Opposites attract - Dally Winston

Chapter 38:

I spit my drink out all over the table, people choked on their food, forks and knives were dropped, and even more drinks were spit out onto the table.

"Soda!" I yell looking over at him angrily, he looked at me pleadingly "I'm sorry I was nervous" he says trying to disappear in his chair.

The gang was completely silent, "is it Dally's" was the first thing I heard from Steve, "of course it's Dally's, why do you guys keep thinking that it's someone else's!" I yell, "besides, I don't even know if I am!" I yell again, "what do you mean?" Two asks, "I took two tests, and each of them told me different, I got a doctors appointment tomorow" I say calming down a bit.

"Gracie, Dally, my room now" Darry says clenching a knife in his hand. 

I looked over at Dally stressed, and terrified, but he showed no emotion, he mouthed "it's ok" to me as I sat up from my chair.

When Dally and I both stood up, Darry stood up with the knife still clenched in his hand, "now" he says waiting for us to go first, "only if you drop the knife" I say pointing to the knife he had in his hand.

He looked down and placed the knife on the table. I dropped my head and headed towards Darry's room.

I entered first, followed by Dally, then Darry. He shut the door behind him, and when he turned around his face was already red.

Dally and I sat on the bed and just waited till Darry spoke, "so you took two tests?" Darry asks trying to sound calm. I nodded my head yes, to terrified to speak, "when did you think you were pregnant?" he asked, " two days ago" I say, "what made you think that?" he asked now pacing, "I missed my period" I say looking down at the floor.

Darry took a deep breath in, and Dally put a hand on my thigh. "Ummm are you going to kill us?" I ask shakily. Darry looked up from the ground and stopped pacing, "did you guys use protection?" he asked, "yeah" Dally answered, "um you still didn't answer my question" I say softly.

"Was Gracie on the pill?" he asked, I shook my head no, and lowered my head in shame, "I thought-" I was cut off "no you didn't think. That's why you guys are in this mess right now" Darry says raising his voice, "you guys never think, you're to busy doing whatever you want thinking your actions won't have a consequence" Darry says his voice gradually getting louder.

Darry was right, and that's why it hurt the most. It was silent for a few seconds before Darry spoke up again "Gracie has a doctors appointment tomorrow?" Darry asked doing his best to remain calm, "well we haven't called yet" Dally says, Darry rolls his eyes, and his face becomes more red

"Have you guys thought about what you're going to do if she is?" Darry asks, I shook my head no, "you have no idea what so ever what you're going to do if you are pregnant?" he says raising his voice again, "relax Darry, it's only been two days since Gracie took her tests, and today is when she found out to. Don't give us all this bullshit about figuring out what were going to do if she is pregnant because we don't even know if she is!" Dally says raising his voice getting angry.

I put my hand on his which was on my thigh to try and calm him down, but really it was probably calming me down more than it was him. 

Darry stared at Dally, and for a brief moment I thought the two were going to get into a fight, but before either of them could start one Soda comes in, "I'm just making sure no one is killing anyone" Soda says peeking his head through the crack of the door. Darry turns and looks at him and Soda's face goes pale, "yeah, I'll go" he says shutting the door, "take Gracie with you!" Darry yells getting Sodas attention. 

I look at Dally confused and concerned, he took his hand off my thigh so I could get up. Soda re opens the door "come on Gracie" Soda says with his charming smile, "take her and the rest out for a walk somewhere" Darry says still staring Dally down. My heart skips a beat. I didn't want to leave Dally and Darry here alone, but before I could cause more trouble I stand up and head out the door, but before I close it I look at Dally one last time memorizing his face, and where all the bruises were on it, and how big they were, and what colour they were, so I could know if their was a fight or not when I came back.

I shut the door and walk away from the room and back into the kitchen where everyone is still sitting shocked, Steve looked like he was about to say something, but before he could I spoke up, "no questions... please" I say still stressed and anxious.

"Come on guys lets go for a walk" Soda says walking towards the door. I grab my jacket, and everyone else grabs theirs and we head out the door. 

I didn't know I was shaking till Two said something, "you look pretty spooked there Gracie" he says looking at me. I don't respond, Two ignores it and wraps an arm around my shoulders, "it'll be all right" he says rubbing my shoulder with the hand he slung around my shoulder. 

"Everyone keeps saying that" I say trying not to cry. Everyone stopped, "that's because it will be Gracie" Johnny says shyly, "it sure doesn't feel that way" I say kicking a rock across the gravel road, "all the yelling, the questions..." I say looking up from the ground.

"That's all just because we're concerned about you" Pony speaks up, "why are you saying everything's ok, and then being worried about me?" I ask confused, "because even if you are ok, we worry about you" Soda says starting to walk again, the rest of us following.

"Do you think Dally and Darry are going to fight?" I ask Soda, "wouldn't be the first time Steve says. Soda shoots him a look and he shuts up. I shutter thinking about Dally and Darry fighting, "neither of them would do that to you Gracie" Soda says giving me a reassuring movie star smile. I take a deep breath and smile back at him.

"Where are we going?" I ask looking around to see we were on a trail I have never seen, "taking you to a special spot" Soda says with smile, "ohh we're going here. I forgot about this place," Two says looking around, "I thought the trail would be grown over, no ones came here in ages" Steve says starting to pick up his pace.

The walk was pretty quiet, a few questions were asked and answered, and some jokes were made. The fresh air, cool breeze, and sound of nature calmed me down. 

I then heard some water, and the farther we walked the closer it got. When we turned the corner there was a running stream, next to a rocky river "theres not much water in Oklahoma besides the lake we go swimming at, but we found this, and we used to come here everyday" Johnny says looking at the running river.

"It sure is gorgeous" I say looking around. Everyone sat down on a big smooth boulder, and I followed. We sat there and talked for a while, and I was starting to calm down. 

We were all laying on our backs facing the sun just talking. It was nice. There was no yelling, just soft talking and laughter. I was surprised by everyone being so quiet. Normally the gang is super rowdy and obnoxious, but I guess that they actually care for me, and don't want to stress me out even more. Maybe.

It has been about fifteen minutes since we've been sitting and talking on the cool smooth surface of the boulder, and we all decided to head back.

I couldn't help but worry what I would walk in to see. A dead Dally on the couch beaten, bruised, and bloody, Darry patching himself up while Dally took off somewhere, both of them gone and the house being trashed, or them still going at it.

I honestly don't know what one I prefer. 

We were about halfway when Soda picked up his pace to catch up with me "I'm sorry I yelled it out at the dinner table" he says in a apologetic voice, "it's fine. If it wasn't you probably would've been me" I say with a smile, "I know you are probably tired of hearing this by now, and you probably don't think it's true, but everything really is going to be ok" Soda says looking at me with a reassuring smile. 

"You have me, Dally, Steve, Two, Johnny, Pony, your grandpa, and even Darry" he says, "Darry looked like he was going to kill someone before we left" I say, "that's Darry's natural look" Soda says nudging my shoulder. I smile and nudge him back with mine.

When we get to the Curtis house we don't hear any yelling, or things being broken, so that could either mean they never fought or their done fighting and someone is daed.

I walked into the house cautiously trying to get ready for what I was about to see.

I opened the door and screamed.