Hello my name is Mel short for Melody. guess you could call my life pretty interesting you see I live with my Brothers Darry , Sodapop and Ponyboy. Darry is the oldest of all of us he is 20 and is our guardian but I will tell you why later. My brother Sodapop is my twin we are 16 I have heard so people say that he is very handsome as in "MOVIE STAR" handsome but I don't see it ; well maybe because he is my brother. Ponyboy is the youngest of us four he is 14 and is one smart individual I guess you can say he is kind of the genius out of all of us he is a sophomore in high school he skipped a grade last year. I live in a home infested with boys but I don't mind. It is not just my brothers and I it's a whole gang of guys . The "GREASERS" they call us ; we are the lower class here in Tulsa . Then there is the "SOCS" the upper class our enemies. They have done some horrible things to us Greasers they always try to hurt us because we are just no good up to nothing hoodlums to them. But do you really think I give a crap about their Corvairs and madras because I don't. So starting here on March 12, 1965 you can hear all about my crazy life.
I am guessing you want to know why Darry is our legal guardian well 8 months ago my parents passed in a tragic accident which I would rather not discuss right now and whenever someone brings up my parents I practically start balling. Enough of that though I am now going to tell you about the gang oldest to youngest. You already know about Darry so next is Two-Bit his name is not really two-bit but we call him that because he always has to put is two into it his real name though is Keith and is probably one of the best friends that I have in the gang and he is 18. Next we have Dallas Winston who we call Dally for short and he is 17 and honestly I have to tell you I have the biggest crush on the boy he maybe one to sleep around but I sure know that he would never hurt me because first of all my brothers would murder him and second of all well there really is no second. Next in the group is Johnny he is one of Ponyt really talk to him. Soda and I are next in line we are both 16. I never really told you much about myself but I pretty much look like Soda but a girl version around the house I do the laundry and cook but in my free time I love to do needlecrafts if Is pretty much us .