The Curtis Sister

Chapter sixteen

Kate's pov

As me and Candy rode in the back of Darry's truck I kept glancing over at my bestfriend and she's so broken and I feel like I'm broken to aside from everything only Candy knows about that happens in my home. This has been my bestfriend since basically birth, her mom and my mom were bestfriends to, this is my family, blood couldn't make us any closer. Any pain she feels, I feel.
Soda pulled up to the doctors office and we all got out. "We can walk back Soda." Candy said. "I don't know how I feel about that, if something else happens to you and something happens to Kate it would kill me." He replied with sadness. "We'll be careful Soda I promise." He sighed. Soda hugged us both tight and then went home, and Candy turned to me. "Kate I don't really wanna go to no therapy, no stranger can help me with this, you have been my therapist for as long as I remember and I know you'll help me through this." "Of course Candy but if not why are we here." "Because we are about to do something and the gang can't know and we need a alibi." "Ok what is it you know I support you on anything." "Revenge"she replied. I smirked. "Why didn't you just tell me that from the jump in your room?" I asked. "I don't know I thought you would have tried to talk me out of it." She replied. "Are you kidding me I want revenge more than anything!" I raised my voice. "Ok, ok my bad Kate." She rolled her eyes. "Ok before we plan revenge can I buy my bestfriend some food?" "Kate we just ate like a few hours ago?" "And?" I asked as we started walking to Dairy Queen, she acting like she not just as hungry. After Candy and I ate ourselves sick and devised a plan we decided to start walking home. We soon arrived and went in the house. Instantly, we were squeezed by Sodapop. "Oh my gosh I was so worried." He exhaled. "Soda I told you we were going to be extra careful." Candy replied. "Being extra careful doesn't protect y'all anymore." He said sadly and Candy looked down. "Guys I have to go." I said knowing my mother that hates me is forcing me to be home at a certain time. I hugged my brother and sister and left.
When I got home, as soon as I walked through the door there was a vase thrown at me. "You bitch I told you to be home a hour ago!!" My "mom" screeched, and I said nothing. My dad appears out of nowhere, throws me on the ground, and gets on top of me straddling me. He tries to reach up my shirt and I punched him in his face. Making him even angrier he puts his hands around my neck and chokes me. I gasp for air and everything starts to become a blur. Eventually I am able to break loose and as soon as I was of the floor I ran out of the door dodging things being thrown at me on the way out, but unfortunately a ashtray succeeds to fly into and cut my forehead. This has been happening for years only Candy know the rest of the gang doesn't, they can't know. I sob all the way back to the Curtis house until I get to the gate I force myself together and try my best to make it look like I wasn't just breaking down and I walk in. Sodapop sees me, gets up and as he is about to say something I sprint up the steps and into Candys room locking the door behind me.

Sodapops pov
              Kate comes through the door beat up, hand marks on her neck and a cut on her head. The gang stares terrified and befor I could say anything she bolts up the steps.

Ponyboys pov
I️ watch Kate come into the house, she's roughed up, my heart sinks. I've always been protective of Kate but this different type of protective feeling cane over me when I️ seen her like that. I️ run up the steps behind her, I️ have to know what happened to her, but I wasn't fast enough because she was already locked in Candy's room. Disappointed, I️ go back downstairs hopefully waiting she'll come talk to me.

Candys pov
Kate slams the door to my room, and I️ stare in horror, it happened again. She bursts into tears and I️ just try to comfort her the best that I️ can. She doesn't want any of the gang to know about these things but I️ suggest anyway, "Do you want me to go get Ponyboy?" She just shrugs in response. I️ go downstairs and pull Pony in the kitchen. "Pony, Kate is in real bad shape right now, and your someone she's close with, she needs your comfort." I️ talk lowly so the gang can't hear. Pony nods and proceeds upstairs, I️ go into the living room and sit next Dal, I️ lean on him and he puts his arm around me. "Hey kid, how're you feeling?" He asks and I️ shrug. "Come on kid we're getting you out of the house." With that Dal pulled me off the couch and out the door. Dal puts his arm back around me, we walk to a dinner in a comfortable silence.

