Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders.
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I stepped out on the front porch of my house, well my old house, and looked around. I was going to miss Tulsa. This was the place where I grew up and had all my first's. Surprisingly, I was going to miss being a Greaser. I never thought that I would ever miss that. We were all classified as bad influences with no purpose. It was always a pet peeve of mine. Ever since I hit that stage years ago.
I slowly went back inside and picked up the only suitcase I had. Ponyboy and Darry were already outside putting things in the truck. A moving truck had already came by to pick up all of our things, besides clothes and stuff like that. We were moving. To Flordia. Darry had decided that it would be better if we moved out there. He applied for a job and it just so happens he got it. Apparently the pay was better down south.
"You can drive, Soda," Darry told me while he was locking the door. When the door was closed and locked up, it felt like a piece of me had went missing. I just nodded my head and started up the truck. It made the same, noise everytime we put the key in the iginition. I guess we get used to it after a while. It wasn't long until Ponyboy climbed in next to me, and Darry came behind him. Once everybody was in, I began our journey to Flordia.
While we were driving through the streets we all grew up around, thoughts began to cloud my mind. Dally and Johnny were both gone, so that left Steve and Two-Bit. Well, just Two-Bit I guess. Steve was drafted into the war about a month ago. Two-Bit demanded that he would come with us, but I knew we couldn't take him. I could only imagine Two-Bit on a beach, and of course, there's lots of girls on a beach. I quietly laughed at the thought.
Ponyboy never really said much about moving. I think he was actually excited about moving. At least Ponyboy wouldn't have to finish his school years here now. It was April, so the middle of the last semester of the year for Ponyboy. If we were still staying here it wouldn't be long before he finished grade 10. And well Darry. Darry couldn't be happier to get a better job with more money. But what was I thinking about all this? Well, I don't even know the answer to that question myself.
Florida brought back old memories. When Sandy left me she moved to Flordia with her grandmother. She was pregnant at the time, so I guess she had her baby by now. I just decided to block that memory out, forever. Flordia's a big place. There's no way we'd ever meet up again. Its over, I told myself.
I still wasn't completely sure on what I was doing when I got to Flordia. I had to quit my job at the DX in order to come here. I guess I'll just figure out once I get there. I broke my thoughts and tried to talk with Darry and Ponyboy for a while. When I came back to Earth, they were talking about sports, I think. After all, I decided not to join in. I just tried to focus on the long road ahead of me.
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