Twin Randle

8~ The Rumble

      A week later~
      It was rumble day and believe it or not I am in the clear to fight. The rules of a rumble are simple. First off no weapons since it was declared a skin on skin fight. And whoever runs away first loses. We establish winning prizes. If soc win they can claim the park as their territory. If we win they can't come on our territory to beat us up. The loop hole is they can still beat us up on their territory but none of us really go over there unless it's for school which not too many of us go to anyways.
      I put on a darker outfit today because you never know what could happen. I put on a striped long sleeve shirt and an oversized tee over top of that. Then I put on a pair of black ripped jeans and black converse. And put my hair in braids.
      I'm not necessarily nervous. Although I am the only girl fighting today. I'm strong and it's a no weapon fight so they let me participate. I arrived at the Curtis house and Dally shouted at me. "Are you ready for this rumble?"
      "I've been ready!" I say with a huge smile.
      "Do it for sophie and Johnny!" Soda shouted.
       "You guys are too sweet." Sophie smiled looking all better. Although she still had some cuts she is feeling better.
       "You ready Johnny?" Dally messed up his hair.
       "Yeah man I am." Johnny was quiet.
       "It's go time!" Steve shouted.
       "If the cops show up we run you guys." Darry said talking especially to his brothers. Chances are if they get caught by the cops they'll think Darry isn't responsible to take of soda, sophie, and pony so they would be split up. They've always been good at staying out of trouble but they can't resist a rumble. Sophie stayed back home because she is too nervous to fight especially after last week. And she'll be our nurse when we come home.
       "We know Darry." Pony said.
       "You baked a cake right Darry?" Two bit asked since food is the only thing ever on his mind.
       "Yes two bit." Darry rolled his eyes.
       "We celebrating good tonight!!" Twobit yelled.
       "We're going to wake up the whole neighborhood!" Steve shouted back at two.
       We started approaching the grass and the socs were already there. They started talking shit as soon as we got there. "I'm suprised dallas winston isn't in prison yet." One of them huffed.
      "Don't you know a rumble ain't a rumble without me." Dally shouted at the man causing Ponyboy to get knocked out. Then it all started going so fast punches were being thrown and I was getting it too. I started fighting back when Dally came and flipped them over causing them to fall then he punched them while they were down. The fight just kept getting more and more violent. I knocked someone out and also I'm pretty sure I broke someone's nose. And Dally will typically finish off whoever I stated fighting. Then someone shouted, "their running." As we watched some of the socs run away. A few were left and I heard Dally shout something. I ran over to him and he seemed to be in pain and he was on his knees.
"Are you okay?" I say fairly loudly.
"Yeah yeah I'm fine it's cool." He said getting up. "We won!" He said as the last socs ran off.
"We did!" We all started hugging each other and I hugged Dally instantly. And he hugged back. So far I can't tell if soda is right, maybe he only thinks of me as his best friend.
       "Let's go eat cake!" Two bit screamed. We all hollered and screamed in joy as we went back to the Curtis house to clean up and enjoy some cake. Dally looked like he was in more pain than he typically would show.
       "Are you sure you're good?" I ask looking at  him.
       "I'm fine man just a little cut up like the rest of you guys." He said. Whatever then he's going to be all tough.

We got back to the house and sophie was helping a few people. Dally was trying to clean his own cuts. "Dally come with me." I brought him up to the bathroom. "Take off your shirt." I demanded.
"I like where this is going." He laughed taking his shirt off.
"You're so sick, I'm going to clean your cut you look like you're struggling and I know you wouldn't want the gang to see me help." I say starting to clean one on his stomach. He grabbed his forehead like he had a headache. "Does your head hurt?"
"No." He said with a tone.
"Stop being a dick and admit you're in pain." I say hitting him lightly with the towel. "Now turn around so I can check your back."
"No." He said once again refusing to turn.
"I said turn so you better turn." I say trying to turn him myself. When I finally turned him I seen a cut extremely deep a skin on skin fight couldn't have done this. "Dallas winston how did you get this cut?"
"Using my full name huh?" He chuckled.
"Answer the question." I demanded.
"One of those damn socs pulled a blade on me, I was just going to fix it when I got back to bucks." He shrugged like being stabbed is nothing, he is practically bleeding out.
"We have to get you to the hospital we can't fix this by ourself." I sigh filled of stress. I could tell her started to get light headed. I walked him downstairs. "Darry we need your truck Dally got stabbed."
"Oh my is he okay?" Two bit asked.
"Yes I'm doing fine I don't need to go." Dally said.
"Dallas winston if you don't get in that truck you will not be able to die from bleeding out cause I will have messed you up." I say angrily. Darry helped me lead Dally to the truck and he sped to the hospital.
Luckily we got there in time. I don't know how. If we would have waited maybe a few more minutes he's would have been dead.