Moment In Time
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A/N: Please tell me what you think! Criticism is welcome, but no flames. Suggestions are always welcome, no matter what. Thank you! :)Johnny's POV (December 8th, 1968)
We planned to take highway 40 north and keep driving, handing off cookies until we made it to the right orphanage... But honestly, it seemed better in theory. Preparation was not one of my strong suits, but I felt like this was something I needed to do for my mom.
She was counting on me.
"Shoot," Rebecca said in a heavy drawl, "I'm about sick of being the only girl in this joint. It's bout time somebody had a sister."
I laughed.
"Have you ever thought about what you would do it you found her?" Leave it to Ponyboy to turn the light mood so somber.
"I don't know, man. I ain't ever had a sister before. I think I'd adopt her, get her out of there somehow. My momma wanted us to find each other," I responded. Rebecca chomped harder on her bubble gum.
The first Girl's home we came to was about ten minutes outside of Tulsa. We pulled into the parking lot, looked at each other, and got out all at the same time.
Rebecca stepped forward and did most of the talking. She told the lady that she had cookies for the orphans, and after a minute, she asked for all kids fourteen and older to help pass out cookies.
Only four girls stepped forward as fourteen and older. One had short, straight blond hair, and looked to be seventeen, one was short and chubby with reddish blond hair, one girl looked barely fourteen with brown hair, and one was about fifteen with curly dark hair and sharp features. Ponyboy asked the one with curly dark hair what her name was, but when she said Julia my heart sunk.
There were about eleven kids, ranging in ages toddler to thirteen that got cookies. We also gave one each to the older kids, and then left. I knew I shouldn't be disappointed, but I couldn't help but wonder if I would ever find her.
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We stopped at three other orphanages. Each one containing no Amanda that was around fifteen years old. Around four o'clock I told Ponyboy to forget about it. We drove home and nobody said a word, which I was glad for. They couldn't say anything anyway that would make me feel better.
Just before I dropped Ponyboy off at his house, he turned to look me in the eyes.
"Tomorrow, same time, okay?"
I nodded and couldn't keep a small smile from tugging at my lips.
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When I walked inside my apartment silence and darkness greeted me. I laid down my car keys and began to slip off my shoes.
I was sick of the loneliness.
I turned to the counter and grabbed a pen out of the cabinet. I wrote on the calendar, "December 9: Get a dog at TCAS."
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