Cassidy Cade

Chapter 5: What Are Sibling's For?

Pony and Two came into the room with three slices of chocolate cake, a glass of water and a beer. The beer was for Two-bit.

"So I hear your gonna come with us to the drive-in tonight" Two-bit said popping open his beer bottle.

"Yeah" I said with a weak smile,"What time is it?"

Pony looked at the clock,"4:30."

I stood up off the couch and stretched with a yawn,"Then I guess I should go on home and change then. Darry didn't mention when my arm will heal, did he?"

"He said two or three weeks" Johnny said with a worried smile.

"Two or three weeks?!" I gaped.

"They'll fly by" Two said sipping his beer.

I sighed,"I know. Come on, let's go Johnny cakes."

"Okay" Standing up Johnny followed me over to the door and when opened we were greeted by Darry, Soda, and Steve.

Steve grinned," Look who's awake! Hey Cass how's the arm?"

Before I could respond Soda spoke,"I bet she's fine, little miss Cassidy Cade is tuff I mean remember how fast she is? By the way why were y-"

I cleared my throat,"Well nice talkin' to you but I've been asleep and stiff for quite a few hours and I need to move." 

Soda nodded,"I see your avoiding that topic sooo see you later kiddo!"

"Yeah okay" I giggled. Darry walked in with his dirty work shirt on and covered with brick soot,"Hey Cassidy, go easy on the arm you hear?"

"Okay" I responded. Everyone seems to have they're own name for me don't they? 

Two-bit calls me CC 

Johnny calls me Cassie and so does Pony, 

Steve calls me Cass, 

Soda calls me Cassidy Cade for some odd reason

Dally calls me Doll ugh

Darry calls me Cassidy

What happened to a name? As in your first name that everyone is supposed to call you? I haven't even know these boys that long. I've only seen them when I'm with Johnny, I used to be with Johnny a lot but then I became friends with miss low life Angela Shepard oh how I hate her.

I hope she doesn't tell my secret 'cause if she does they are probably send me to counseling and my parents and going to have to pay for it and then I'm going to have more than a fractured arm. She also knows about the abusive parents so they could be sent to jail and Johnny and I will be sent to an orphanage an ORPHANAGE. 

Gosh what didn't I tell that she could do to ruin my life? My crush on Ponyboy.

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Johnny and I had just walked out of the house I hissed from the sudden contact of the cold breeze that hit my exposed skin. 

Johnny noticed and began to take off his jacket,"No Johnny."

He furrowed his eyebrows,"It's cold you need a jacket."

I shook my head,"I don't want a jacket. My arm hurts so hopefully my arm with numb up a little from the cold" I said disappointed looking at my fractured left arm.

"Okay" he sighed but knowing Johnny he did something else to look after his sister. He put his arm around me warming my right arm,"Thanks Johnny." 

He smiled,"Your welcome Cassie."

We walked up to our house and heard nothing. That either means our parents are drunk passed out on the couch or giving each other the silent treatment from the last argument that is till we walk in the door and they start yelling at us for no reason whatsoever.