Life without Dallas and Johnny in the gang were hard. Everyday that went by I watched every sunset and remembered Johnny's last words to me. I swear to stay gold Johnny, I swear.
I finished my report for English class and I got an A. Although it was longer than expected my teacher was rather satisfied. I was satisfied with it too, and I worked real hard on it and was proud of my grade, of course Darry and Soda were ecstatic.
What is funny is after Dallas was killed and the whole Johnny fiasco was over Soda and the Cherry Valance girl began going with each other. I became jealousy. Cherry seemed a lot more attractive than before at the movies. Infact Soda and i got into our first fight just over Cherry! Course I got over it and relised how foolish I was being. Soda was happy and I should be happy for him.
As for Twobit, he still stayed as sarcastic as before but I think somewhere inside him he relised all the fights and meaningless stuff would have to end and someday life would sneak up on him and he'd have a wife and some kids. So he got a job. He was working at the local McDonalds which it's self was quite funny to see. There was a bright side to it though, Twobit got money, and responsibility (some anyhow) and we got free food.
To this day I still have that copy of Gone with the wind that Johnny had left me, and I read his favorite part everyday, and the whole book every month. Although I'm now 20 and in college the thought of Johnny still hurts, but it also makes me smile too. Specially the remembrance of how bad Johnny looked after I cut his hair. Then myself with the short bleached hair. Thank God I have my tuff hair back, although it's not the same, one part where Johnny trimmed has never grown back.
As for Darry, he's still working his ass off. He worked even harder in my years of high school to earn enough money to pay me through college. I believe it's to help me live his dream he never could fulfill. I love Darry and I never tell him enough. Although he's still a work aholic, Darry has a girlfriend, or should I say a fiancé. I've never seen Darry so happy.
Right now I sit in my dormitory at my school thinking back to my young adolescent years, how rough yet wonderful they were. The night of the rumble, how hyped up we all were, then Dallas shot and dead. I stare at my framed English report, and at Johnny's copy of Gone With the Wind, and the note he wrote me. I do not cry anymore, I can't, if I start I might never stop.
I am Ponyboy Curtis is this is the story of my life after the book. I am Ponyboy Curtis and I will stay gold.
I finished my report for English class and I got an A. Although it was longer than expected my teacher was rather satisfied. I was satisfied with it too, and I worked real hard on it and was proud of my grade, of course Darry and Soda were ecstatic.
What is funny is after Dallas was killed and the whole Johnny fiasco was over Soda and the Cherry Valance girl began going with each other. I became jealousy. Cherry seemed a lot more attractive than before at the movies. Infact Soda and i got into our first fight just over Cherry! Course I got over it and relised how foolish I was being. Soda was happy and I should be happy for him.
As for Twobit, he still stayed as sarcastic as before but I think somewhere inside him he relised all the fights and meaningless stuff would have to end and someday life would sneak up on him and he'd have a wife and some kids. So he got a job. He was working at the local McDonalds which it's self was quite funny to see. There was a bright side to it though, Twobit got money, and responsibility (some anyhow) and we got free food.
To this day I still have that copy of Gone with the wind that Johnny had left me, and I read his favorite part everyday, and the whole book every month. Although I'm now 20 and in college the thought of Johnny still hurts, but it also makes me smile too. Specially the remembrance of how bad Johnny looked after I cut his hair. Then myself with the short bleached hair. Thank God I have my tuff hair back, although it's not the same, one part where Johnny trimmed has never grown back.
As for Darry, he's still working his ass off. He worked even harder in my years of high school to earn enough money to pay me through college. I believe it's to help me live his dream he never could fulfill. I love Darry and I never tell him enough. Although he's still a work aholic, Darry has a girlfriend, or should I say a fiancé. I've never seen Darry so happy.
Right now I sit in my dormitory at my school thinking back to my young adolescent years, how rough yet wonderful they were. The night of the rumble, how hyped up we all were, then Dallas shot and dead. I stare at my framed English report, and at Johnny's copy of Gone With the Wind, and the note he wrote me. I do not cry anymore, I can't, if I start I might never stop.
I am Ponyboy Curtis is this is the story of my life after the book. I am Ponyboy Curtis and I will stay gold.