Choice (4)
When we got to the driveway of Mad-dogs house I just sat there in the driveway thinking what to do, I wasn’t in the mood to fight and I wasn’t really mad at Mad-dogs dad for hitting him because he never did that this was the first time. I am kinda mad at Mad-dog for trying to hide it from me that's what really made me mad.
“Well are we going in” Nick asked
When I stayed silent he asked “are you going to break down the door or something big shot”
“No I’m not sorry for bringing you here” I finally said while rolling out of the drive way.
“No biggie you needed to cool off a bit” he said “i’m here to help”
“Why are you living with Hot-topic” I asked bluntly
“Um, my parents got a divorce and none of them wanted anything to do with me so my Aunt and Uncle took take me in” he explained
“My parents don't want anything to do with me ether” I stated
Then we road halfway home in silence until he asked “What is the difference between hoods and sauces”
“Different values, money, the things we do for kicks, you guys like to jump people we like to rule a certain part of town” I explained.
“What the difference between a social friend group and a gang” he asked
“Gangs stick up for each other we treat each other as if we are family all hoods stand up for each other even if we aren't in the same gang and we protect the ones that don’t have a gang so in short hoods protect I don’t know much about soces so when you figure that out you can tell me” I said.
“Nick I hope you don’t mind but i’m dropping myself at my house tell Jayson to meet me there” I added.
“Why aren’t you going to school” he looked at me in a confused look when he asked that particular question.
“I got suspended from school for two weeks last week on friday so I have to occupy myself and my gang has a schedule for who stays with me what day so I don’t get into to much trouble” I explained.
“What did you get suspended for” Nick asked.
“Beating up you kind, Princess boys, he was picking on my friend and as I said before hoods protect” I said.
Then we rode to my house in silence. When I got into my house I ran told my step sister to get out, and packed a small suitcase full of my favorite pair of pants my leather pants to be exact my leather jacket my denim jacket my ripped pair of jeans my mickey mouse shirts my new beastie boys shirt my red and black pair of high top converse my S.E hinton books and note book my make up and some of my money and parents money. I zipped up the suitcase and grabbed my favorite movie and the picture of the gang and put it in a backpack along with my phone my Ipad and chromebook that my grandpa gave me before he passed, then I grabbed a pair of headphones my fidget spinner and my passport and put them in the small pocket of my back pack. Then I went into the kitchen grabbed myself a pack of gum three cokes my sunglasses and went back into my room where I put them in a small cooler lunch bag thing and hung it on my suit case closed it up and put the suitcase with the cooler and my backpack in the closet my softball bag with my old baseball bat, then I put my new skateboard on my suitcase so it laid there underneath my backpack.
When I was done packing I opened a window that was sitting by my bed and then sat down at the end of the bed, I pulled out the pack of cigarettes from my sweatshirt pocket and looked at them long and hard before opening it up and taking one out of the package, I put the cigg in my mouth and raised a Lighter to it and lit it up took a smoke and breathed it out and coughed, but boy did it calm my nerves then I went into a train of thought about the reason that I got the first part of my name and it’s not just because I can't keep my mouth shut there is another reason I got it and it's because of the book outsiders by S.E hinton named Two Bit matthews who was my favorite character and when I discovered the movie my friends and I watched it and they said that I acted most like two bit from the movie and that's why they originally named me Two-bit.
Then I thought about the time when I was in 5th grade walking home with a 4th grader named Kaden and who we used to walk home together after math club was over at 4:30 on mondays thru thursdays. After Math club one day me and Kaden were walking home when we got to an alleyway that separated the school grounds and the hood territory and we got jumped by a bunch of soces because I was socially awkward and was alone with nerd friends. We got punched a few times and was left alone in the streets half conscious when Jayson sal and Jayce found me and Kaden they took us to Jayson’s house and helped us. But that's when I was out cold. When I woke I was in Jayson’s house lying on the floor beside Kaden my face was cold and was in pain. But what i’m trying to say is that day I changed and became the hood I am today.
I was so lost in thought that I didn’t hear the door knock so when I looked out the window I was startled to find Jayson just crawling through the window.
“Hey two whats wrong. Wait since when do you smoke” he asked.
“I stole the pack from Nick nothings wrong.” I said but he was not convinced.
“You know what happened to Kaden I haven’t seen him since the day I got jumped” I asked.
“No sorry kid I don’t know what happened to him” he said as he was grabbing a cigarette from the pack and pulled out a lighter and took a drag and leaned back cooly on the bed.
“One day I am going to leave here” I thought to myself
“What are you thinking” asked Jayson.
“Nothing, you would like it if I told you, Let's got to town got your truck” I asked.
“Yep let's go” Jayson jumped up.
“Hey wait in the truck for me I’ll be there in a second” I said.
“Will do” Jayson said and walked out of the room.
I walked to the closet and grabbed my wallet and switchblade and my pack of gum and phone and walked out the door to the truck and we spread out of the neighborhood to the closest mall we parked in the back and walked to the nearest store which was Dicks sporting goods were I baught a new sports Bra and a work out tank top, and a new softball bat and batting gloves because mine have a hole in them.
After we left Dick’s we went to auntie anns to have a pretzel and me and Jayson shared a large lemon aid. I went to one of the booths that are in the mall and bout a new protable charger and then walked to one of the customize your own T-shirts stores and made a punk looking micky mouse shirt and paid for it after we were done shopping we went to my house where we sat on the couch and watched a movie. I made two sandwiches and sat down to watch Top Gun which evrey time I watch it I get the part I’ went to the danger zone stuck in my head.
After we were done watching the movie we walked over to Hot-topics house smoking are ciggies.
“Jayson when did you start smoking” I asked.
“When I was in 5th grade I started smoking to look tough” he said
“Like you I was a outcast and wasn’t taken seriously so I started smoking and working out to look tough” he added.
“Why did you start smoking” he asked.
“To clear my head and calm my nerve I’m not going to smoke real often because it hurts a little” I said.
“You’ve been acting off ever since you saw Mad-dogs face” he said.
“Did you beat up his dad” he added
“No I decided against it” I said.
“Aw. I see miss big shot didn’t beat someone up did she” Jayson teased.
“No superman I did not” I said as we walked to the door of Hot-topics house and opened it and walked im.
We sat down at the table and played poker until we got bored or ran out of candy to use. By then it was late so I decided to spend the night at my house which I got Jayson to stay with me. I showered then got changed in my room. I took the suitcase out of my closet and put my new shirt in and took my backpack out and put the charger in and all the rest of the stuff I bought in the closet next to it. Then I closed up everything and gave Jayson the okay to come in. We went to bed, we had to share the same bed because it wasn’t like his house or Hot-topic’s house where there are bunk beds. He had his arm around me and I finally dosed off.
I woke up later in the night in a cold sweat from a nightmare. I don’t get nightmares very often but when I do I always wake up from them. The good thing is that I didn’t wake Jayson up so I just scooted over to him and went back to sleep and I didn’t wake up again until morning.
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