Forever - Johnny Cade

Chapter 11:

When we entered the Curtis house soaking wet no one was there to question us, or yell at us for not drying off first.

We took off our drenched shoes and placed them neatly beside the door so they can dry.

We then took off our soaked socks and dried our feet as much as we could on the entrance mat before running into Pony's and Soda's room.

I felt really uncomfortable and heavy with all the wet clothes on me, and judging by Johnny's and Pony's facial expressions, they felt the same way I did.

"Now the question is... who is going to shower first?" Pony asks as he looks back and forth between Johnny and I.

"It's your house, Pony, you can go first" I tell him. After all, we are the ones crashing in his house right now.

"Ladies first" Pony says looking at me, "that's exactly why you should go first" I tell him, trying to hide the smile starting to creep it's way on my face.

Johnny chuckled slightly while Pony looked at me with a 'are you serious?' look.

"Fine, I'll go first" I tell them as I walk out of the room, walking into the bathroom.

I start the shower and take off the soaked clothes that were adhered to my body.

After some struggle, I got the cold wet clothes off of me, and I was left exposed and freezing in the cool air.

I poked my arm past the curtains to see if the water was ready, and once I felt the warm water rush over my hand, a stinging sensation taking over that part of my hand, I stepped in.

I washed and conditioned my hair, trying my best to warm myself up while not taking up too much time, so that Johnny and Pony could get one quicker.

After I was finished I stepped out and dried off with a towel, wrapping it around my body to try and protect myself from the cool air.

After drying off I got changed into Pony's sleeping pants that he gave to me, and Soda's white t-shirt he gave to me.

My hair wasn't completely dry, but I didn't care and walked out of the bathroom.

Pony and Johnny were still in Pony's and Soda's room when I entered, trying to warm themselves up with their arms.

"Go ahead Johnny cake" Pony says, and a shivering Johnny Cade made his way out of the room to get the next warm shower.

"So what do you want to do now?" I ask Pony.

The sun was just starting to set.

"We could watch some movies" Pony suggests, "the rest of the gang isn't here, so it could be pretty relaxing" he says, his muscles twitching from the cold.

"Okay, I'll go get some popcorn ready" I tell him, walking out of his room to make some popcorn.

While I was making the popcorn, Johnny must've came out of the shower because I heard his voice beside me, making me jump slightly.

"Sorry" he says in a shy voice, "no, it's fine, I just didn't know you were out yet" I tell him as I was just about done with the popcorn.

"Pony told me we're watching some movies" he says, I nod my head yes, "I'll go get the couch ready" he says walking away.

I finished the popcorn, and Johnny finished setting up the couch for a movie night.

Blankets coated the couch, and pillows were on each side for maximum comfort.

I placed the bowl of popcorn in the middle of the coffee table, and walked back into the kitchen to get a glass of water for everyone.

By now Pony was out of the shower, his hair still wet just like mine and Johnny's.