confessions & beating

well its rosy, or as I should say, miss rose violet white! yup, i got my name legaly changed from rosalina violet white to rose violet white, & it'll be changed again in 2 days to rose violet cade! pony was askin me why i wanted to change my name to rose instead of rosalina. i told him that as ive mentioned b4, rosalina just sounded too fancy, too SOCY for a greaser girl. he still doesn't get it. oh well, johnny & i moved into our new house on wednesday! the day didn't end as nice as we thought, though. i walked into biology, my last class of the day(i have almost all my classes with johnny), & i got passed a note by this nice middle-class girl(since my dad's business took off about a month ago, im about middle-class now)while takin notes on cell reproduction or sumthin like that. it said, "so wats the plan on gettin our stuff 2 the house aftr school? -johnny" i wrote back, "my house 1st, then we'll go 2 urs if ur parents aren't home. we might have 2 tell them 2day tho.", & passed it. i got the note bac, but before i could read it, *swoosh*, it got taken out of my hand, & i looked up to see my biology teacher, mr.gomez. "ms.white, mr.cade, i would like to kno what is SO important that it couldn't wait until class is over. ...go on, tell the class what you 2 were discussing, or shall i read the note?" "um....um, we were....." johnny stuttered as mr.gomez interupted. "fine, i will read the note since mr.cade is incapable of telling the class,", & he started to read the note, but he stopped, & said, "you 2, stay after class. i need to have a word with you BOTH." all the color just drained from johnny's face. after class, we went up to his desk, & he said, "johnny, rosalina, i was reading that note, & there are 2 things i would like to ask the both of you. 1st, the 'house'," he said, with this grimace on his face. "this is a guess but...are you two living together? i know that you are not related, but i have heard other things that students have been discussing and.....they said that you two were engaged. is that true?" i glanced at johnny, who looked more terrified than ive ever seen him. i answered, "...yes, that rumor is true, johnny proposed to me a few weeks ago, & the wedding is supposed to be this sunday. we were discussing the house because our friends got us a house, & we were going to move in today." mr.gomez looked very shocked, & said, "very well, that is none of my business, so I won't pry anymore. but, the 2nd thing is that you, rosalina, said 'if your parents aren't home' & 'might have to tell them today'. is there something about johnny's parents that 1 of you would tell me?" johnny's dark eyes got real big & scared at that, NO ONE at the school needs to find out what they do to him. he shook his head franticaly, sayin, "NO, no, nothing is the problem." mr.gomez looked suspicious, then got this look like, 'you're hiding something', & said, "johnny, please take off your jacket." we stopped rite there, because we knew that it would blow our cover. you see, johnny got beat by his dad a week ago, & it wasn't SO bad, like hospital-bad, but he still has bruises all on his arms. johnny sighed, & took off his jacket. mr.gomez gasped, & I kno why: johnny had a large cut running down his arm from his elbow to his wrist, & his arms were decorated with bruises. the teacher couldn't speak, but finaly he said, "mr.cade, you may go, there's 1 more thing i need to ask ms.white." johnny bolted from the room, but i knew he wouldn't leave without me. "ms.white," he began, but i stopped him, sayin, "don't tell ANYONE what happens to johnny. *sigh* he's a wreck, anyone would be with parents like his. i remember 1nce our friend, ponyboy, said that there was only 3 things johnny wanted in life: for the gang to never stop bein there for him, for me to never stop lovin him, & for his parents to care about him. he will always have 2 of those 3 things in his life, but his parents will never stop & care about him. its sad....but don't feel pity for johnny or give him special treatment just cause you know about his parents. when we go get his stuff, & he tells his parents 'hey, not only have i had a grlfriend for 2 months, but we're gettin married on sunday, & im movin in with her today, so bye!', they'll beat him till he cries, & they'll probly beat me, too. ...but its a price to pay for stayin with my soulmate, no matter his flaws. .....just keep it to yourself, no one needs to know." & with that note, I left the classroom, & went home with johnnycake. we got my stuff & dropped it off @ our house. then we went to johnny's house. we got his stuff realy fast, but when we came downstairs to leave, there were his parents. "*gulp* uh, mom, dad?" johnny started, shakin more by the second. "this..this is rose, my..my grlfriend. um....i proposed to her 2 weeks ago, &...the wedding's this saturday. so...im movin out to..to live with her." .....i was rite. johnny's dad threw him against the wall, screamin curses @ his son. i couldn't watch, but I could hear: "rose..rosy, get out." i didn't have a chance, cause then johnny slumped to the floor, knocked out, blood runnin down his face from hittin the wall. johnny's parents advanced on me, & i was punched, kicked, slapped. johnny's mother slapped me repeatedly, sayin, "you're no bettr than him, you're just another worthless piece of shit! another damn piece of shit! did he steal our money to buy his princess her ring? DID HE?!?!" she shrieked, finaly hittin me so hard i could taste blood. i managed to say, "n..no....just...dont hurt...john..johnny...damn..damn drunk...", barely able to speak from the pain & the blood gatherin in my mouth from bein slapped. after callin his mom a damn drunk, she slapped me so hard, like a 1000 knives. i screamed from the pain, & i heard johnny yell, "GET...OFF...HER!!!" suddenly, I couldn't see or hear, & the world turned black. .........i woke up in the curtis' house, & i heard soda say, "johnny, rose just woke up." i could hear dally cursin, sayin, "its...its bad enough that johnny's folks beat him, but for them to beat rosy...." pony filled me in, & basicaly, they went to our house to see if johnny & i needed help, & when we weren't there, darry got worried & said, "we're goin to johnny's house, i have a bad feelin that they're there." they walked in, & they saw me lyin there, bruises all over my neck & slap marks covered with blood all over my face, blood comin from my mouth, & johnny sittin beside me, tear stains mingling with the bruises & cuts on his face, arms, everywhere. dally said, "johnny....kid, they DID NOT beat you 2..." then steve lost it, "what the HELL did they do, johnny?! what did those drunks do to hurt rosy SO DAMN BAD?! she doesn't deserve that, doesn't deserve bein BEAT by 2 DAMN PIECES OF SHIT!!!!!!" johnny just choked out, "they...hit...me....got....knocked......out....
slapped...her....screamed....called 'em.....damn....drunks.....passed....out...." in between sobs. they carried me to the curtis' house, & cleaned up the blood & everythin, then after a few hours, i woke up. the guys don't kno how im feelin ok enuff to type, but they let me & johnny go home. i calmed johnny down, cause he was cryin & sayin, "bad enough i get beat, but you.." its super-late, so im goin to bed, i think johnny turned in about an hr ago, idk. bye!