AN: Ok I totally did a revamp on this story!!!! For all of those that have
already read it I'm sorry that I took it off for a while, but its back on
now!! I felt ok with this chapter so I didn't change it that much. The more
dramatic changes will come later in the story and if you wanna read those
you're just gonna have to review. For those of you that haven't read it
already, this story is basically about a new girl that moves into town and
falls in love with Soda. PLEASE R&R! Oh and I have a new policy I guess you
could call it. Five or more reviews per chapter. Thanks bunches. (I'll try
to keep the notes to a minimum.)
Disclaimer: The characters from the Outsiders novel belong to S.E. Hinton, I only own Annie, Chip and their Mom.
New Girl On The Block
It was the summer of 68' and me and my mother and my big brother Chester, we call him Chip, had just moved into Tulsa, Oklahoma. It had been a very long drive from Miami to here. I had just turned seventeen two weeks before the day we left. I will never forget that birthday. It was the reason that we left. We had no choice. So we came here. Where I found trouble and true love. We used to live in Brooklyn, New York till we moved in with my grandmother in Miami Florida when I was 11. (And I still have that annoying accent by the way!) She's a sweet old lady. Spoiled Chip and I rotten. I loved her so much. She would make us go to church every Sunday. She was kinda religious. Last fall my cousin Sandy had come to live with us. No one would believe we were cousins though. Everyone thought she was my long lost twin cause we look so much alike.
Me and Sandy both had long light blond hair. She and I had the same color eyes accept mine were barely a shade darker blue than hers, but you really couldn't tell unless you looked really close. And the only difference with our faces was that she had a longer nose than I did, but not by much. And we were exactly the same size. Even down to shoe size. We even talked and laughed alike. It was kinda scary to tell you the truth. It wasn't all that surprising though. Our mothers had been identical twins. So my mother wasn't far off from us. Accept that she was older.
Now Chip was the oddball of the family. He had Very dark brown hair and emerald green eyes. His face was sharp looking but still very sentimental at the same time. He was tough looking and strong. He was one of a kind my brother. Mom says he kind of reminds her of our father. I don't remember our father. I never had a chance to make any memories. He left the day I was born. All I know about him is what my mom tells me about him, which isn't a lot. Mom never did remarry though.
Now I'm gonna take this opportunity to tell you a little about myself. You see I'm not like most civilized young women you might say. But then again, I am.
I have two sides. Not like a split personality or anything like that. I just have two sides, you know. On the one hand I'm grandma's little girl and momma's little angel. Teaches pet, pageant queen, and cheerleader. An all around decent and well brought up young woman. But on the other hand I lie, I cheat, I steal, I swear, I get into fights. I'm a wild one. I love to play football and stuff like that. An all around menace to society. But only a select few people know that side of me. Sandy and Chip to be exact. And from what I've seen here so far. I should fit in just fine.
Speaking of Sandy. She used to live around here. That's where we're gonna be staying until we can find a place to live out on our own. With my mom's twin sister Sherri and her husband. Sandy and I had a very long talk about this neighborhood and the people who lived in it before I left. The longest part of that talk once I dragged it out of her was about her ex- boyfriend, Sodapop Curtis. We came to an agreement that I should keep tabs on him and write her with whatever I find out. What I didn't know was that there was a possibility that I could fall for him too.
* * * * * *
My brother was talking to me. "Annie, Annie, Hey, are you in there?" he called.
"Yes, of course I'm in here." I yelled back.
"Well good because here's our turn that you just missed." He said, sitting back down in the back seat. Did I mention that he was two years older than me?
"I'll turn around. Don't get your nickers in a twist." I told him and pulled into a DX station to fill up and maybe get a Pepsi.
"Do you want anything while we're here." I asked him and Mom.
"No, I'm fine dear." Mom answered.
"Sure. Get me a Pepsi." Chip said and handed me some money.
I walked in and nearly choked. There were about fifteen girls cluttered around the counter. I think I just stood there for a minute or two wondering what in the hell were they all doing here at once. I must have decided it wasn't important and went to go get those Pepsi's. By the time I got back they were saying goodbye to the guy behind the counter and starting to leave. I waited for a minute then walked up to the counter.
