Cassidy Cade

Chapter 10

Cassidy's POV

I felt a splash of a cold liquid on my face and jolted up coughing, some had gotten up my nose. Pony jumped to my aid and began to pat my back, where am I? I'm not at the Drive-in anymore.

" What the hell man?!" Johnny was being held back by Soda and Steve, Johnny was struggling trying to get to Two-bit.

"You should calm down man" Two-bit slurred," see, I woke her up." Johnny's head snapped towards me and he immediately calmed.

"You better shut your trap Two" He growled, he came over to the couch I was on and kneeled at my feet.

I felt my head and groaned groggily,"What happened? I feel like I got thrown in a meat grinder."

He lightly chuckled,"You fainted behind the concession stand." He told me.

I thought and I remembered what happened.

Anglea, Bryan, my dad, me. . .

I was horrified, this can't be happening again," I-I Oh my gosh." I gasped out. Standing up too quickly I began to fall forward, Pony jumped out and caught me by my waist. I swatted his hand away and speed walked to the door and I ran out. I don't know why I swatted his hand away, I didn't mean too I just- I just needed to get out of there. I don't want Johnny's gang to see me as the girl with problems...

I don't want Ponyboy to see me as a girl with problems.

I was running as fast as I could I was passing the lot until I got tackled to the ground in the grass. I got up and tried to run again but was pulled down, I looked at who had pulled me down and to my surprise it was Ponyboy.

"Pony?"

He gave a light chuckle,"Sorry, I didn't want a repeat of yesterday."

I nodded,"You only caught me because I'm in a skirt."

He nodded,"I guess." Johnny ran up and tumbled into the grass,"Gosh Cass if your not able to make track then no one can."

I nodded, Pony tapped my shoulder,"Hey Cassie what's wrong?"

I looked down,"I don't wanna talk about it."

"Cassie if you don't say what's wrong we can't help and-"

"I hate them." I interrupted him.

"What?"

"I hate them!" I shouted.

"I hate him! I hate her! I hate Angela! It's all their fault!" I stood up yelling.I

I began to pace around frantically, "I have no friends, because of them. I can't think straight because I'm worried about Angela. He is the reason I have scars on my body! She is the reason I'm being Cinderella instead of doing my homework! He is the reason I had to starve myself for the whole damn summer so I could abort that baby!" I cried.

Johnny shot up and hugged me holding me close at the mention of this summers unforgettable experience, "I'm sorry." I cried apologizing for my behavior.

Johnnys' arms tensed and held me tighter, "No Cass, you have nothing to be sorry about. I should be sorry, I'm your big brother, I should be protecting you from that shit."

"No." I said coldly, I pushed him away so I would get a look at the two boys. Pony wasn't on the grass anymore, instead he was standing right next to me and I haven't realized that he'd been placing his hand on my shoulder.

"No?" Pony asked, "What do you mean?"

" I don't want to be y'alls pet. I have woken up on your couch twice in the past two days with everyone hovering over me and I feel like a pet, having everyone look over me like a- like a- like a baby! "

"Well wouldn't you expect us to if you got hit by a damn car!" Johnny shot back.

I swallowed and took a step back, Johnnys never yelled at me like that before,"I'm going home." I said quietly.

"No Cassie," I turned around and started to sprint home,"Cass!" He yelled after me.

I ignored him and just ran faster until I reached our bedroom window. I could my parents bickering loudly, if I'm lucky they won't bring the fight into our room and stay in the living room; if I'm VERRY lucky. I wined and kicked the side of our house in frustration

,"I have to go through the front door."