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*Soda's POV*
I sighed and looked back down at the letters from Sandy I'd received...returned unopened. I know I should be mad at her for why she had to leave, but I was in love, I couldn't help but miss her each time I thought about her.
"Soda, you okay?" Steve asked.
"Yea I'm ok buddy...just thinking."
"Yea but you spacing off like this all the time is gonna end up getting you fired if you aren't careful."
"I'm trying not to but it's hard."
"I know."
"Well its too late to do anything about it now." I gulped and looked up as my boss came in the door, he had already warned me about daydreaming twice already
"Sodapop, can I see you in my office?" he said to me.
"Yes sir." I said getting up and following him to the back
He sat down behind his desk. "Soda, have a seat." I did as he said.
"Soda you've been slacking off an awful lot lately. And don't get me wrong you're a great worker. But we need you to work, not daydream all day."
"But sir please, I've been kinda distracted lately, I just need another chance."
"Mr. Curtis you've had your chances, I'm sorry but we're going to have to let you go."
*back at home*
"You got fired?" I sighed as Darry began lecturing me
"What are we gonna do now? We've got bills to pay, and do you know how hard it will be for you to get another job without finishing High school?"
"I know Darry, but I didn't mean to," I tried reasoning with my brother.
"Soda what could possibly be more important than actually doing your work?"
"I was thinking about Sandy again, I'm sorry..."
"Well Soda, maybe you should go back to school then. That would take your mind off Sandy and you'd be able to get a better job."
"School?!" I asked confused. I hated school and Darry knew that.
"Sodapop's going to school?" Ponyboy asked as he entered the house.
"I said he should go back to school, he lost his job today and he really needs to go back to school so he can get another one." Darry said and I sighed really not wanting to go back to school
"Come on Soda you should go. You might even like going to school again."
"School's school, I never liked it and I never will!" I screamed. They didn't get that I hated school. I always have and always will.
"C'mon Soda, it ain't as bad as you think it is. I mean Steve will be there," Ponyboy's eyes were begging, making me want to give in.
"Pony please don't do this to me..." I begged but he continued, I finally sighed deciding to give in
"Fine...I'll go back...but ONLY so I can get another job..."
*At school*
Everyone started whispering the minute I got out of Two-Bit's car. It felt awkward going back to school after so many months.
"Pony I don't wanna do this. I'm just gonna go home." I said as I started to turn to leave but Pony grabbed my arm
"Please stay Soda. At least give it a chance."
I gave Pony a dirty look. "Look, I'm here, now I want to go home."
"Please Sodapop? I mean it can be like the old times when you and Steve use to get in trouble." Pony kept begging. This kid was so persistent.
"Kid's got a point," Steve said lighting a cigarette. They were all looking at me, waiting to see if I would stay.
"Fine...I'll stay." I sighed as a girl dressed in all black came running up to us squealing happily
"Ok what's with the hyper chick?" Two-Bit asked and we shrugged
"Hey guys what's up? I missed you guys so much." she said barley able to keep still
"Who are you, and where have you been all my life?" Two-Bit wasted no time trying to get his arm around her waist.
She looked at Two-Bit wildly. "You drunk Two-Bit?" She started smelling his breathe which made all of us laugh.
"You guys don't remember me do you?" She asked looking around and we all shook out heard
"Roxy? Roxanne Winston? Dallys sister? Anything ringing a bell here?"
My head snapped up when I heard Dally's name.
"Roxy?" Two-Bit asked surprised quickly taking his arm back to his side. "Is it really you?"
"No Two-Bit, it's just someone who happens to have her name and exact relationship to Dallas Winston," she said sarcastically. "Where's Dally anyways? I haven't seen my brother since how long I could remember."
Everyone was quiet not knowing who was going to tell her about Dally.
"Something wrong? I mean I haven't gotten any letters from him in a while. But I figured he's been busy or something." She said still smiling
"Umm Roxy I don't know how to tell you this but...Dallys dead..." I said slowly as her smile faded quickly
"Dead? What happened?" She asked in a whisper as her eyes began to water
"He robbed a store, and got shot by the fuzz." Two-Bit looked down.
"But not before saving about a dozen little kids from a burning building." Steve added.
"Yeah and he helped me and Johnny too." Pony said quietly. He still blamed himself for all of what happened, even if it wasn't his fault.
"Johnny? Where's Johnny?" She asked through sobs.
"Johnny's dead too...he got hurt while there were saving the little kids." Two-bit said as Roxy sniffled
"There're both dead? No.They can't be...Dally can't be gone..." She said crying even harder
She was now on the ground crying creating quite a scene. I knelt down and she started pounding on my chest not wanting to believe and yet still believing.
"Here, I really think you should have this, he'd want you to have it." Steve pulled out Dally's necklace from his pocket handing it over to Roxy.
She sniffled again and took the necklace from Steve looking at it through her tears.
"Thanks Steve..." She whispered and I took it from her wrapping it around her neck
"Just like your brother..."
"I ain't like Dally. If I were like Dally I wouldn't be crying. I would be getting on with life. Dally was fearless, and he tried teaching me how too. Maybe if I were fearless he would still be alive. Maybe if I were like him he would still be alive. If only..." She was getting madder and madder. I was getting more curious. Why had she gone to juvi? Dally had never talked about it and we never asked.
"What happened?" Steve asked with curiosity in his voice.
"Nothing forget it, just forget it." She stood up and wiped her tears away running into the school, leaving us all there.
"She used to be this sweet innocent girl...what happened?" Two-bit asked confused
"I don't know but she's acting really weird...Wonder what she went to juvi for..." Steve said as we started inside
"Hey guys maybe I should follow her, take her to the Dingo or something." This could be my excuse not to go to school.
"Nice try Sodapop, but you ain't ditching on your first day." Pony gave me my books and with the help of Steve, dragged me into the classroom, making me sit down in an empty desk.
"You're going to stay in school the whole day even if it means babysitting you all day," Pony sure liked me being in school.
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