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Rating: PG
On to the story -
Johnny and Ponyboy walked into Two-Bit's house just as his kid sister, Julie, was rushing out. Two-Bit was in the messy living room of his with Dally, Soda and Steve. Darry was still at work.
"Was that Julie?" Ponyboy asked. "She hurried out so fast that I couldn't tell."
"Yeah. She's off doing something again," Two-Bit said.
"You're really informed Two-Bit." That remark came from Dally's end of the living room.
"How old is she now?" Steve asked.
"About Ponyboy's age. A little older maybe."
"Keith! You know your sister's sixteenth birthday is next week!" Two-Bit's mother shouted from their kitchen.
"I know Mom!" he shouted back.
"Sixteen?!?" Dally asked. "She doesn't look older than thirteen, maybe fourteen."
"I know. She doesn't wear make-up or dress like the older girls around here. I guess that's a good thing." The gang nodded in agreement. "The only thing I don't like is that she carries a blade. She started carrying it a year ago."
"You let her carry a blade?" Soda asked.
"I don't let her carry it, she just does. There's nothing I can do about it."
The sound of the door opening was heard in the living room. Julie walked past the gang and towards her room.
"Back so soon?" Two-Bit asked.
"Yeah, but only for a minute. I'm meeting Jen and Tracy downtown later," she answered as she came back into the room. "I'll call you if I need a ride."
"Can't. The brakes are out again."
"Call us. We'll give you a ride," Sodapop said.
"Alright." She headed for the door. "See you later!" The door was opened and closed once again.
"She's going to get herself killed one of these days," Two-Bit said.
At about 10:30 the phone rang in the Curtis house. Soda picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Soda?" It was Julie.
"Hey. Yeah, it's Soda."
"Can you come pick me up?"
"Sure. Where are you?"
"At The Dingo. I'll be waiting inside."
"Okay. I'll find you."
"Thank you Sodapop." Soda was taken aback. She had never called him
"Sodapop" before, it was always "Soda".
"You're welcome. I'll be right down." He hung up the phone and got his jacket. He walked out of the house and got into the Ford owned by he and his brothers. He started the engine, put the truck in drive and drove off.
Soda parked in front of The Dingo and got out of the car. He went into the building and looked for Julie. He found her sitting by herself in a booth. She was playing with her switchblade. She turned and saw Soda walking toward her. She put her blade away and stood up to face him.
"Hi," she said.
"Come on, let's get you home." Soda led her outside. They got into the truck and Soda put the key into the ignition and started the car.
"Sodapop," she started. He turned to her. "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome, just do me one favor."
"Okay, what?"
"Don't carry a blade, please. I know you want to but it's a good excuse to get beaten up. I don't want that to happen to you."
Julie didn't say anything. Soda continued to drive her hone. No one said anything the rest of the way. When he got to her house, Soda stopped the car and turned off the engine. They sat there in silence.
"I can't," Julie said.
"Can't what?"
"Promise you that I won't carry a blade."
"Why not?" Julie took off her seatbelt, turned so her back was facing him and lifted her shirt so her mid-back was showing. There were scars going up, down and around her back. She put her shirt back down and turned back to face him.
"That's why."
"You were attacked."
" I was jumped by some Socs. They knew I was Two-Bit's sister. It was after the rumble a year ago. They found me at the school. They followed me and attacked me." Julie was close to tears. "I'm sorry." She opened the door and got out, Soda followed. He went around to the front of the car and stopped her.
"It's okay. It's okay," Soda said to her. He hugged her. "Anytime you need anything, let me know." She nodded, and then she stepped away from him and took out her blade. She took Soda's hand and put the blade into it.
"I promise," she said. She hugged him again and turned and walked into her house. Soda stood there looking after her, then he looked at the knife in his hand.
"No Soda, you can't. She's your buddy's kid sister. Just get back into your car and go home. Don't go up there," he said to himself, but he didn't follow his own command. He knocked on the door and Julie answered. She was already in her pajamas.
"Soda? What's going on?"
"I can't keep this. Take your blade back," he said, handing back her knife. She took it back.
"I won't use it."
Soda hugged her and kissed her on her forehead.
"Take care," he said.
"I will. You too." Soda left and went back to the car. He turned and waved to her, she waved back. Soda got into the car and left as Julie closed the door.
