- Chapter One -
Encounter
Author's Note:
I don't own anything, all rights to the Outsiders goes to S.E. Hinton. To those of you who think the later half seems familiar: yes, this is a re-write of a story by L2.
The day started exactly how so many before it had. Holly woke up that day, ate breakfast, showered, and was driven to school by her big brother.
"Hey, Holly," a delighted Anne asked her good friend, Holly. "So, I heard that your parents are going outta town tomorrow. You gonna throw a party or somethin'?"
Holly gave her an unsettling look. "Yeah, my parents are outta town, but how'd you know? Thomas told me he wanted to throw a party just two nights ago and I really haven't told anyone yet."
Anne scoffed at her. "Does it really matter how I know?"
"Yeah, I don't really want to make a big deal out of this one. You remember what happened last time?" For a moment, Anne looked at Holly wide-eyed in shock, but shrugged it off quickly.
"Well, let's just say I get the word around, ya know? And besides, as long as you make it clear, not to let anyone do that, no one will"
Holly rolled her eyes at her best friend. "Yeah, I doubt that."
"Well, maybe you should get your brother to ya know, not bring out the alcohol on this one? That way less things'll get broken."
"Anne, it's not like I haven't already thought of that but it's Thomas were talkin' about. Do you really think I can convince him not to bring beer to the party?"
"Good point."
As the two continued to walk down the hallways, Holly spotted someone. "Hey, Anne, isn't that your boyfriend over there?"
Across the hall was a tall and skinny young man named William, Anne's boyfriend. He was with two other of his friends and they were all talking to another kid. This kid had a moderate build and grease lathered over his coarse, reddish-brown hair.
"Yeah," Anne answered with an unusually plucky smile.
"Who's that with him? He seems familiar."
"The short one? Oh, that's just Ponyboy. Isn't he in your Math class, right?"
"Oh yeah, but why's your boyfriend talkin' to him," Holly questioned, taking special note in the rather menacing look on William and his friends.
Again, she scoffed as she rolled her eyes. "Oh, he's just jealous."
"Why would he be jealous?"
"Because I watched a movie with him since Will pretty much blew me off." She paused for a moment. "Oh I hope Will didn't find out I called him cute."
"You watched a movie with him? And you think he's cute?" Holly's face contorted just thinking about it.
"Yeah, I was with Cherry and she introduced us. And, yeah I think he's cute. You don't?"
"Um, I guess, if you like guys like him..." Holly's voice trailed off for a moment. "But wait, you called him cute?"
"What? Just because I have a boyfriend means that I can't go 'round thinkin' other boys are cute?"
They both saw how Will seemed to get a bit more riled up as their conversation continued. "Yeah, so stuff like that doesn't happen. Anne, you better go, they don't look too hot over there."
"Ugh, fine. Later Holly," she happily chirped.
Later that day...
Holly was sitting in her Math class, just waiting for time to pass by. The door began to creep open and there was a handsome boy with a callous look to his face, Ponyboy.
But even though she's really never once gave him a second look, Holly couldn't deny that he was good-looking.
There was always something about him, though, something Holly didn't quite like. He was quiet and mysterious, perhaps too quiet for her tastes. Just because he was quiet, doesn't mean his name was never heard around the school before.
Not only was his name Ponyboy, but there was a time the in the previous school year where you couldn't go through one day without hearing his name at least ten times.
Even way back then was his character shrouded in mystery. While he did have many friends all over the school, that didn't change the fact that he came off as someone who didn't really care about others or even life in general.
It was almost as if he'd wander through the days with that same fixed expression of emptiness. A blank stare. Like he was lost in his own world, and if he wasn't reading or doing work, he would be writing in his notebook.
But if she's ever heard anything about him. It was that he was really your classic hood that owned knives and guns and carried them around. He was known to smoke and possibly even drink. The whole demeanor that he has was merely just an act.
Last year, it was said that he murdered a kid from school tried to runaway from the crime. The po-po finally got them after he and his bud tried to set a church on fire with kids on it. But he never got arrested or anything.
Holly did know that something was up with those rumors. If he was your classic hood then how come he has so much friends, including Anne? If he was a no good greaser then how did he manage to get into an advanced class like pre-calculus?
Perhaps he isn't what he seems to be or what people says he is.
Holly rushed to get her belongings together as the bell rang. When she got most of her stuff, she made off but ran into Ponyboy.
They both dropped their items and quickly endeavored to recover them as they both muttered, "Sorry," to each other.
She had study block for her second class. With nothing else to do, she rummaged through her backpack in search of homework to complete but instead found an unfamiliar notebook entitled "The Outsiders."
Author's Note:
That's it for the first chapter. Please excuse all spelling mistakes I may have overlooked and I hope you liked it.
