Is she telling the truth?

Soda's POV

"Sandy, I missed you baby."

The atmosphere between the two was very tense and uneasy. Sandy was as beautiful as ever. It seems like I had not seen in a century. Her smile, her glowing smile, I had missed it ever so much and the way I would put my hands around her delicate waist and kiss her. It was like the world had stopped and there was only us two in the entire earth. I doubt any of the gang would properly understand how I feel at this moment. Well maybe they do but are ashamed to show it. I couldn't give a toss if anyone saw me crying over Sandy, she was my girl and I couldn't bare to see her with another guy.

"Look, I missed you to, but you know I couldn't stay."

"Yeah, I know, cause you weren't allowed to get married to someone as young as me, but then you come back 3 years later with your fiancé! This doesn't make sense, I thought you loved me!"

"I did but you don't understand!" Sandy sounded a little bit desperate, as if she was completely innocent in all of this, well do y'know what, she ain't.

"You bet I don't understand, you said you loved me, it's not easy to turn your feelings off! And this fiancé, well does your father know about him?" I was shouting at her, I rarely shout at anyone and even rarer for me to shout at a girl. I was brought up that way.

I think I managed to get through to Sandy, about how much I loved her, but this still wasn't enough.

"Don't you yell at me! Sodapop! Didn't your parents teach you some manners. No wait they are dead and I bet they are glad that they don't have to put up with you everytime you don't get what you want! They could never get through to you, you selfish, waste of space, unwanted scumbag!" She had already ripped my heart out. I felt like some had killed me. I dropped to the ground, not caring at the fact I was crying and screaming like a banshee. I lay on the grass all curled up as Sandy attempted to walk away. "You still haven't answered my question"

"Yeah, he does know, he don't mind that I am marrying someone who I actually love, not some lowlife that was never good enough for me!"

"C'mon baby, lets go" a voice said, I looked up and my vision was blurred due to the tears streaming from my eyes. From the way they walked off I guess he was the fiancé.

"Yeah, Gary, lets go" Sandy replied.

"We both need to get ready, after all the wedding is only a couple of days away!" Gary boasted

I lay there furious, heart-broken, like someone came and hit me with a large wrecking ball! I would lie here for as long as I wanted, I really couldn't care less. Since when did my beautiful Sandy come such a cheeky, cold hearted, evil, spiteful little biatch! Words can't describe how I feel and to make things even worse the rain started peeing down. Drenched with tears and the pelting rain I thought about everything she had said and what if it were all true?

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PPOV

I was pacing the room endlessly. Sodapop should be here by now, It's 5 o'clock and dinner is nearly ready and he is always here for dinner. What on earth is he doing?

"Hey Pony stop worrying, little buddy, Soda will be fine" Johnny reassured

"Y'know they are probably away somewhere getting cosy" Two-Bit joked. Everyone laughed, even Darry as he walked in the door, had broke a smile. How can they joke about this? This is not in the slightest funny at all. They all think I am over-reacting but Soda has been hurting real bad, he was up very early this morning. This girl has messed with his head yet none of them can see that! I don't understand how not.

"I think I should go out and look for him y'know any-"

"Pony take a chill pill" Darry told me.

"But Darry."

"No buts!" Darry instructed, "Look if he ain't here by 7 we will all go and have a look for him, huh little buddy?"

Realising it was the best I would get I decided to rest until 7. I couldn't focus, I had a really bad feeling about this, I knew something was up. Soda doesn't do this. I know him. Something was up, but what? The two hours dragged by so very slowly. I was pacing up and down and up again. Something wasn't right and I could feel it. Those two hours seemed like 2 years. Everyone else was laughing at me but I couldn't care. "Darry, it's 7, I'm away, Steve you coming with me?"

"Might as well, need to get out" Steve replied reluctantly still think I am talking a load of rubbish.

"On you go then, be back for 12 at the latest." Darry said seeing there was no choice arguing. Hurrying I read the letter which told me where Soda was to meet Sandy. Steve said we could take the truck as he couldn't be bothered walking, he never could. We headed off to the park. The rain had gotten even worse and it started thunder and lightening. We looked about the park but we couldn't find him anywhere. I started feeling a little stupid until I saw the outline of a drenched figure. Moving closer I realised that it was Sodapop. "Sodapop!" I shrieked. Steve turned around and ran in the same direction. He was bawling like a baby, I had never seen him this upset before. I knew something was wrong, but no-one would listen. Steve was knocked back by Soda, His best friend was an emotional wreck. How long had he been lying there? He could get hypothermia or pneumonia. What could have happened between him and Sandy? From what I remember she was a kind, caring, lovely and thoughtful girl who couldn't hurt a fly.

