Locked doors

11

We just laid there for awhile to catch our breath.
"I don't think I can make it to Tim's..." Two-bit said in between breaths.
"Two it's only 2 blocks" I said sitting up leaning against a tree. Pony wasn't out of breath since you know, track, but he was sitting on the ground panting a little. Since I knew it was gonna be awhile till Two-bit caught his breath and I already got mine. I looked up at the tree I was leaning against and shot up it till I was half way before losing my breath again.
"Damn Jax, forgot you were good at that" Steve chuckled.
"Like riding a bike Stevo, you never forget" I replied "but I don't think I have the energy to get down" after I said that I heard the branch crack. So I jumped to the next branch. But the presser from me jumping caused it to brake and land close to Pony.
"Shit Pone you good?" I yelled down before I jumped.
I'm usually not the biggest fan of kids but Pony's my kid brother. The land hurt my ankle pretty bad but I knew it wasn't broken or anything. But I didn't want to walk on it so I crawled to him.
"Yeah I'm ok" Pony said.
"Ok let's head to Tim's before we get hurt anymore outside so Darry can blame Tim for any injuries and not Dally or Two" I said and I tried to get up but my ankle wouldn't let me so I fell. You know that kinda pain when you can't stop laughing? Well that's how it felt. They kinda just looked at me weird. Like I was crazy.
"You good? Why are you laughing?" Steve asked.
"I- I" I couldn't speak cause I was laughing "my- my ankle" I finally managed to say. And he stuck out his hand and helped me up.
"Darry's gonna kill us if thats broken" Soda stated.
"I've seen a broken ankle that ain't broken" Dally said right before Steve threw me over his shoulder like an animal hide.
"Jesus Christ Steve, can you put me down?" I asked calmly.
"Can you walk?" He replied.
"I don't know I took one step maybe I can" after I said that he put me down.
I took a step and I almost fell but caught myself with my other foot. So I had a limp. Steve threw my arm over his shoulders for help but I was short so I moved it to his waste.
"So you're good? You still wanna go to Tim's?" Soda asked.
"Yeah I'm fine, Tim and I saw each other the other night, but I bet he was to drunk to remember I was there" I replied.
"Shouldn't someone look at it?" He sounded like the mom friend.
"Tim's good with bones and stuff he'll look at it if he's not too drunk like the other times you did this" Dally said lighting a cigarette.
"Oh yeah, this ain't the first time I fell slash jumped out of a tree" I laughed "he checked my wrist when I landed on it weird and he said it was broken, so we went to the hospital. I don't know how I hid that from Darry for a month"
" you oughta teach me your ways" Two chuckled.
"How'd you do that!?" Soda questioned.
"Just gloves and long sleeves, very long sleeves I actually stole one of Darry's hoodies that went down to my knees and like a foot over my hands"
"How'd he find out?" Pony asked.
"I think he walked in on me when I only had my shirt on with out the hoodie or gloves. The best part is that he was asking if I have seen his hoodie, but I never mentioned Tim or you Dal I said that I told Two while he was drunk so he wouldn't ask you about it and you not know"
"Smart" Steve commented
"Either way That's probably just sprained" Dally added.

When we finally got to Tim's it was just his gang, Rusty-James and his gang and the Motorcycle Boy. The party only was just starting so no one except a few people were drunk. Steve and I went to the kitchen and I leaned against the counter while Dally went to find Tim. After we were waiting for about 5 minutes I tried to walk again, my knee hurt this time and it caved in but Tim caught me. Well I fell on him, but he kept me from hitting the floor.
"Woah kid, long time no see" he said taking a sip of the beer in his hand.
"Hey Tim Shepard, I only went to Mars" I told him. We had a stupid kinda relationship, I was one of the only ones allowed to call him just 'Tim' when I called him the full 'Tim Shepard' he got annoyed a little. That's why I called him that. And he would get annoyed with stupid jokes like that but I don't know, I like to annoy Timothy.
"Ok if that's not broken I will brake it" he said lifting me up and putting me on the counter.
"Can you move it?"
"A little" I said slowly moving it in a circle. He started to move it around to get a reaction, it only hurt if it was bent a certain direction. Then he just put his hand on the bottom of my foot a pushed it with a lot a force make wince saying and say "fuck."
"Yeah it's sprained and you hyperextended your knee. Good luck with that" he said "and what'd you do exactly?"
"I jumped out a tree" I said calmly.
"I shouldn't have let you watch Curly any of those time cause you taught him all that, I thought girls were good with kids." He said pretending to be annoyed.
"Not me man I like to teach them the stupidest shit I can think of."
"So where'd you go?"
"I told you, Mars"
"No c'mon where'd you actually go?"
"Its a long complicated story but I was just locked in my room" I explained.
"Wasn't that boring as hell?" He scoffed taking another sip of his beer.
"I mean I went out at night but not till 4-5 am so I wouldn't see anyone" after I said that some chick just walked up and started to make out with Tim, I got uncomfortable so I left knowing he wasn't mad and wouldn't be at the girl. It still hurt to walk but I just didn't want to be in his way.