I DO NOT OWN THE OUTSIDERS! S.E HINTON DOES! I OWN ALL NEW CHARACTERS! R+R please also if you have any ideas I'm open to hear them since this is my 1st proper story! Enjoy :D

It was dark. I kept running but I was getting more lost in this thick atmosphere that engulfed me. The smoke was half chocking me while the heat was making it hard to move. The only thing that kept me going was the hand I was holding on to. The hand that easily fitted into mine, the hand that I will forever hold, until my heart stops beating.

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RING, RING! RING,RING!
I immedatly woke up to find that my phone was ringing.
"Hello?"
My voice was croaky and my eyes were ajar.
"Mia, I don't know what to wear for school today. I mean it's hot but I don't want to wear anything that shows too much of my flesh."
"I really don't care Courtney. It's 3 o'clock in the freaky morning. Just wear whatever."
"Oh, Thanks for your sup-"
I shut my phone off before she could finish. I rolled over to get back to sleep but I kept on thinking about whether or not I should take my phone into school. Everytime I take something of value with me to school, whether it was a bracelet or a hair bobble, they were always stolen from me. I decided not to bother as the phone cost my aunt a hell of a lot of money and didn't want to upset her.

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A few hours later after I finally fell asleep my brother came bursting into my room jumping up and down.
"Hey Mia, guess what day it is to day!"
I didn't even have to look at the calendar to tell what day it was. The day I dreaded every year. The day when i get so embarrassed, I am the talk of the whole school until the next month.

I roll back over and grunt, giving a few clues that it's time for my brother to go, but he doesn't, instead he just jumps up and down on me, forcing me out of bed.
"C'mon big sis, I love this day. It's even better than my birthday. Seeing you come home in tears and talking to a picture like your some crazy, lonely girl...Oh wait, YOU ARE!"
I then force him out of my room, slamming my door shut while he laughs downstairs.

I walk over to my mirror, taking in my small nose and the blue eyes that suit my blonde, knotted hair. I grab my brush and fiercely brush away the knots, leaving a matted mess on the brush.

I looked at the picture of a girl that has the kindest smile and warm eyes.
"I wish you were here." I whisperd to the girl in the photo. Her name was Anna and she used to be my best friend until I had to leave because we couldn't afford to pay the morgage. My dad left soon after, leaving me, my mum and my annoying yet lovable little brother, Owen alone.
"I could really use you right now." A tear starts to trickle down my cheek.

I heared a soft knock at my bedroom door. I sniff and wipe away my tears that have now fallen onto the picture frame.
"Happy Birthday Sweet Pea." My Mum slid the door open awkwardly as she was holding a tray of pancakes and orange juice and a generous amount of syrup in a bowl.
"Mum, You really didn't have to do that." I walk over to her, helping her carry the tray to my bed.
"Yes I do, It's your Birthday and you have just turned 16." She cups my face in her soft hands. "Your my baby girl, and yet you have grown so much over these couple of years."
"That's because I am not a little baby anymore Mum, I am nearly an adult. I am still your youngest daughter, In fact I am your only daughter. I just don't want to be a baby anymore." She smiles a warm, happy smile as she combs her hands in hair.
"Ok, but to me you will always be my baby girl." She gives me a hug and whispers in my ear "Oh, your boyfriend is downstairs." She lets me go.
"You could've told me that before. That information could be helpful." My Mum walks out the room giggling. I haven't heard her this happy since dad left.

I rush as fast as I can getting dressed. Just picking a pair of denim jeans with a white tank top with a red hoodie over the top. I gulp the last of the orange juice and taking the last mouthful of pancakes before rushing downstairs to see the one and only, SodaPop Patrick Curtis. The boy who was extremely handsome and sweet. He smiled as he saw me come running down the stairs with a bit of syrup on my chin. I was about to kiss him until he said:
"I am not kissing you with syrup on you chin." He giggles.
"Wait, what?" I go bright red as he gets his sleeve to wipe it off.
"Much better, now where were we?" He lifts an eyebrow up while a massive grin spreads across his face. I go in to kiss his soft lips. The tenderness of them would make any girl swoon with delight.
"Oh, Babe, Happy Birthday." From inside his jacket pocket he pulled out a tiny purple box. He gave it to me with a slight sort of eagerness in his face. I opened it to find the most beautiful necklace I had ever seen. The pendant was a star with a moon inside it. It glistened in the light. I didn't know how he managed to afford it, so i asked him.
"I asked for more shifts at the DX. Do you like it?"
"No..." I see his face drop. "I LOVE it." I see his old face again, this time even more happier as he lifts me into the air. I laugh until it hurts.

Maybe this year won't be so bad after all.

Ok chapter 1 done. I had to change the whole story, thats why the reviews are stange because they were from my old story. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please R+R. Update soon