Ext. street-day

A young girl is walking down the street she has a carpet bag in one hand and small suitcase in the other. Over one shoulder she carries a pocket book. She has blonde hair and soft china bule eyes. She is wearing an old torn and worn out pair of jeans and tank top with a college letterman sweater over it. She goes into a small hang-out restaurant and sits down on a table.

Int. al's restaurant

Al: Hey there sandy I thought you went to Florida to live with your grandma.

Sandy: Yeah Al I did but granny died a week ago. So I was sent back here and my parents just died. So I got nowhere to live.

Al: We'll think of something.

Sandy: That's real nice of you Al but all think of somebody.

Al: Are you sure you don't you don't want my help?

Sandy: Maybe a few suggestions would be helpful.

Al; Tim Shepherd

Sandy: Are you crazy!

Al: It was a suggestion

Sandy: I'm not living with him all he does is throw wild parties!

Al: plain out of ideas

Sandy: Great!

Pony-boy enters, sees Sandy and stares at her blankly!

Pony-boy: Sandy?

Sandy: Yea Pony-boy I ain't Bette Davis!

Pony-boy: What are you doing here?

Sandy: Granny died.

Pony-boy: Sorry.

Sandy: Even more bad news my parents died.

Pony-boy: Sorry again

Sandy: I need a place to live!

Pony-boy: I think that can be arranged! I don't think Darry would mind…

Sandy: Darry wouldn't mind if what…

Pony-boy: If you lived with us.

Sandy: Soda would like that wouldn't, eh? Ops he's probably never going to speak to me again because of that letter.

Pony-boy: (shrugs)

Sandy: Do you think he'll understand if I tell him what happened?

Pony-boy: (shrugs)

Sandy: Do you want me to tell you before I tell soda?

Pony-boy: Sure, whatever

Sandy: well…. My granny usually agrees with my mom. My mom didn't want me to even talk to Soda let it alone marry him. So when Soda sent me that letter I never even read it, granny sent it back and didn't let me read it.

Pony-boy: Oh. Interesting story!

Sandy: That's true Pony-boy, I don't lie. Do you think Soda will believe that? Do you believe it Pony?

Pony-boy: I believe you, but I don't know if Soda will?

Sandy: oh

Ext. Dx Gas Station-day

Pony-boy: Hey Steve!

Steve: Hi Pony-boy what are you doin here?

Pony-boy: I need to talk to Soda.

Steve: Oh, ok he's in the shop.

Int. Dx gas station car shop-day

Pony-boy: Hey Sodapop

Sodapop: Hey Pony-boy What'ca doin here?

Pony-boy: I need to talk to you.

Sodapop: yea, shoo! Talk!

Pony-boy: Look who I found at Al's

Grabs Sandy's hand and pushes her forward.

Sodapop: Sandy what are you doin here? I thought you went to Florida to live with your grandma.

Sandy: Granny died

Sodapop: oh

Sandy: Then my parents died.

Sodapop: oh

Sandy: All you can say is oh

Sodapop: yeah why?

Sandy: cause…ohhhhhhhhhhh!

Sodapop: Well what's your side of the story?

Sandy: Well…my granny usually agrees with my mom. My mom didn't want me to even talk to you let it alone marry you. So when you sent me that letter I never even read it, granny sent it back and didn't let me read it.

Sodapop: Gee, I thought it was because you hated me.

Sandy: No, I don't hate you!

Sodapop: Something told me you didn't but I don't know what let me believe it in the first place.

Sandy: Do still have the letter?

Sodapop: yup

Sandy: Do you still want me to read it?

Sodapop: Sure if you want to?

Soda pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket. He hands it to Sandy, who reads it slowly and carefully.

Sandy: I had no idea you felt that way about me, Soda

Sodapop: I knew all along.

Sandy: well of course you did.

Sodapop: (shrugs)

Sandy: How come you didn't tell me you felt that way?

Sodapop: I didn't think you'd understand.

Sandy: I'd understand Soda.

Sodapop: Ya would

Sandy: (shyly and quietly) Yea I would soda I feel the same way about you!

Sodapop: what?

Sandy: (still shyly but not as quite) I feel the same way about you soda!

Sodapop: Ya do!

Sandy: Yes

Sodapop: Sandy you have no idea how much I love you!

Sandy: And you have no idea how much I love you, Soda!

(pause) Steve enters and rolls his eyes.

(another pause this time longer)

Soda-pop: looking at Steve. What? (to Sandy) Where did you get the sweater?

Sandy: This guy that Granny wanted me to date. I hated him. He gave me his sweater skipping all the steps and I took it only because Granny was watching. I tried to give it back to him but he wouldn't let me.

Soda-pop: oh ok (to Steve) What do ya want?

Steve: nothing

Ext. front yard-day

Pony-boy and Sandy push the gate open and walk toward the house and Two-bit jumps up behind them.

Two-bit: Hey Pony! You got a girlfriend now or something?

Pony-boy: no I ain't interesting in girls Two-bit you know that.

Two-bit: well then who is she?

Sandy turns around

Sandy: well Two-bit you never could recognize me by the back of my head so why should I expect you to now.

Two-bit: oh my god Sandy I thought you went to Florida to leave with your grandma.

Sandy: I did but she died so I was sent back her to leave with my parents but then they died.

Two-bit: wow! Well I gotta run bye

Int. house-day

Pony-boy is doing homework and Sandy is kinda chatting about what ever pops into her mind.

Sandy: so then like my friend Jamie says to the soc go jump of a bridge and he actually did.

Pony-boy: oh jeez its not everyday you get a soc to jump of a bridge.

Sandy: yeah I know and then the next day his friend like positively overlooks the idea that his friend jump off a bridge and he starts flirting with us and then said Jamie that soc is so scary he reminds me of Dallas Winston.

Pony-boy: oh…..you know Dally's dead……

Sandy: what????