ponyboy:
‘ hm, ‘ he hummed while watching. dammit, that meant he
had to give away his only five bucks. that was supposed to
be for his trip to dairy queen with johnny. he had to make
up time.‘ how did you even get your hands on this stuff?? ‘
‘ five bucks, please, ‘ the vial now empty is safely clasped
in his hand, while the other is held out, palm up, & a grin
on his face. ‘ me & my friends had this chemistry set
which lets us mix chemicals together & we ended up
making this. i could show you how?
… unless you’re busy. ‘