My classes flew by with a blur. I'm pretty sure I didn't even hear a single word some of my teachers said. I slept most of the time or I ended up daydreaming about making a run from this old town. I didn't really have a lot of friends so it didn't really so I didn't help my "sleeping in class" problem.

Since it was nice outside I decided to eat outside during lunch. I grabbed my bag and sneaked my way out the of the schools doors in the back is unguarded so it's kinda easy to get out. The rusty squeaked a little making me panic for moment fearing that someone heard me. When I realized no one did I went out and went to my usual spot under a tree behind the school.

When I got there I took out an apple from my bag and started munching on it. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the nice weather. I felt wavy brown hair brush my skin. It was being moved from the cool breeze. I waited five minutes before I heard the door open and turned to see my best friend Linda walk out. When she saw me I smiled and waved at her. She returned the action and sat crossed legged next to me.

We both enjoyed the weather and stared into the abyss lost In our own thoughts before she decided to break the silence. "Ya know, Joey... I still don't understand why ya gotta sit out here when you're totally welcome to sit with me and my friends." Linda said. I cringed thinking about how Oblivious Linda could be sometimes. She didn't see the looks I go from her friends when I decided to sit next to her during lunch.

She looked at me as another breeze came. her shoulder length blonde curls flew gently away from her pale skin. Linda was very pretty and already had 2 boy friends science freshman year. She had pale blue eyes, natural rosy cheeks and light freckles across the bridge of her small nose and the tops of her cheeks. She was expecting an answer and I didn't feel like getting into an argue kent with her. I shrugged not looking at her. Al she did was sigh and look away. "The weathers real nice today dontcha think Linda." From the corner of my eye I could tell she nodded her head. Sometimes I felt like Linda was getting real tired of me. I didn't blame her, even I was getting real tired of me. I met her in fourth grade when she moved to Tulsa and sat next to me in class. She stuck out her hand and said in a weird accent, "hi! I'm Linda, let's be friends." She had a huge toothy grin when she said that. I didn't even have time to think about her offer when she started pulling my hand during recess and pushed me on The swing.

"Theres a party at Randell's tonight." She said suddenly breaking me out of my thoughts. Randell was her current boyfriend and I didn't think it was gonna last. The boy was nice and all but I knew it wouldn't last. During the second month if their relationship Linda was already complaining about how cocky and boring he was. Randell was considered a Soc's and he was on the high schools football team. I couldn't help but dislike him a little mostly because my brother would hang with some of greasers. Steven wasn't really part of their group but he hung out with them a lot. I knew one of the boys from the group because he was on one of my classes. I think his name was Ponyboy, ya that's it.

"Are you gonna go" I asked knowing the answer very well. "I mean... I don't really have much of a choice." She said. I thought I hinted a little bit of sadness. Being the girl friend of a Soc meant a lot in our school. It meant you had class and a reputation to keep. I could see how stressful it was becoming to her. "You should come Joey" she said, "it'll be fun!" I looked over at her and saw a slight pleading in her eyes. "Aw come on Linda ya know how much I dislike those things!" They were dumb and stupid. Just a buncha hormones teens tryin to "get some" with alcohol and loud music.

"Oh please Joey"

"No"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Why" she whined. Before I could tell her the answer I tell her a billion times the bell went of telling us to go back inside and go to our class rooms. I grabbed my bag and threw the apple core to the nearest trash can. As we walked inside she huffed at me and gave me an angry look. "One of these day Josephine Hunter, one if these days" I laughed and we parted ways. I went to my next class and sat down in my usual desk. It was Math... My favorite class. As I set down I felt someone walk past me. I looked over and saw Ponyboy. He was real smart for his age. He was two years younger that me but we was in the same class. I smiled at him and he smiled back. We didn't talk much but we knew each other. Sometimes when Steven hung out with the greasers I would tag along. Ponyboy was nice so I would talk to him. Other then that it was just smiles. "Hi Ponyboy how are ya" I told him him with a smile. "I'm fine thanks Joey" he said. I nodded and turned back around.