Stayin golden. Chp1

I've finally gotten my Themed assignment back from Mr. Syme. It felt like it took much longer than two days I let Soda and Dallas read it, it took them a while but they got through the whole thing. Soda and Darry looked almost in tears at the end. I think they finally fully understood how I felt about the subject. Darry told me that I should try and publish it because it would make a great story one day but I told him that it's special and I would never want to plaster my life everywhere. My grades have been getting a lot better, partly because Dally keeps on nagging me about getting my work finished and handed in on time.

I heard banging and clashing of dishes in the kitchen. I rolled over to tell Soda to get up then noticed that I was alone. I decided to get up or else I may be late for school. While I was on my way to the bathroom to take a quick shower Darry yelled my name.

"What?" I yelled.

"Hurry up Pony! You'll be late for school" Darry called back.

"I'm hurryin' jus' give me a minute"

And with that I stripped my clothes off of my body and was in the shower all at once. When I got out I greased back my hair with my comb walked down the hallway to see eggs, bacon, chocolate milk and chocolate cake greeting me at the dinner table. I sat down and joined my brothers for breakfast.

"So Soda, have yah seen any lookers lately" Asked Darry

"C'mon you know I still like Sandy and all, so don't ask questions like that" Soda replied.

I kind of got all dazed after that and ended up eating my food while starring at the wall till I was finished and was ready to be dropped off at school. Darry dropped me off at the front of the school, as always.

"Bye little guy, have a good day" called Darry.

"Bye Pony" Grinned Soda.

Then I watched them drive away. I took in a deep breathe then let out a huge sigh. Another day at this school, luckily there is only two more days left until summer. I smiled then opened the doors and walked in the school. I had gym first, then socials, lunch after that I had science and for last class of the day I had my favorite class, English. I peered around the class, nothing had changed. Mr. Syme was in his desk all of the students were in there seats. Class started, but then there was a quite knock on the door. A soc got up to answer it, when he opened it a very short, beautiful girl with pail skin and rosy cheeks and long silky golden colored hair that was pulled back with a white ribbon letting some

of her hair fall out on the sides, with her feathery bangs perfectly placed in front of her forehead. Appeared in front of the class, she took a shy step in.

"Umm excuse me…" The girl gulped

Gosh, her voice was so quiet and fragile sounding, its breath taking. I thought to myself.

"Yes?" Answered Mr. Syme.

"Is this Mr. Syme's English class?" Asked the girl.

"Yes, yes it is, you must be Suzanne?"

"Yus sir" Suzanne squeaked.

"Right then, would you like to introduce yourself? Stand right here" Said Mr. Syme while pointing to a spot right next to his desk.

Suzanne walked over to the spot he pointed at, while looking very scarred. She stopped looked around at all of the people, took a hard loud gulp that even I could hear. Her eyes stopped on me, I looked around me to see If she was staring at someone or something else, then she let out a giggle then smirked. I felt my face go hot.

"I'm Suzanne Souer" she started "I moved here from Vancouver which is in Canada-

"You're a soc though, right?" She was cut off by a soc that was on the football team. She shrugged then went on saying that she lives on the west side. Damn, she lives on the west side, she's classified as a soc, I thought. The teacher pointed at an empty seat which was three seats behind mine, mine was the second front one. As she walked past me I could smell her scent. It was really sweet smelling. It reminded me of sweet strawberries or something near to that.

I attempted to look behind me and at her by pretending to scratch my head. But she was starring right at me she caught me starring at her so I turned my head around so fast I almost heard it crack. For some reason I felt my face going hot again, and felt sweat on my face. I decided to start on the descriptive journal that was just assigned to us to get my mind off of the lovely fallen angel near the back of the class, poor innocent girl that got put in this twisted town. I saw her walk past me to hand in the work she had just finished, wow she was mighty smart to. What a bonus! Mr. Syme read it, and looked very pleased then asked her to sit down. When she was walking back to her seat she looked at me starring right into my eyes. She had really deep, gentle light brown eyes; they were almost gold, like her hair. The end of the day bell sounded off. I popped up and headed for the door, to overwhelmed that school was over to remember that doll in the classroom.

I got the stuff I needed out of my locker, went outside and started walking home. When I got home I saw Darry on the Couch with a coke in hand watching T.V, I asked him why he was home so early and he said he pulled a muscle today while working. I glared at him dropped my bag on the floor along with my blue, worn out sweater, Headed to the kitchen to get a bottle of Coke than sat down beside him.

"You know Dally, you really have to stop doin' this to yourself" I groaned

"I know, but I have to get food on tha' table, Pony you know this" Argued Darry

"Yeah I know this but really Darry? Go a bit easier on yourself, Soda and I already tell you this lots…The least you could do is listen" I warned

"Fine Pony, whatever" Sighed Darry

"I'm goin' to the movie theater" I grunted

"Fine, don't be back to late and if you can't get a ride call me I don't want a replay of last week.

