Dal turned around and slapped me really hard across the face. It surprised me that he would do that, Dal doesn't mind gettin' into fights, but when he gets mad at me he'll punch, kick, hell he even cuts me, but he would never hurt me in front of anyone else. I'm kinda used to Dal hurtin' me that it doesn't hurt anymore but I was mad at him. I stood up from the ground, twisted Dally's arm behind his back and pinned him to the ground. "Say uncle!" I yelled "Never!" he yelled back, unless you've know him your entire life, no one ever would know that he was actually considering saying uncle. My guess is that he wanted to put on a tough act for his friends, but he really wasn't all that tough. I remember when he first moved here because he got arrested and then ran away from home, all the way in New York.

-Flashback-

Mom and Dad were out getting groceries so me and Jeremy were home alone. We were playing cards outside when we see a figure running towards us. I could tell it was Dally and he was bawling. I ran over to him, and asked "Dally what's wrong?" "I'm (sniff) running away!" "Why what happened?" "I... I just can't deal with it anymore! Mom and Dad are always beatin' me up and I got arrested! I'm only 10 years old!" he just kept crying and I was petting his hair like mom did for me when I was upset. We just sat there until we fell asleep.

-End of flashback-

I snapped out of my thought and yelled louder, but I said the wrong thing. "You're under arrest!" Dally stopped fighting against me and relaxed. I got off of him and just stared at him. Until I thought of somethin' to say. "Dally I... I... I didn't mean to! I'm sorry!" he just took a deep breath and said "It's ok, man." Forgetting that his friends were there I gave him a really big hug. When we broke away from the hug, Dal turned to blondie and Johnny and said, "Let's go home, your brother's probably wonderin' where you are pony. "Hey Dal, can I meet your friends?" "Sure, but let your brother know first." "Fine," I said with annoyance in my voice. "Jeremy I'm heading out with Dally, come home when I feel like it!" I yell, Dal nods and we start heading off.