Maddie's POV

"You're pregnant?!" I scream in to the phone.

"Yes now shush! Don't tell the whole neighborhood." my best friend, Sandy says.

"Is it Soda's?" I ask, lowering my voice.

"No." she says.

"Whose is it, then?" I ask again getting frustrated.

"I don't know." she whines. Even in Florida she can whine about everything.

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"That's what I was calling you for, see I was wondering if you could go down there and tell him where I am and what's happened?"

I get flutters in my stomach. Me? Getting to see Sodapop Curtis? At his house? Instantly I'm freaking out on the inside. But in the phone I say:

"Fine, I'll do it."

"Thanks!" she says. "You're the best friend EVER!"

"I know, now bye."

"O.K. bye."

And I hang up. Oh my gosh! What am I going to do? I've liked Soda since the 3rd grade and when he dropped out of school it was awful because I couldn't see him anymore. When Sandy started dating him it was better in a way that my best friend was dating my crush. It's going to be awkward. It's about 5:30 right now so I tell my mom that I might not be here for dinner. I might as well get this over with. hop in my car and make my way to the Curtis' household. When I get there I notice that a lot of people are there and all eyes are on me. I know this is weird to have a Soc visit a greaser but I'm on a mission. I get to the door and knock. I here yelling and a girls voice. Then the door opens and I see a familiar face. It's my friend Emms. I knew she was dating a greaser, but I didn't know they were part of the Curtis family.

"Hi!" she ays, wiping something on her apron.

"I didn't know you dated a Curtis." hinting that she shouldn't be dating Sodapop.

"Oh, I don;t. Not technically. I'm wit Johnny." she says, talking through the screen door.

"Oh." remembering that she told me about her crush n him. "Can I come in?"

"Oh, yes sorry."

She opens the door and let's me in. WhenI walk in she says "We've got company!" When I walk in to the right I see a kitchen with something in the oven and on the stove. It smells really good. To the left there is a living room with rooms branching off to the right. There is a table in the middle of the living room in front of the sofa. Johnny and Ponyboy are playing cards. The t.v. is on and someone is in the shower. Johnny has his shirt of and there are bandages on it.

Hi." says Pony, not looking up.

"Hey"." I say.

"Can you come and take this cake. out?" Emma asks me.

"Yeah, sure." I say.

"So what's up?" she asks as I'm taking the cake out.

"Well I'm here for Sodapop."

"Ohhh..." she says wriggling her eyebrows. I told her my crush on him back when we were closer.

"It's not like that." I say sighing.

"Oh, well your not going to find him here."

"Why?"

"He took another job down at the engine repair factory."

"When will he be back?" I ask.

"Like 10:30. You can stay here if you want."

"Like a sleepover?" I ask. I ask because I know what greases are like. They beat people up like me.

"Yeah, why?"

"No reason just need to call my mom."

"Oh. Right, the phone is on the table by the t.v."

"O.K. Thanks." I say getting up I walk over to the living room and Darry is in a towel. Obviously he was the one in the shower. Blushing, I take the phone and dial the number.

"O.K. Thanks mom!" I say hanging up the phone. All I have to do now is wait for Sodapop.