I bit at my lip and Grimaced from thoughts of just a couple days ago. Then arose to my sweater, slipped it on and left the house. I started down the street when I saw Two-bit, Steve and Sodapop Walking home.

"Howdy Ponyboy" Two-bit hollered

"Hey, Wuts up?" I asked.

"just headin' over to your house we're gonna watch some Mickey, an you?" Wondered Two-bit

"I'm makin' my way over to tha' movie house" I proclaimed.

"Oh! Well don't get jumped Pony!" laughed Steve

"Be careful!" cautioned Soda

"I will, bye guys!" I waved

I stopped in the lot, because I wanted to watch the sun set and reminisce about watching it with Johnny and how he wanted me to tell Dally to watch one, one day.

"Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf's a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay." I whispered to myself as I watched the earth fall asleep and run cold.

All the way to the movie house I thought of Johnny, Dally, Bob, the fire and sunsets. I finally reached the brightly lit movie house, and squeezed myself under the fence. I know I really shouldn't be going to the movie theater alone or even walking alone but I can't help it. I just like being left alone while watching a movie in piece.

I saw a little girl stare at me, grab her parents hand, go all wide-eyed and scream "GREASER!" I looked over at her tilted my head then cracked a laugh. I walked up to the seats looking at the ground the whole time. Till I heard a girl, with a soft voice edging a guy to leave her alone because she's not interested.

"Just because I live in the same neighborhood as you doesn't mean I need to date you! My goodness!" Roared the girl. Suddenly her voice wasn't so soft.

"But babe-

"Don't babe me you disgusting drunk! Leave me alone!" she cut him off in mid-sentence, no more like before he could talk.

I finally looked up to see that the boy was walking away, while lolling back and forth. Wow he really was drunk! Hah! Then I looked at the girl. It was the new girl in my school, Suzanne, the fallen angel. Golly was she perfect! I started to sweat again, and felt my face go hot, even though it was freezing outside. I heard her sniff, and then she sat down on the chair in front of mine. She opened up a book, I peeked over her shoulder to see what book it was, and it was "The Lord of the Rings". Well that's a bit nerdy I have to admit. But she reads books too, it seems like we have lots in common, I smirked at my remark. Suzanne yawned while raising her arms for a stretch.

"Hey kid! Put your hands down!" yelled an elderly man that was with his wife.

Suzanne looked back and called out "Sorry" Her eyes landed right on me, after all I was right behind her. Her eyes grew bigger then they softened and she smiled.

"You're from my English class right" Asked Suzanne. Who me? I asked myself. I guess so. I smirked then managed to shyly say "yes". She smiled a very loving smile at me, it showed of her dimples and pearly white, perfect, straight teeth. I gasped then she cocked an eyebrow?

"What is it? Are you hurt?" She worried.

I could feel myself blushing. I was so embarrassed I don't even know why I gasped. She just looked soo pretty.

"Nothin'" I cleared my throat. "It's nothin'" I shrieked.

"I'm sorry but I don't believe I know your name" she began "mines Suzanne Souer, but you probably know that from today…umm… I prefer Suzie though" she went on.

"Well then, I'm Ponyboy" I claimed "Ponyboy Curtis" I added.

"Oh my-

"I know, I know, it's a strange name" I interrupted

"I was actually going to say that your parents are very imaginative beings. I actually think that it's a wonderful name, it's so unique and it's good to be different, Pony." She gazed up at the stars after she said that, for a really long time actually. Then I broke the silence by saying "yeah, my folks were real nice. But they're dead now."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know." She had a panicked look on her face.

"Its fine you couldn' of known." I confided.

Shhh! Called out a mother with two children. Suzie put a hand near her mouth, and gasped.

"Perhaps if we wish to talk we should go somewhere where we won't be bothersome to others." She reasoned.

"I guess so." I agreed, not really caring.

Suzie got up and motioned for me to get up to so I did; we walked over to a vacant lot near the movie house. She sat down in the long, untamed grass, leaned back and gazed up at the stars.

"Isn't that jus' a sight to see" I said.

"Yeah, I like it almost as much as I like sunsets" My eyes went off of the stars and went on her. Her hair gleamed from the moon light; her pail skin looked as if it was glowing, a slight cool breeze came by making her hair wave back and forth. It was then that I noticed, I really liked this girl. I didn't exactly know why though. She stood up and brushed herself off and turned around and started walking in the opposite direction. Golly, her hair is so long it almost touches her butt even when it's pulled back. She coked her head and smiled down at me. I got up and smiled at her, Wow, she really is like a fallen angel.

"Pardon?" Huh, what? Did I really just say that out loud? A panicked look flashed across my face. I gulped then said "I didn't say a thing" she started to crack up.

"I guess I'm going crazy" she proclaimed and walked on. Then she turned around.

"You coming?" she called out

I was in a complete daze from her beauty. "Of course I am" I choked.