"Hi." I said and he looked up at me with a look of utter astonishment on his face.
"Sandy?" I barely heard him whisper. Sandy. My cousin Sandy? Then I looked at his nametag. Soda.
"Sodapop Curtis, I don't believe it." I looked up at him for the first time and nearly lost my breath.
" My name isn't Sandy." I had managed to say. " It's Annabelle. Sandy is my cousin." I told him with a bit steadier voice.
"Oh. Ok well." He said and rang me up. He looked so shocked. It was kinda funny.
"See you around Soda." I said and walked out the door. When I got to the car Chip asked ever so politely what had taken me so long. And I told him ever so politely to get in the car and to not ask stupid questions.
(Soda's POV)* * *
Soda just stood there struck dumb. It was Sandy. But it wasn't Sandy. She looked like Sandy, sounded like Sandy. But she said she wasn't Sandy. She was Annabelle. Annie, she was Annie he decided. That was who she was.
"Sooodaaa. Hey buddy you in there." That was Steve. He was waving a hand in front of Soda's face
"Annie. Yeah I'm here. What do you want?" Soda asked him. Steve was looking at him funny.
"Who is Annie?" Steve asked him. " Never mind I don't care. Who was that girl that just left and why did she look so much like Sandy?"
"That was Annie, Annabelle. She's Sandy's cousin from Florida." Soda said and looked away from the door to look at Steve.
"And you know this how" He asked as if he didn't quite believe it. Sandy never said anything about having a cousin from Florida. She just couldn't be her cousin. Although they did look remarkably alike.
"She told me," Soda said simply.
"You're just gonna believe some random girl off the street when she walk in here and says 'Hey I'm Sandy's cousin. Just came in here to torment you with the memory of her. Have a nice day!'" Steve said as he ducked the towel that was thrown at his head.
"Did you see her. She looked exactly like Sandy and you tell me that there not related. Duh!" Soda said smacking Steve in the head. "Could it be more obvious!"
"Hey don't call me stupid!" Steve yelled.
"Then don't act stupid! Half the time I'm not sure if you even have a brain," Soda laughed and raced around the counter to get out of Steve's reach. Just six more hours and he was free. But in the meantime he occupied himself with thinking about that girl.
AN: So.... How'd you like it?! Better? Worse? TELL ME!! Next chapter coming in five reviews.! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I know I'm evil. Deal with it. I do. Later Day's:)
Disclaimer: The characters from the Outsiders novel belong to S.E. Hinton, I only own Annie, Chip and their Mom.
New Girl On The Block
It was the summer of 68' and me and my mother and my big brother Chester, we call him Chip, had just moved into Tulsa, Oklahoma. It had been a very long drive from Miami to here. I had just turned seventeen two weeks before the day we left. I will never forget that birthday. It was the reason that we left. We had no choice. So we came here. Where I found trouble and true love. We used to live in Brooklyn, New York till we moved in with my grandmother in Miami Florida when I was 11. (And I still have that annoying accent by the way!) She's a sweet old lady. Spoiled Chip and I rotten. I loved her so much. She would make us go to church every Sunday. She was kinda religious. Last fall my cousin Sandy had come to live with us. No one would believe we were cousins though. Everyone thought she was my long lost twin cause we look so much alike.
Me and Sandy both had long light blond hair. She and I had the same color eyes accept mine were barely a shade darker blue than hers, but you really couldn't tell unless you looked really close. And the only difference with our faces was that she had a longer nose than I did, but not by much. And we were exactly the same size. Even down to shoe size. We even talked and laughed alike. It was kinda scary to tell you the truth. It wasn't all that surprising though. Our mothers had been identical twins. So my mother wasn't far off from us. Accept that she was older.
Now Chip was the oddball of the family. He had Very dark brown hair and emerald green eyes. His face was sharp looking but still very sentimental at the same time. He was tough looking and strong. He was one of a kind my brother. Mom says he kind of reminds her of our father. I don't remember our father. I never had a chance to make any memories. He left the day I was born. All I know about him is what my mom tells me about him, which isn't a lot. Mom never did remarry though.
Now I'm gonna take this opportunity to tell you a little about myself. You see I'm not like most civilized young women you might say. But then again, I am.
