to the gang that tells them to hang on. They gave me confused looks as I walked across the street and into the store. I got a couple of pens and a notebook and paid for it. I walked back across the street to the gang who was waiting for me and I wrote 'Go home. I will be home in a little bit.' I gave it to Darry who passed it onto the others and Darry said "Candy I don't think that's a good idea. You know... After what happened." I sighed and wrote 'Listen, mom always said that everything happens for a reason. I don't know what the reason is for what happened to me. But I want to know so bad and I'm gonna find it. Even if it takes my whole damn life.' I gave him the piece of paper and he said "Ok. But you have two hours. If you aren't home in two hours then we are gonna come look for you. Got it?" I nodded and hugged him. I knew where I was going and the gang watched me until they couldn't see me anymore. I walked up to the place that we used to go to. I heard singing inside and knew that there was Mass going on inside the church. I walked in and got some holy water and made the sign of the cross. Mom always said that whenever you go in here, you always have to make the sign of the cross with holy water no matter what your reason is. I sat in the back and I was there for the rest of the Mass. It was all Socs so when they left they gave me dirty looks. I just sat there until the church was completely empty. I prayed and prayed for a answer from anyone. I saw the priest and he came up to me and said "Hello there. I didn't expect to see you here." I nodded and wrote 'Yeah it's been awhile. But I came here because I need help.' He nodded and sat in the seat in front of me and said "Ok, I'm listening." So I wrote down what happened and said that I need to find the reason. "I'm sorry. But, you may never find your reason or the thing I'm about to say to you may be your reason. Everyone searches for their reason when something happens to them. Whether or not it's bad. Well, most people don't care for the reason to what happened that was good. But they do search for the reason for the bad things that happened to them. But I think your reason is because God wanted to know how well your gang sticks together. He wants to see if they can handle anything that He throws at them. Even if it involves someone very important. But God knows that you guys can handle this. He knows that all of you went through a lot. He knows that you can get through this now too." I nodded and wrote 'thank you'. I got up and walked out of the church and started walking home. A red mustang came up beside me and started yelling nasty things at me. Five guys got out of the car and started whistling and smirking at me. I continued walking until one of them grabbed my notebook and the others held me down. "What are you a mute or something?" One asked then the others laughed. "But your a Curtis, aren't you? Well on the bright side, boys we don't have to worry about her screaming." Then he pulled out a switch blade and started cutting me. I closed my eyes tight as the cold metal cut through my once smooth skin. Then they started kicking me and punching me in the face and stomach. They left after about thirty minutes of this. I laid there trying to find the strength to get up. Once I did, I started limping home. I made it to the gate and thought about how much trouble I'm going to be in. I walked through the gate and up the porch. I walked through the door and the gang was there as usual. Johnny looked at me with wide eyes as Dallas who was next to him, asked "What is it Johnnycakes?" Then Dally turned his head to look at what Johnny was staring at and he said "Holy shit!" That got people's attention real fast. "Candy! What happened?! You said you would be fine!" Soda said who was very upset. I was going to write on my notebook but realized that the Socs didn't give it back. Soda noticed me looking for it and said in a calm like voice "Candy baby, you're gonna have to talk to me sooner or later. Please." I looked in his blue worried eyes and took a deep breath.

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Cliffhanger!!! I think I am going to do a couple more chapters and then I will make a sequel! I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!