The Wolf Gang

Chapter 5

Dally's POV

I woke up at 3:00 A.M. in Max's bed. Goddamn. I gently pulled the covers off of myself and gathered my boots, leather jacket, and shirt. I slipped my shirt n silently and quickly, trying to be fast so I could leave without Max waking up. I didn't want her to think that last night was a mistake. I then put on my boots quickly, almost falling over, and swiftly walked out of her room. Once I was out, I gently closed the door behind me and crept down the creaking steps. Then I got out of the house and ran down the street, locating my way to Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboys' house. 

After about thirty minutes of walking and running, I finally got there. But, once I opened up the door, I wished I wouldn't have come back so soon. 

"Where in the hell have you been, Dally?" asked Two-Bit, already eating his morning chocolate cake on the sofa.

"Nowhere," I replied stepping in the house and hanging up my jacket on the coat stand. 

"Well, you've obviously been somewhere, otherwise you wouldn't be lying 'bout it," he responded with chocolate all over his face. 

"What's it to you where I was?" I asked, clearly getting annoyed. 

"We just want to know why you left with Max last night and didn't come home until now," said Darry walking into the room, opening up a can of Coke. 

"Why the Hell do you care!" I shouted at them. Then I went over and plopped onto the chair across from Two-Bit and put my head in my hand.

"Well shoot, Dally. No need to raise your voice," said Soda coming into the room wearing his bath towel and coming over to put a hand on my back. 

"Fine, do you want to know why I'm upset?" I finally let out. "It's because M-max's sister got murdered by the damn Socs last night. And do want to know why I'm home at this hour?! It's because I freaking slept with Max last night!" 

Everyone just stood there, Soda with an O shaped mouth, Two-Bit with his fork frozen in mid-air, and Darry just completely froze with a scared look on his face. 

"Dally, come on man. It's ok-" 

"No, it's not Darry, because I was there when she got attacked. I could have stopped it but I didn't! I should have been there sooner! It's my damn fault that she's dead!" 

"Dally, you couldn't have done anything. You did what was right," said Soda finally speaking up.

"YOU WEREN"T EVEN THERE!" I shouted back at him.

"But I know you, and I know that you did all that you could do." Soda then began to rub my back gently. 

"Look, man, we won't tell anyone about this. You should go get some sleep though. You look exhausted." said Two-Bit taking another bite of cake. 

"Fine," I said and then I went upstairs to go to sleep.

Max's POV

Everyone was awake now, but nobody dared to speak about what had happened last night. Instead, we tried to forget about it. Dani decided that we should all go to the Dingo for some breakfast, and so we did. Once we got there we sat at a table near the front. 

"What do you pretty girls want to eat?" asked the waiter coming by with a notepad and pen in his hand. 

"I'll take the bacon and eggs with a water," said Jess. 

"I want the biscuits and gravy and an orange juice," said Dani.

"And I'll take the breakfast special with potatoes instead of fruit and a water," Ray said, putting her menu down.