Ponyboys pov
            I️ slowly open the door to Candy's room, where I️ find Kate crying. My arms make their way around her waist, and I️ just hug her while she continues crying. "Kate what happened?" She sighs, "I️ don't want to talk about it Pony." I️ look down, I️ feel a slight sadness, Kate is hurting and she doesn't want to talk to me. "Ok you don't have to talk to me, but if you ever want to I'll always be here to listen." She nods resting her head on my chest. "Ponyboy." Kate calls me and I️ look down into her eyes. "Thanks for being here." I️ don't know why but in that moment a swarm of butterflies erupt in my stomach, "Always." A couple of minutes go by of me just comforting Kate, "You wanna go on a walk with me?" I️ ask her and she nods, we leave the house and head for the lot.
Me and Kate sit on the old car seat, in silence, I take a good look at Kate and just start noticing so many beautiful things. After the new discoveries, I start reminiscing about everything. All the good and then the bad, when I think about it I didn't always treat her like the friend she deserved. "Kate.", she looks up from her lap. "Yeah?" "I'm sorry, for everything, I was just thinking back about things, there were times I was an absolute horrible friend if you could even call me that and I'm sorry.", it looks like she's taking in what I said. "Wow Ponyboy, thank you." Kate's eyes sparkled as they looked into mine, and again I felt those butterflies, this foreign feeling. As time passed on the deeper me and Kate's conversation got, as we talked until the sun was about to set.

Candy's pov
Me and Dal enter the diner and found a seat. "So how was the shrink kid?" After Dal asked I tried to develop my lie, and ended up failing. "Uhh, it was okay." I tried my best to sound convincing. "Candy, you can't lie to me, come on talk to me." I sigh. "Well, we didn't exactly go to therapy, I just wanted to get away from the gang to talk to Kate about making plans for revenge." I explained really fast. "And you felt like you couldn't tell me that?", I face palmed myself. "No it's not you I was trying to avoid honestly, but since you forced that out of me can you help us Dal?" "Of course." Dal gave his devious smirk. We order food and just talked, until the diner door bell rang, in walked Bob and Randy. My blood ran cold, I yelped and stared at them go sit down. Dal follows my stare and when he notices the two scum bags and he teleports from our table to theirs. It seemed like in seconds Dal was beating Bob and Randy's asses. Flashbacks of the worst day of my life start replaying and I start having an anxiety attack. I wish I could enjoy my brother beating Bob and Randy up but I remained at the table trying to get myself under control. Randy laid on the floor next to his table not daring to move, groaning and clearly in pain from the beating he just received. Dal now had Bob in a head lock. "You think you're gonna get away with what you did to my sister you son of a bitch?!", Bob struggled to breathe. Dal released Bob when he started losing consciousness, he collapsed next to Randy, and Dal dragged them both of the diner.
          Dal comes back to our table and starts calming me down. "Hey, hey, hey Candy calm down, no ones ever going to do anything to you ever again." He pulls me in a hug and I finally start relaxing. I nod, "thanks Dal." "Of course." After me and Dal finish milkshakes he got us we leave. Bob and Randy were laying outside the diner groaning. "Stay here for a sec Candy.", he walks over to them pulling out his gun, that only we know is not loaded. He puts the heater to Bob's head, "You're both gonna pay, if my name isn't Dallas Winston.", with that he gave those grimy socs a final kick in gut and we were on our way to Dal's next destination for us. We arrived at a play ground, a little part of the old me comes back as I immediately run to the swings.
"Dal come push me!", he walked over slowly to the swings, looking around.
"What are you looking for?"
"To make sure no ones around."
"Why?"
"Cause I don't want anyone to see me pushing you on this swing, seeing me look all soft.", I burst out laughing.
"Seriously Candy, you're one of the few things I have a soft spot for but Tulsa cannot know that.", my laughter died down.
"Awww thanks Dal you're the best."
"I am aren't I?", I rolled my eyes.
"I take it back."
"Nope you cant."

           After spending about and hour or so at the empty play ground me and a Dal headed back to the house. We reached the gate to my house, "Dal."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for today."
"Of course little sis.", I hugged Dal.
As soon as we walked in the house I was snatched by Kate.
"Candy I have to talk to you.", and with that Kate dragged me up the steps and into my room.