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Rating: PG
On to the story -
Johnny and Ponyboy walked into Two-Bit's house just as his kid sister, Julie, was rushing out. Two-Bit was in the messy living room of his with Dally, Soda and Steve. Darry was still at work.
"Was that Julie?" Ponyboy asked. "She hurried out so fast that I couldn't tell."
"Yeah. She's off doing something again," Two-Bit said.
"You're really informed Two-Bit." That remark came from Dally's end of the living room.
"How old is she now?" Steve asked.
"About Ponyboy's age. A little older maybe."
"Keith! You know your sister's sixteenth birthday is next week!" Two-Bit's mother shouted from their kitchen.
"I know Mom!" he shouted back.
"Sixteen?!?" Dally asked. "She doesn't look older than thirteen, maybe fourteen."
"I know. She doesn't wear make-up or dress like the older girls around here. I guess that's a good thing." The gang nodded in agreement. "The only thing I don't like is that she carries a blade. She started carrying it a year ago."
"You let her carry a blade?" Soda asked.
"I don't let her carry it, she just does. There's nothing I can do about it."
The sound of the door opening was heard in the living room. Julie walked past the gang and towards her room.
"Back so soon?" Two-Bit asked.
"Yeah, but only for a minute. I'm meeting Jen and Tracy downtown later," she answered as she came back into the room. "I'll call you if I need a ride."
"Can't. The brakes are out again."
"Call us. We'll give you a ride," Sodapop said.
"Alright." She headed for the door. "See you later!" The door was opened and closed once again.
"She's going to get herself killed one of these days," Two-Bit said.
At about 10:30 the phone rang in the Curtis house. Soda picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Soda?" It was Julie.
"Hey. Yeah, it's Soda."
"Can you come pick me up?"
"Sure. Where are you?"
"At The Dingo. I'll be waiting inside."
"Okay. I'll find you."
"Thank you Sodapop." Soda was taken aback. She had never called him
"Sodapop" before, it was always "Soda".
"You're welcome. I'll be right down." He hung up the phone and got his jacket. He walked out of the house and got into the Ford owned by he and his brothers. He started the engine, put the truck in drive and drove off.
Soda parked in front of The Dingo and got out of the car. He went into the building and looked for Julie. He found her sitting by herself in a booth. She was playing with her switchblade. She turned and saw Soda walking toward her. She put her blade away and stood up to face him.
"Hi," she said.
"Come on, let's get you home." Soda led her outside. They got into the truck and Soda put the key into the ignition and started the car.
"Sodapop," she started. He turned to her. "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome, just do me one favor."
"Okay, what?"
"Don't carry a blade, please. I know you want to but it's a good excuse to get beaten up. I don't want that to happen to you."
Julie didn't say anything. Soda continued to drive her hone. No one said anything the rest of the way. When he got to her house, Soda stopped the car and turned off the engine. They sat there in silence.
"I can't," Julie said.
"Can't what?"
"Promise you that I won't carry a blade."
"Why not?" Julie took off her seatbelt, turned so her back was facing him and lifted her shirt so her mid-back was showing. There were scars going up, down and around her back. She put her shirt back down and turned back to face him.
"That's why."
"You were attacked."
" I was jumped by some Socs. They knew I was Two-Bit's sister. It was after the rumble a year ago. They found me at the school. They followed me and attacked me." Julie was close to tears. "I'm sorry." She opened the door and got out, Soda followed. He went around to the front of the car and stopped her.
"It's okay. It's okay," Soda said to her. He hugged her. "Anytime you need anything, let me know." She nodded, and then she stepped away from him and took out her blade. She took Soda's hand and put the blade into it.
"I promise," she said. She hugged him again and turned and walked into her house. Soda stood there looking after her, then he looked at the knife in his hand.
"No Soda, you can't. She's your buddy's kid sister. Just get back into your car and go home. Don't go up there," he said to himself, but he didn't follow his own command. He knocked on the door and Julie answered. She was already in her pajamas.
"Soda? What's going on?"
"I can't keep this. Take your blade back," he said, handing back her knife. She took it back.
"I won't use it."
Soda hugged her and kissed her on her forehead.
"Take care," he said.
"I will. You too." Soda left and went back to the car. He turned and waved to her, she waved back. Soda got into the car and left as Julie closed the door.
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