It was a bright afternoon, in Tulsa. One girl was returning home. She wasn't alone. The girl brought two teenage twins with her. They had run away, and their story was much like her own. Except they never wanted to go back, where she needed to go back. It was all for him. Her brother.
"So you have gotten a job?" One twin asked. She had blonde hair and gray eyes. Her sister had blue eyes and longer hair.
"Yeah, a good one too. So you two won't need to work, unless you want to." The driver said. She was the eldest, nineteen and working. Her little bit past shoulder length brown hair and grass green eyes, made her stand out. She looked nothing like her brother, but they were always siblings.
"Are we going to the house first? Or to find your brother?" The second twin asked. She was shy, but loved to have fun. The driver held up one finger. "So we're going to the house?"
"Ember, Amber, we're going to have ground rules when we get there." The driver said. Amber nodded; she was becoming her really shy self again. She won't talk unless she thought it was needed. Ember was the shy, but fun one. She knew her limits though.
"Suzy, how much longer?" Ember asked. Suzy held up three fingers. "Three hours?" Suzy nodded. Ember sighed. Amber stared out the window.
Johnny POVWe are playing in the park, or lot whatever you would call it. The gang and I we're having fun. It was one of the few times we were all together. Darry was off work, and so was Soda. The nice thing was Darry got a raise, so Soda was going back to school. Soda wasn't as happy as Darry about this.
Steve was laughing with Soda. They are best friends. Pony's my best friend. He is Darry and Soda's little brother. Two-bit was trying to find the football, we left in the lot and that was the main reason for Steve and Soda's laughter they had it. Dally was leaning against a tree. He is my idol. Dally was like the older brother I always wanted.
Actually he reminds me of my older sibling. They are the same age. Though she is a little more caring as Dally, but she's just as tuff. Her name is Susan Cade. She had a reputation a mile long, and if she were ever caught her police record would be the same.
Suzy is more than my sister; she is the mother I never had. Suzy took the beatings for me; she got me out of the house. The two years she's been gone are the only years my father has hit me. Today she was to come back for me. That's what she promised, but I haven't heard from her. It's been two months, and not a word.
"Johnny, you ok?" Pony asked me. I nod. "You sure Johnny?" I nod again. I get lost in my memories. Suzy and I were always together. She protected me from everything. "Johnny you commin'?" Pony took me out of my thoughts.
We walked back towards the Curtis's. Pony and Dally on either of my sides, Darry was up front, Soda and Steve side-by-side, and Two-bit was walking backwards. "Johnny, what's goin' on with you? You're out of it today," Dally asked. I think I'm the only one he cares about.
"Nothin'" I reply.
"It ain't nothin' Johnny. Tell me."
"Fine. It's my sister." I looked at Dally. He didn't know what to say. He wasn't around when Sue was. I didn't meet the gang until she was gone. Darry might remember Sue, but he never knew her. "She's supposed to come back today, but I'm not sure what's goin' on. I haven't heard from her in over a month."
"Johnny, I'm sure she's fine. Maybe the new people will change your mind."
"What new people?"
"You know the house Darry's been working on? The reason we saw him more often. They're movin' in sometime this week. We all have bets on what day. Darry has today. Two-bit tomorrow, then Steve, Soda, me, and Pony." Dally paused. "It looks like Darry won."
I looked up. There was a pick-up in the driveway down the street from the lot. Two girls were sitting in the bed. Both looked almost alike. They were in sundresses one blue the other yellow. The gang was heading towards the house. Dally was pulling me along.
Susan's POVWe reached the house. It was fully furnished, and in good condition. I did have to get the roof redone, but that was all. It had four bathrooms and eight bedrooms. Not including the basement. The basement was more like a bunker. The previous owner said her husband need it in case of war.
I found it nice. The kitchen was big, and so was the living room. Ember and Amber were sitting in the bed of the truck. They only had a bag of stuff each. I only had one too. We would go shopping eventually. None of us liked shopping. The only shopping I liked was for food.
"Suzy we got company commin'." Ember yelled.
"Grease or Socs?" I yell back.
"Grease and maybe Socs too. I see some fancy cars way behind the greasers."
I come out of the house. I help the twins out of the bed. They stand a little bit behind me. Amber and Ember were holding hands. Like they always did, when meeting someone. Each of the greasers was different. One looked more like a Socs. Another with Mickey on his shirt, a tuff guy, a regular hood, a movie star, and two try to stay out of trouble kids.
"It's nice to meet you all." I say. I recognized them from Johnny's letters. I walk up to the one next to the hood. "Hey Johnny." He looks up at me. "I'm back, just like I said." I gave him a hug, and he hugged back.