here's chapter 28 as I promised and i'll probably post chapter 29 tonight too!!!

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A couple hours after Sodapop woke me up to see the snow I felt another something land on me, but I knew better this time. “Whoever it is go away and let me sleep.” I said not even bothering to open my eyes. “No can do, sweetie.” It was Sodapop again. He was sitting across my waist so I couldn’t get up. I swung my arm over to hit Ponyboy but my hand hit his arm instead. I figured he was sitting up. “Pony, tell your brother to go away.” I said and heard them chuckle. “What you don’t want to go get the tree?” Pony asked. “In a few hours yes, right now no.” I said and finally decided to open my eyes. I was right; Ponyboy was sitting up next to Soda. They both smirked at me. “I am not getting up; Ponyboy knows how stubborn I am.” I said and pointed at him. He nodded at Sodapop. “She’ll get up after this.” Soda said with a playful hint to his eyes and Ponyboy’s eyes got the same hint. They looked back at me and they both began to tickle me. I squirmed underneath them trying to get loose but it was no use. We were all laughing, mine the loudest. “Stop, please, stop.” I begged. “We’re good.” They said together. “Johnny!” I screamed. “Shh… He’s still asleep.” Soda said as they stopped for a minute. “Well he won’t be for long.” I said and shoved Sodapop onto the floor and pushed past Ponyboy and raced out the door and to the living room. I dove over the couch with a sleeping Johnny on it and slid underneath. I heard them run out here the second after I was hidden. “Man, how did she just disappear like that?” Soda asked as they looked around. “I don’t know, maybe Johnny knows.” Pony said and I heard Johnny wake up above me. “Do I know what?” He asked. “Where Jennie is, we were waking her up in our room and she ran out here and was gone when we got out here.” Pony explained and Johnny chuckled. “Yea, she does that a lot. She’ll come out in a while. She probably wait until someone finds her, she always does that to me. She hides around like noon and then she’ll come out at like five or six when dinner’s ready.” Johnny and Pony chuckled. “Well she better come out before we leave, after the gang gets here and we all eat we are leaving and if she’s not ready, so be it.” Soda said and I heard a smack. “Ow… what was that for?” He whined. “We aren’t gonna leave her behind.” Pony said and I smiled, “She’ll just have to come with us not ready.” My smile disappeared at that. Gee, thanks Pony. I thought. The day started normal after that. Sodapop made breakfast and Darry left for work. Pretty soon Steve, Two-Bit, and Dal arrived. I actually fell back to sleep for a little while and I felt great when I woke back up. All the boys were in the kitchen talking about the time they were the most scared in all their lives. For most of them it was the first time they got jumped, I thought that would have been Johnny’s too but it wasn’t. “The time I was the most scared I ever been was when my parents first started to beat me. I was terrified that they would beat Jen too. She was only about three at the time. I would always hide her in the back of the closet, this went on until she was old enough to understand and could run away from them, so for about four years, maybe five, I lived in this constant fear that they would find her and hurt her, like they did to me.” What Johnny said brought tears to my eyes. I never knew that he lived in fear for that long. “Thank you Johnny.” I mouthed. “Way to bring the mood down, Johnnycakes.” Two-Bit said. “Sorry, I wasn’t going to lie to you guys.” Johnny said defending himself. Everyone laughed, including me but I muffled it in my arm. “What about you Dal?” Johnny asked, “What was the time you were most scared?” “Kid, I’ve never been scared in my life, and never plan on being scared.” Dal said and I heard a chair creak. “There must have been one moment where you were a little scared.” Soda said. “Nope, not that I can remember.” Dal said and I could hear the pride in his voice. Soda and Ponyboy began to clean the dishes and Dal came out into the living room. I decided to have some fun. As he walked by me I stuck my hand out and grabbed his ankle and pulled my arm back in before he could see me. Dal screamed when I released my grip and jumped back. I smiled to myself. “Something just touched my ankle.” He said and I had a feeling he was pointing at the couch. “What are you talking about?” Steve asked. “Something touched my ankle, I swear to God.” Dal repeated. “Dude nothing’s under the couch.” Steve said trying to convince him. “Fine, don’t believe me but I warned you.” Dal said and walked across the room and sat on the other couch. Steve sat down with his feet right in front of my head and I smirked. About five minutes later I would do the same thing to Steve. They watched TV for a few minutes then I reached out my arm and grabbed Steve’s ankle and pulled my arm back in. Steve jumped up and halfway across the room. He screamed just as loud as Dal and I knew Steve was pointing to the couch. I had to really muffle my laugh this time. I heard the other’s come into the room. “Something touched my ankle, Dal is not lying.” Steve said. “See, I told you.” Dal said and the others were confused, “Something ain’t right here.”

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