Shane S. Curtis
At the young age of ten as usual he was up every morning before anyone else.. on his way to his little job at the Rodeo as a helper to the owner.. in taking care of the horses. Shane Curtis the middle son of Mr. Edward and Mrs. Darla Curtis.. Father and Mother of three boys... Daniel, Shane, and Bryan. They were never rich.. but they had everything they needed, and a few other things.. and they were a happy family. He loved his family and his job... he was in awe with all the horses and tricks that the rodeo people could do.. and he even had a little horse... named Mickey... well atleast the Boss allow the kid to think so... why not didn't hurt nothing and Shane was happy as can be.. he didn't get paid that much... and only worked half a day unlike the grown ups.. but.. there was no doubt in Shane Curtis's mind that some day he too would be a big Rodeo star. That was untill one morning... the morning after His Parents got home late from a night out the night before.. So he didn't see them before he went to sleep...and being he was gone before anyone else was up... He never new that the last eveing before at 6pm.. as his Parents rushed out to have a good time.. was the last time the boy would ever see them. For the next day.. while Shane was still at work... his Parents died in a car crash... Everyone understood the grief of the young boy as he sobbed into his Brothers arms.. But only Danny truely saw the damange this event caused Shane. And if things weren't bad enough.. it got worse... as two boys their torn from the arms of there big brother.. and brought to a boys home owned by the state. During those month Shane and Bryan clung to each other like glue. Where ever the one went the other one.. or Shane followed... he wouldn't even let them take Bry to get a check up at the Doctors.. he snuck along and disobey... earning him many whoopins.. But he didn't care.. and he didn't stop... He had lost his Mom and Dad... He had thought that they would never see Danny again.. and he was NOT about to let them take away the only person he had left.
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A Mirical it was when Danny came to the boys home.. and as the two young boys flew into his arms... he told them they were going home... Oh that was music to Shane's ears. But... it was to late.. the damage that was done... was deeper now... to the point that Shane has almost a phobia for people he cared about leaving... if someone wanted to break Shane... threaten to leave him... and he crumbles faster then a Broken cookie... He's a tuff Hood he can handle just about anything.... but not this...for he fears if they walk out.... that they will get hurt and he would never see them again.
The years went by and Danny worked like a dog at two jobs while Shane and Bry continued on in school.. Shane did alright he managed to make it threw McDanil elementary school and McDanil Jr. High with B's and C's. He wasn't the greatest in school but he tried real hard... so he was happy with that... One thing the kid could do was run... On the Jr. High Dragons Track Team, he broke more records then anyone in 10 years... He was never huge infact he was always the smallest of the three Curtis Boys in hight and mass.. but the little bugger was fast. And it followed him into High School when he joined up with the Warriors. He ran Cross Country in the Fall and In the Spring he ran track.. he did the 2 mile.. the One Mile.. and the 200 Hurdles. In his freshmen year alone he broke 6 school records.. for track and 2 school records for Cross Country.. and went to State with both and Won! He was on fire... well he was in the sports... but in school?
Shane's school work was dropping like a bowling ball out of a 7 story window. Freshman year he managed to squeeze by with C's and D's and actually two A's.. the A's fell in Shop.. and Manchaincs where his natural talent started to bloom... but his other classes even with Danny pushing him... he never could get it.. he almost hid away in the School Garage.. come Sophmore year.. only comming out for lunch and practise... why lunch? cause thats when he was able to steal a glance at the pretty McDanil girl... he thinks her name is Cathy? Carol?.... Ohhhh Cailyn...
He did manage to break two more school records in Cross Country... and win State again... but soon as he turned 16... and after the hardest whoopin in his life... he some how talk Danny into letting him drop out of school, and that he would take up a Job at the DX Station and Car Shop. From there his talent and skills with cars.. Flew... as he became one of the best machanics in the town... Not only good.. but.. actaully honest.. he refused to con people out of money. He did his job.. and that was it... and Soon with his moto and his skills.. the DX became the busyest and most sucessful Station in all the Soutside... they even got quite abit of costumers from the Northside. And After Joey Lane... Shane's best friend.. also dropped out and joined DX... sales sky rocketed.. for the two boys WHERE the best in the town.. for each others skills fed on the other. They could put a car together with there eyes close.. while sleeping...
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So ok.. Shane is a drop out.. but now he helps pay the bills.. and his skills are not being wasted. Joey loved the fact that the majority of the costumers happened to be female. Shane never noticed really.. they were just costumers... and it never dawned on him.. that they came merely to see the cute bashful guy with the dimples... and the crazy good looking romeo. He did get that some came to see Joe.. but Him? nawwwwww he was just good at what he did...right?
Well he never really noticed the girls advances towards him.. nor did he really care.. he went out a few times.. but he wasn't really interested... that was... untill... Cailyn drove up in her ferrari. The first time he just ... sucked it up and got her gas and that was it... but unlike the rest of the girls... this time.. Shane Curtis.. noticed.. that Cailyn came once a week if not twice some times.. to fill up... he did wonder how she managed to burn so much gas... but he didn't care. She was so damn hot... and even tho she made him stumble over his words.. He drank in every word she said to him...
He usually was able to keep his cool.. he was a Hood after all and she.. she was Cailyn McDanil.. there was no way he had even a chance with her... not to mention Danny would kick his ass if he knew Shane was falling for the sister of Paul McDanil... but... argh she was different.. she was nothing like Paul.. and he saw it.. for when they talked even if it was small talk.. he easily forgot that she was a McDanil...and not just Cailyn. But then the fateful day came.. when the words.
"Oh and..you want to go out or something tonight?" came out of her. His eyes grew the the size of the moon.. as he just stands staring at her... shocked into a speachless moment.
After a few minutes... that seemed like an hour or more to him... he took a breath and nodded... again forcing himself to stay cool... as he agreed and ask if he could pick her up after 6pm .. when he was done with work. Once again he agreed to have her pick him up...as his ears turned red..he was bashfull remember?
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It took some doing but soon as Danny was talked into letting them go.. the two some found their way to the Lake.. to go Boating tho they never did. For the time had flown by.. before Shane looked at the time on Cailyn's dash board... shit he was introuble. Even as the got back and Danny clobbered him.. Cailyn STILL did not run away.. infact.. she ask to crash there for the night... and after struggling to get Danny to trust her...she did.. and Cali.. still as not gone home.
Shane is the happiest guy in the world.. He has his brothers.. he has his best friend Joe and his Job.. He has his buds..his chocolate.. and now he had his lady... Cali.... He didn't need anything more then that. He was happy... and he didn't mind if nothing ever changed... well maybe alittle better... but.. as far as Shane Curtis was concered... Life.. was Grand.. and being Cali's Bashful lil hero.. was even better. |
