I don't believe that I've ever led a 'normal life'. I come from a blended family, we live on the poorer side of town, and I'm just one of the boys. But this all sounds probably really confusing to you, so how about I backtrack and tell you my lifestory.
My name is Maddison Grace Curtis. I'm 15 years old. Like any other 15 year old girl, I have a boyfriend, I go to school and I have a part-time job at the diner. However, my family is not so typical. You see, my mum and dad (Darrel and Sarah Curtis) had 4 kids together – Darrell Sodapop Ponyboy and me – Maddison. Darrel is 21, Sodapop 18 and Ponyboy is my twin at 15. However, when mum was pregnant with me and Pony, she got breast cancer. Long story short, we were born premmie and mum died not long after. When dad finally recovered from her death, he started dating again and found a lovely young women (Ellen) who had a young boy the same age as Darry – his name is Sunny. Her husband had been killed in a car crash when Sunny was just a baby. A few years later they got married and Sunny became our step-brother or half-brother or whatever you call it.
So there you have it – that was my family for many many years. But that's not the end of it. Oh no that's not even close.
Dad and Ellen were both very caring – all of my and the boys friends were welcome over anytime. Most of them didn't come from the best homes so our home generally became their home. Steve is Soda's friend, Johnny is mine and Pony's, Dallas is Sunny's and Two-bit is Darry's. But in all honesty, we're all friends – we're all family. Oh and my boyfriend just happens to be Dallas as well.
Think that's it? Well think again cos it's not. A few years ago, when me and Pony were just about 12, dad and Ellen were killed in a car crash. Yeah I know it's real sad but that's life – shit happens.
So let's recap shall we? I'm the only girl of 6 kids, I'm one of the youngest and I have no parents and I've got a boyfriend. What a hell of a ride that's ahead.