Running Towards Home

CHAPTER 16

PONY'S POV:

We get to the nightly double, and I help Sam under the fence. We grab some seats, and I go to buy us some popcorn. I come back and hand her a drink and a small bag of popcorn. She smiles at me.We sit watching the movie. It's some lame beach movie.

"Hey, there. What's a pretty girl like you doing with a bunch of greasers?" I turn around in time with Sam. "Come with me, and I'll show you a good time." he smirks. I recognize him as Bob, the ringleader of the guys who jumped us and tried to drown me. He has rings on his fingers. He must not recognize us since he was so drunk last time.

The gang turns around. They must recognize him, because the anger on their faces is clear as day. Johnny is a bit scared, but he makes himself look tough for Arlene. I notice he's a bit pale, but he narrows his eyes. Bob brings himself closer to Sam, much closer than is comfortable for her or me.

"Back off." I say, and I feel myself getting angrier. Sam is my girl. Bob ignores me and turns to Sam again. "C'mon, let's get out of here." Bob tries to grab at Sam, but before he can get a good grasp Sam dumps her soda on him. "Why don't you get out of here?" Then she flips him off. She is seriously the coolest. Bob stands up, dripping wet. "You'll regret that." he hisses, then stalks off.

The gang highfives Sam, and we all laugh. We stay for the rest of the movie, fooling around. A few times a soc girl with red hair who said her name was Cherry tried to flirt with some of the gang, but they all ignored her. She tried her hardest to flirt with me, but I just talked to Sam instead. I held her hand just to mock her.

The gang noticed. Soda spoke up first. "Wait, so you guys are..." Sam looked at me and I looked at her. She smiles at me with conformation. "Yeah. Sam is my girl." I say, blushing. Sam blushes back. The gang yells "AWW" really loud, and Two-Bit makes kissy noises. Sam flicks his face and he backs off. The gang pretty much let it go after that. I put my arm around Sam, and she leans into me. It's really nice.

After the movie is done, we all head home. We drop Arlene off at her house, and Johnny walks her to her door. He kisses her on the cheek, and the gang hoots and hollers, whistling. Johnny runs back to the truck, his cheeks red. He has a huge smile on his face, and his eyes are bright. After that, we drove home. I went to my room with Darry and Soda, and the rest of the gang found places on the floor. I go to bed, and I think of Sam. I can't believe she's my girl!

SAM'S POV:

I lay down on the couch, where I have been sleeping for the past month or so. Everyone else is splayed out on the floor in various positions. I do wonder what that stupid soc meant when he said I would regret what I did. I recognized him from getting jumped. Pony told me his name is Bob.

I doubt he'll act on his threat, but it's still scary. He almost killed Pony once. He doesn't have a conscience, that's for sure. I try to get him out of my head. I don't want to think about him right now. Tonight was amazing. I can't let him ruin that. Pony is so sweet, and I really like him. I start to fall asleep, and all I can think is that I can't believe I'm Pony's girl!