When I woke up the next morning, I felt like I'd been run over by a truck. My head was pounding, and my stomach was queasy. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the bathroom, where I splashed some cold water on my face.
As I was looking in the mirror, I noticed that I had a black eye. I must have gotten it in the fight with the Socs. I didn't even remember getting hit in the eye.
I went downstairs and found Sodapop and Darry in the kitchen. Sodapop was making breakfast, and Darry was reading the newspaper.
"Good morning," Sodapop said. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been hit by a truck," I said.
"Well, you look like you've been hit by a truck," Darry said. "What happened?"
I told them about the fight with the Socs. Darry shook his head.
"You guys are going to get yourselves killed one of these days," he said.
"We know," Sodapop said. "But we can't help it. We're just greasers."
Darry sighed. "I know," he said. "I just don't want anything to happen to you guys."
After breakfast, Sodapop and I went outside to work on the car. We were trying to fix the engine, but we didn't have very good luck. We were just about to give up when Darry came out and helped us.
With Darry's help, we were able to fix the engine. We were all pretty excited. We took the car for a test drive, and it ran great.
We drove around town for a while, just enjoying the feeling of being in a car that actually ran. We were laughing and talking, and we had a great time.
When we finally got back home, we were all exhausted. We went inside and fell asleep on the couch.
I slept for hours. When I woke up, it was dark outside. I could hear Sodapop and Darry talking in the kitchen.
I got up and went to the kitchen. Sodapop was making dinner, and Darry was setting the table.
"You're finally awake," Sodapop said. "We were starting to worry about you."
"I'm fine," I said. "I just needed some sleep."
We ate dinner together, and then we all went to bed. I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
The next morning, I woke up feeling much better. I went outside and found Sodapop and Darry working on the car.
"Good morning," Sodapop said. "How are you feeling?"
"Much better," I said. "Thanks."
We worked on the car for a while, and then we took it for a test drive. It ran great. We were all pretty excited.
We drove around town for a while, just enjoying the feeling of being in a car that actually ran. We were laughing and talking, and we had a great time.
When we finally got back home, we were all exhausted. We went inside and fell asleep on the couch.
I slept for hours. When I woke up, it was dark outside. I could hear Sodapop and Darry talking in the kitchen.
I got up and went to the kitchen. Sodapop was making dinner, and Darry was setting the table.
"You're finally awake," Sodapop said. "We were starting to worry about you."
"I'm fine," I said. "I just needed some sleep."
We ate dinner together, and then we all went to bed. I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.