DISCLAIMER: I own Sarah and the plot.
I (Sarah Cade) stepped off the train and looked around town. I headed towards the poorer looking section and looked for East 3rd Street. I wondered what the name of this street was. I hadn't seen any signs for this one yet. Oh, well. I passed an empty field. I thought I heard someone, so I backtracked.
I went back to the empty field and noticed it wasn't empty. There were six boys there, drinking soda and I went over to them. "Hey, could you tell me where East 3rd Street is?"
One of the boys who had blonde hair and looked about my age, looked up, grinned at me and said, "You're on it." I said "Oh, thanks. Do you know where the Cade's live?"
Another boy with almost white hair said, "What do you want with them?"
I replied, "Not that it's your business, but they're my family. My aunt, uncle and a cousin. He's my age. His name's Jonathan."
The boys choked on their sodas. The same boy turned to someone next to him and said, "Well, Johnnycake, looks like you got a cousin."
I smiled at the boy who looked too thin and nervous for his own good. I said "Are you Jonathan then?" He shook his head no. "It's Johnny, or one of my nicknames." I smiled even more and said "Tuff."
One of the boys, who looked like the youngest said "Sit down. Tell us about yourself." I sat next to Johnny and said, "Ain't much to say. I'm Sarah Cade and I'm 16. I'm supposed to be living with my only family left, Auntie Denise and Uncle Mike. And of course, Johnny."
Another boy, with red sideburns said "How come you're here now and not before?" I studied my shoes and said, "Because I wasn't an orphan before." The boy looked guilty and said "Glory, I'm sorry."
I smiled and said, "It's ok. Well, who are y'all? You know me but I only know Johnny." The first boy said, "I'm Sodapop Curtis, this is my younger brother, Ponyboy (the polite one)" Ponyboy looked at me as if waiting for something. I simply said "Tuff names." Sodapop and Ponyboy grinned at each other and Sodapop grinned with the introductions. "Dallas Winston (white- blond hair), Steve (the one who didn't say anything) and Two-Bit (nosy red- head). Me and Pon have a older brother, Darry but he's workin' now."
I nodded and said "Tuff. So, what's there to do 'round here?" Dally said "Oh, plenty. If you don't mind gettin' hauled in." I said "I don't care 'bout that, but I don't think my aunt and uncle would be too pleased."
He looked mad and said "Why do you care what they think?" I replied, "Why wouldn't I?" All the boys exchanged looks and I noticed Johnny nodded slightly. Two-Bit said, "Johnny's old man beats Johnny up. His old lady yells at him or ignores him." I knew what that was like. I said "Oh, Johnny, that's horrible." Dally said "What do you know? You ain't us or Johnny. You haven't seen-" I cut him off and said, "I haven't seen, but I've felt. My dad was abusive too. Our dads were brothers." I glanced around at the boys, who looked shocked at this.
I lit up a cigarette and took a drag. It was quiet for a minute then Johnny said, "Does Mom and Dad know your comin'?" I looked at him and said sarcastically "No, they have no idea I'm here. I was just gonna show up on their doorstep. Yea, they know!" Everyone looked shocked I said "What?" Pony said, "no one is ever sarcastic to Johnny. Not unless you want to risk the wrath of Dally." I said, "Well, I do believe I was sarcastic to him and Dally ain't that scary. Least he ain't actin' scary." Dally got this look and said "I can be very scary when I'm in the mood." I shrugged. We got up and headed to the Curtis house where me and Johnny spent the night.
I (Sarah Cade) stepped off the train and looked around town. I headed towards the poorer looking section and looked for East 3rd Street. I wondered what the name of this street was. I hadn't seen any signs for this one yet. Oh, well. I passed an empty field. I thought I heard someone, so I backtracked.
I went back to the empty field and noticed it wasn't empty. There were six boys there, drinking soda and I went over to them. "Hey, could you tell me where East 3rd Street is?"
One of the boys who had blonde hair and looked about my age, looked up, grinned at me and said, "You're on it." I said "Oh, thanks. Do you know where the Cade's live?"
Another boy with almost white hair said, "What do you want with them?"
I replied, "Not that it's your business, but they're my family. My aunt, uncle and a cousin. He's my age. His name's Jonathan."
The boys choked on their sodas. The same boy turned to someone next to him and said, "Well, Johnnycake, looks like you got a cousin."
I smiled at the boy who looked too thin and nervous for his own good. I said "Are you Jonathan then?" He shook his head no. "It's Johnny, or one of my nicknames." I smiled even more and said "Tuff."
One of the boys, who looked like the youngest said "Sit down. Tell us about yourself." I sat next to Johnny and said, "Ain't much to say. I'm Sarah Cade and I'm 16. I'm supposed to be living with my only family left, Auntie Denise and Uncle Mike. And of course, Johnny."
Another boy, with red sideburns said "How come you're here now and not before?" I studied my shoes and said, "Because I wasn't an orphan before." The boy looked guilty and said "Glory, I'm sorry."
I smiled and said, "It's ok. Well, who are y'all? You know me but I only know Johnny." The first boy said, "I'm Sodapop Curtis, this is my younger brother, Ponyboy (the polite one)" Ponyboy looked at me as if waiting for something. I simply said "Tuff names." Sodapop and Ponyboy grinned at each other and Sodapop grinned with the introductions. "Dallas Winston (white- blond hair), Steve (the one who didn't say anything) and Two-Bit (nosy red- head). Me and Pon have a older brother, Darry but he's workin' now."
I nodded and said "Tuff. So, what's there to do 'round here?" Dally said "Oh, plenty. If you don't mind gettin' hauled in." I said "I don't care 'bout that, but I don't think my aunt and uncle would be too pleased."
He looked mad and said "Why do you care what they think?" I replied, "Why wouldn't I?" All the boys exchanged looks and I noticed Johnny nodded slightly. Two-Bit said, "Johnny's old man beats Johnny up. His old lady yells at him or ignores him." I knew what that was like. I said "Oh, Johnny, that's horrible." Dally said "What do you know? You ain't us or Johnny. You haven't seen-" I cut him off and said, "I haven't seen, but I've felt. My dad was abusive too. Our dads were brothers." I glanced around at the boys, who looked shocked at this.
I lit up a cigarette and took a drag. It was quiet for a minute then Johnny said, "Does Mom and Dad know your comin'?" I looked at him and said sarcastically "No, they have no idea I'm here. I was just gonna show up on their doorstep. Yea, they know!" Everyone looked shocked I said "What?" Pony said, "no one is ever sarcastic to Johnny. Not unless you want to risk the wrath of Dally." I said, "Well, I do believe I was sarcastic to him and Dally ain't that scary. Least he ain't actin' scary." Dally got this look and said "I can be very scary when I'm in the mood." I shrugged. We got up and headed to the Curtis house where me and Johnny spent the night.