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Chapter One
Ponyboy Curtis and Bobby walked out of the theater with brilliant smiles on their faces. Ponyboy had one arm slung lazily over Bobby's shoulders. Don't worry Bobby is a girl. Nobody knows what her real name is. Not even Bobby. Her parents abandoned her when she was five years old for no reason. They just up and left. Bobby's friends never talked about it because they knew it was a sensitive subject with her. She had survived on her own for most of her life and that had definitely toughened her up but it was still hard for her to talk about why her parents left her. So ever since her friends found her scrounging around for food they had called her Bobby. And that included her steady boyfriend Ponyboy. Ponyboy was fourteen years old like Bobby. He had greasy brown hair like her. Except hers isn't greasy. She doesn't like putting grease in her hair, even if she is a greaser. But it doesn't matter because she is drop dead gorgeous anyway. Her hair is long, wavy, and light brown. She usually wears it up to keep it out of her eyes. Her eyes are pale blue and they stand out on her tan skin. She is one of the prettiest girls in their neighborhood. All of Pony's friends tease him about her and ask him where to get some of that love potion he must have smuggled her. Ponyboy is about two inches taller than her with green-gray eyes. He loved going to movies and reading books, which is why he is so smart. In fact he has already moved up to high school a year early. That is why Bobby likes him so much. Because unlike the other boys they hang out with who start fights and rob stores for fun, Ponyboy is creative and sensitive and an all around better person than the others.
They walked down the street, talking about the movie, when they saw the red mustang drive up behind them. "Uh oh," Ponyboy whispered under his breath.
Bobby tensed up. "Just act cool," Pony said.
He took his arm off of her shoulder in case they had to run. But he still hovered protectively close to her. One of the Socs in the car threw a beer bottle out the open window and shouted, "What's up grease balls!"
Bobby's cheeks burned. Not with embarrassment but with anger. She had a very hot temper. "Relax." Pony breathed in her ear.
His voice soothed her slightly but her hands were still clenched into tight fists. The mustang drove off and the two teenagers sighed with relief. But no sooner had Pony put his arm back around Bobby's shoulders than the car swerved back around and cut off their path. Four Socs got out and grinned maliciously at them. "Run!" shouted Ponyboy.
They spun around and sprinted in the other direction. Bobby heard the older guys running behind them and she tried to run faster. But her lungs burned and her legs screamed in protest. One of the Socs grabbed her arm and threw her on the ground. The others did the same to Ponyboy. The two greasers tried to jump back up but the Socs had pinned Pony down on the concrete. The Soc that had grabbed Bobby picked her up and held both her tiny wrists in one hand. "You're pretty cute for a greaser." he muttered.
Bobby struggled but his grip was too tight. She could smell the cigarette smoke on his breath and gagged. She glanced at Pony. He was writhing on the ground, trying to free himself from the Socs grip. But there was four of the big, mean Socs and only two of Pony and Bobby. Bobby knew they didn't stand a chance. One of the Socs flipped out a switchblade and held it to Ponyboy's neck. "We're gonna give you a haircut Greaser," he said with a smile, "We are going to cut off all of that greasy hair of yours!"
He put the blade closer to Pony's neck and a small stream of blood ran past it. Pony cried out in pain. Bobby kneed the Soc that was holding her and he grunted in pain. He released her for half a second and she ran over to the guy with the blade and punched him square on the mouth. He fell off of Pony, but the guy that Bobby kneed grabbed her arm and punched her in the face. She stumbled to the ground where she lay, dazed. She heard people shouting and felt them running around her. Then she remembered Ponyboy. She sat up and knelt over him. "Pony," she whispered, "Pony are you alright?"
He sat up. His face was pale, he looked scared to death and he had blood running down under his chin. "I'm fine." he said, his voice cracking on the last word. He turned away from her and rubbed his eyes. She rubbed his arm. "It's okay Ponyboy." she murmured.
She looked around and saw that their friends were chasing off the Socs. Darry, Pony's oldest brother, ran over and knelt down on the other side of him."You alright Ponyboy?" he asked.
Pony nodded. Sodapop, Pony's other older brother ran over too. "They pull a blade on you?" he asked.
"Yeah." Pony whispered.
Soda put a hand on his shoulder. "Listen," he said, "They ain't gonna hurt you no more."
Pony nodded but was still quiet. Darry looked up. "They hurt you Bobby?" he asked.
She shrugged. "One of them hit me but its nothing." she said nonchalantly.
Pony looked up too. "They hit you?" he asked.
Bobby saw the look in his eyes change from fear to anger. "It's nothing, Po," she said again.
Pony took a deep breath and stood up. Johnny, Ponyboy and Bobby's best friend ran over. "How you doing, Pony?" he asked.
"I'm fine." he said steadily. He seemed to be getting over the close encounter.
Bobby laced her fingers through his and felt his hand shaking. She squeezed it and he stopped. She saw Two-Bit and Steve walking over. She was also surprised to see Dally who was supposed to be in jail for the next ninety days. He came over and clapped Pony on the back. "Thanks for the excitement," he said, "I was starting to get bored."
"What are you doing out of the cooler, Dal?" Johnny asked
"I got out early, good behavior you know."
Soda walked over and leaned on the car. "Hey Dally, me and Steve are gonna take Sandy and Evie to the game tomorrow. You want to bring Sylvia?"
"Can we come?" Pony asked.
"No kids allowed." Steve said with a smirk.
Bobby rolled her eyes. Dally grinned and shook his head. "Naw, I was thinking that I was going to go catch a movie. Kids are allowed." He winked at Pony.
"We'll come." Pony said looking at Johnny and Bobby. They both nodded.
Darry sighed. "I can't," he said, "I've got to work."
Two-Bit smiled. "I was planning on drinking a couple six-packs of Bud tonight but if I don't get too drunk I'll join you."
"Cool," Dally said, "Meet me at the corner of Picket and Sutton tomorrow at six."
He jumped over the fence and jogged off to his car. Darry walked into the house and over his shoulder he said, "Ponyboy, you got homework."
Ponyboy groaned and walked up to the porch. "Where are you two headed?" he asked Bobby and Johnny.
Johnny shrugged. "I'm gonna head to the park and chill there for a while." Bobby said, "Come by when you've finished your homework."
"Alright see you then."
Pony walked into the house and Johnny stood up and followed Bobby to the park.