I have two sides. Not like a split personality or anything like that. I just have two sides, you know. On the one hand I'm grandma's little girl and momma's little angel. Teaches pet, pageant queen, and cheerleader. An all around decent and well brought up young woman. But on the other hand I lie, I cheat, I steal, I swear, I get into fights. I'm a wild one. I love to play football and stuff like that. An all around menace to society. But only a select few people know that side of me. Sandy and Chip to be exact. And from what I've seen here so far. I should fit in just fine.
Speaking of Sandy. She used to live around here. That's where we're gonna be staying until we can find a place to live out on our own. With my mom's twin sister Sherri and her husband. Sandy and I had a very long talk about this neighborhood and the people who lived in it before I left. The longest part of that talk once I dragged it out of her was about her ex- boyfriend, Sodapop Curtis. We came to an agreement that I should keep tabs on him and write her with whatever I find out. What I didn't know was that there was a possibility that I could fall for him too.
* * * * * *
My brother was talking to me. "Annie, Annie, Hey, are you in there?" he called.
"Yes, of course I'm in here." I yelled back.
"Well good because here's our turn that you just missed." He said, sitting back down in the back seat. Did I mention that he was two years older than me?
"I'll turn around. Don't get your nickers in a twist." I told him and pulled into a DX station to fill up and maybe get a Pepsi.
"Do you want anything while we're here." I asked him and Mom.
"No, I'm fine dear." Mom answered.
"Sure. Get me a Pepsi." Chip said and handed me some money.
I walked in and nearly choked. There were about fifteen girls cluttered around the counter. I think I just stood there for a minute or two wondering what in the hell were they all doing here at once. I must have decided it wasn't important and went to go get those Pepsi's. By the time I got back they were saying goodbye to the guy behind the counter and starting to leave. I waited for a minute then walked up to the counter.
"Hi." I said and he looked up at me with a look of utter astonishment on his face.
"Sandy?" I barely heard him whisper. Sandy. My cousin Sandy? Then I looked at his nametag. Soda.
"Sodapop Curtis, I don't believe it." I looked up at him for the first time and nearly lost my breath.
" My name isn't Sandy." I had managed to say. " It's Annabelle. Sandy is my cousin." I told him with a bit steadier voice.
"Oh. Ok well." He said and rang me up. He looked so shocked. It was kinda funny.
"See you around Soda." I said and walked out the door. When I got to the car Chip asked ever so politely what had taken me so long. And I told him ever so politely to get in the car and to not ask stupid questions.
(Soda's POV)* * *
Soda just stood there struck dumb. It was Sandy. But it wasn't Sandy. She looked like Sandy, sounded like Sandy. But she said she wasn't Sandy. She was Annabelle. Annie, she was Annie he decided. That was who she was.
"Sooodaaa. Hey buddy you in there." That was Steve. He was waving a hand in front of Soda's face
"Annie. Yeah I'm here. What do you want?" Soda asked him. Steve was looking at him funny.
"Who is Annie?" Steve asked him. " Never mind I don't care. Who was that girl that just left and why did she look so much like Sandy?"
"That was Annie, Annabelle. She's Sandy's cousin from Florida." Soda said and looked away from the door to look at Steve.
"And you know this how" He asked as if he didn't quite believe it. Sandy never said anything about having a cousin from Florida. She just couldn't be her cousin. Although they did look remarkably alike.
"She told me," Soda said simply.
"You're just gonna believe some random girl off the street when she walk in here and says 'Hey I'm Sandy's cousin. Just came in here to torment you with the memory of her. Have a nice day!'" Steve said as he ducked the towel that was thrown at his head.
"Did you see her. She looked exactly like Sandy and you tell me that there not related. Duh!" Soda said smacking Steve in the head. "Could it be more obvious!"
"Hey don't call me stupid!" Steve yelled.
"Then don't act stupid! Half the time I'm not sure if you even have a brain," Soda laughed and raced around the counter to get out of Steve's reach. Just six more hours and he was free. But in the meantime he occupied himself with thinking about that girl.
AN: So.... How'd you like it?! Better? Worse? TELL ME!! Next chapter coming in five reviews.! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I know I'm evil. Deal with it. I do. Later Day's:)