Scarlet Curtis

Taking Charge

The cold wind blew on my soft face. As I walked back to our house well our old house, I kept hearing my name in a whisper type voice.

"Scar...Scar...Scar"

People would probably say it was a scary moment. I would say I didn't care.

All I knew now is I was going to go to the Manhattan School of Music and pursue my dreams.

I quickly ran towards my house. I slammed open the front door and ran upstairs to my room.

It has been awhile since I've been up here. I looked around at it. Nothing has changed.

I quickly pushed past the thought of my room and packed every suitcase I could find.

I opened the drawer to my bottom dresser. There laid my flight ticket with my application for the Manhattan School of Music.

I pulled it out and closed the drawer. I ran back downstairs to come face to face with Ponyboy.

He looked at my ticket and smiled. He looked back up in my eyes and said, "You always wanted to go there."

I glanced at the ticket and looked back at him. He continued, "Where did you go?"

I said with a shaky voice, "I was taken." He said, "Well, I can see that. You look like you haven't ate in days and you look sick."

I said, "Well, I'm not gonna look healthy being Kidnapped and left in a closet to die.

Now, if you'll excuse me. I have a school to attend."

He nodded his head and said, "I know because I'm coming with you." I smiled and said, "No your not."

He said, "Fine." He walked over towards the home phone. He continued, "I'll just call Darry."

I watched as he dialed a few numbers and quickly ran towards the phone and snapped the wire into two equal pieces.

I said, "Fine, but we better hurry."
All I could think about was how much trouble I was gonna be in for bringing Pony with me.

Sure, no one cares if I'm gone, but Pony's more important then I am. They will for sure notice that he is missing.

And now that they're socs now the news would be spreading all over tv.
He grabbed a couple things from upstairs and followed me out the door.

We took a cab all the way to the airport and as from there we left.

In The Airplane

You would normally think there would be loud screaming baby's or chair kickers on a plane but not in first class.

Yep, that's right the ticket I bought paid for both me and my brother some how and it also let us ride in first class.

Ponyboy was excited because he's never rode in first class but I was just nervous.

I am basically taking my brother all the way across the country to pursue my dream.

Later, it's gonna be all over the news that he went missing and it's gonna be all my fault.

I heard the flight attendant through the microphone say, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign.

If you haven't already done so, please stow your carry-on luggage underneath the seat in front of you or in an overhead bin.

Please take your seat and fasten your seat belt. And also make sure your seat back and folding trays are in their full upright position."

I made sure me and Ponyboy were both in a seatbelt and that our folding trays were properly in their right position.