"Soda, what happened?" I asked, he just lay there crying and crying.

"C'mon, Soda whats wrong? What did that little brat do?" I wrapped my arms around him as he cried into my shoulder.

"Look we ain't sitting here in the rain. C'mon you can tell us what is wrong when we get in the car." We had to pull Soda up to his feet and then drag him across the park to the truck. I was flabbergasted, I could not get my head around how upset he was. He was soaking wet and freezing cold and very stubborn. He wouldn't tell us what happened. Steve wouldn't budge until he found out what was bothering him. Soda was his best buddy, they have went through everything together. The only reason they both managed to get through all the ups and downs was because at the end of the day, they always had each other. They knew each other better than they knew themselves.

"We are not budging until you tell us what that biatch said to you!" Steve insisted.

"Well guess you ain't budging for a while then? Huh?" Soda mumbled. It was a start.

"C'mon, if you ever saw me or Pony this upset you wouldn't stop hassling us until we told you why"

"Yeah, but this is different!" Soda pleaded.

"How so?"

"Just cause." I guess he knew that answer would never get anywhere cause he swiftly moved on. "I just want to go home."

"Why wont you tell us what happened, little buddy?"

"I don't… I don't want to talk about it. Please just leave it!" Soda had managed to stop crying by now but he still looked miserable. I sat in the back with him and tried as hard as I could to get him to talk but he just wouldn't. Geez oh he is stubborn when he wants to be, it's like trying to make a rock bleed. Reluctantly Steve decided to take Soda home. We all got out the car and walked up the steps. Turning to soda I offered him one last chance to tell us before he gets bombarded with questions from the rest of the gang.

"Look, it's silly. It's not worth anyone else worrying about."

"How can it be silly when you were crying your eyes out?" Steve and Ponyboy questioned.

"Because, well, a dunno, do I? Please leave it!" Soda entered.

"Hey where you been Soda? You and Sandy get a little side tracked." Two-Bit joked.

"Get lost" And with that Soda ran to his room and banged the door shut much to Darry's annoyance. Steve and I filled them all in on what had happened. Two-Bit felt very ashamed now and felt like he should apologise but Soda never let anyone in the room. All the gang stayed the night however Soda never let anyone in. Dally stumbled in around 12 wondering what on earth was going on. "Grrrrrr! Why won't he tell me. I have known him for years, he normally tells me absolute everything. Ponyboy me and you are doing this the hard way. Darry guard the door make sure he can't get out, Pony, me and you are gonna take the window."

"And if it's locked, then we will shout and shout." Darry asked "Well don't be going and breaking any windows now y'all here? Or else you will buying new ones.""How could I possibly break a window?"

"I won't answer that one!" Darry replied.

Steve and Ponyboy went round the house. It was around 1 o'clock at night Soda had been in his room for about 4 and a half hours and it wasn't a surprise that he was sleeping. Thankfully the window was open , it was pure luck. Carefully Steve climbed in through the window, trying not to make a noise. I quickly followed when I saw Soda starting to wake up.

"What on earth are you two doing climbing in through a window, you ever heard of a little privacy and a little bit of space?"

"Finding out what on earth had upset you!" I snapped. I was getting very annoyed with this now. He wouldn't tell either of us. My patience just totally runs out when it comes to things like this.

" Yea, and we ain't going anywhere until you spill! And I mean it this time!" Steve announced firmly

"Well you're gonna have a long wait"

"Soda, why are you being like this, why wont you just tell us!"

"Geez Soda stop being such stubborn two year old!"

"Does it ever occur to you two that I might not want to talk about it cause of how much it hurts me? Mhmm? Ever think about that?"

"Well does it occur to you that seeing you upset and not knowing why leaves us felling like rubbish pathetic friend or brother?"

"Steve, you are both taking this far too far."

"We will be the judge of that when you tell us what has happened!"

"SHE SAID MOM AND DAD WOULD BE GLAD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME!" Soda was shrieking at us and I guess Darry heard cause he came bursting through the door as Soda turned away as if he was ashamed, as if he thought what Sandy said was true.