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(FLASHBACK)
Ponyboy really didn’t know how he started selling drugs with his boyfriend Curly, he really didn’t you gotta believe him.
Was it intentional? No
Did he keep it from the Gang and His family? Yeah obviously, Darry would kill him if he found out
Ponyboy found himself walking down the halls then being pulled into a storage closet, “what the-“ Ponyboy’s protest became muffled. Ponyboy licked the hand, “What the fuck dude?!” Curly pushed Ponyboy, “What the hell curly?! What was that for?” God, Ponyboy thought Curly was a Soc for a second, he let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.
Curly shoved a bag of drugs into his hands. Ponyboy’s eyes widened like he was in loony tunes, “What the hell curly!” Ponyboy shoved the bag back into Curly’s hands. “Help me sell ‘ese, you can help Darry and soda with the money from this.” Ponyboy paused at the offer Curly was giving him. Ponyboy gulped looking away “.. when are you going to pick me up?” Curly grinned “12pm” Ponyboy huffed, “fine but Darry will wring me by the neck if he finds out.” “He don’ gotta find out you jus’ gotta hide it from ‘em” Curly whispered.
Ponyboy huffed giving Curly a kiss on the cheek before opening the door to the hallway, A couple hours after school Ponyboy fluffed his pillow sighing as he layed down seeing soda lay down beside him, Ponyboy knew he had to tell the gang he was a queer someday.
But first he had to tell his family which he didn’t plan on telling for a while or at the least soon. Ponyboy stared at the ceiling for what felt like forever which could seem like but it was only 3 hours before he heard the loud engine from the car, Ponyboy slowly unraveled himself from the mess of the blankets and slipped on a hoodie and shoes. Ponyboy slid the window open and hopped out of it, sliding it shut on his way out.
The leaves crunched as Ponyboy slowly but hurriedly sneaked his way towards Tim Shepard’s car. Ponyboy slid into the car seat and let out a loud sigh as curly drove off, “see? Ain’t it fantastic” Ponyboy drew a glare at his boyfriend.
The two stopped at a deserted road and walked down to a house going from neighborhood to neighborhood until it got more dark, the two ran to the car with money juggling in their pockets. Ponyboy sighed as he got his exchange of money, 17 dollars?! Glory! ‘ He thought’ That is practically a lottery for him.
When Ponyboy got back to the house he climbed up the window and slipped his shoes off and Hoodie off, he was glad nobody knew him as Ponyboy Curtis yet. That’s why he had his hood on. Ponyboy put the money inside the shoebox and shoved it under the bed, slipping back into sodas arms and falling asleep in a blink.
This cycle had repeated, he even started selling at school when he could, but it was difficult especially with Johnny and Two-bit. Ponyboy felt a hand pulling him into a storage closet this time it was curly and two boys inside there as well. “Well hello to you to Curls” Ponyboy whistled, Curly pulled the two boys infront of him.
Ponyboy distinctly remembered them being freshmen and were twins? Atleast according to his memory. “These are the Joll twins-“ he was right ”Carie and Sam!” Ponyboy shook the hands of the twins. Carie was the one with the longer hair and had little braids with freckles on his face and rounder cheeks. Sam had a much shorter shaggier cut, a scar on his cheek and black hair just like Carie.
Well Atleast him and Curly weren’t breaking up.