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-Jasmine

Jaime's smile was gone in an instant. She was instantly filled with panic. Eyeliner? Eyeliner? How did Linda let her out of the house while she was wearing eyeliner? She hadn't put on make-up in weeks! Had... Had she just never taken off her eyeliner? Eyeliner. She was so stupid. Jaime! They're waiting for you to explain! Think of something, quick!

"Um..." Jaime spluttered, "Um... I was baby sitting my cousin and she wanted to play dress up." She said, praying that it would work. To her surprise both Sodapop and Darry laughed. Hard.

"What?" Jaime asked. Sodapop went over to the piano in the room and took one of the photos off of it. He handed it to her and he tried to stop laughing.

Jaime looked down at the picture and couldn't help but laugh herself. It was a picture of a young boy with golden hair. Jaime assumed that it was that handsome boy, Sodapop. Behind him was a kind and beautiful woman. She has the exact same golden hair. The eyes are different, not the deep, rich brown that the young boy has. It is clear that these two are related.

The woman is laughing and in the middle of clapping her hands. The boy is frowning. It is easy to see why, too. He has been put in a large pink dress. There are long fake pearls around his neck and drag queen like make up on. There is a man standing behind the woman. He looks exactly like Darry. Though I know it isn't him for two reasons. First, if it was Darry it would mean that Darry doesn't age. Second, the eye colour is wrong. Not the ice-like green blue of Darry's eyes; the same friendly brown as Sodapop's. Jaime didn't need anyone to tell her who they were.

Their parents.

Aunt Linda had filled Jaime in on the Curtis family. She had let her know that bringing up their parent's would be like sticking a knife in one of their feet. Jaime wasn't sure how Linda knew this but she was Aunt Linda! She did a lot of research. She had ways of finding things out. Impossible things.

Jaime wasn't sure what to say about the picture and the two brothers were clearly waiting for her to comment more than her chuckle.

"Why?" She finally settled on saying. Sodapop laughed.

"I feel asleep on the couch. My dad thought it was a right laugh." Jaime nodded and looked around awkwardly.

"Where can I put my stuff?" Jaime asked. The brothers seemed plenty welcoming to the new topic of conversation and lead her into a large bedroom. It was clearly the master bedroom of the house.

"Why are you letting me sleep in the master?" Jaime asked.

"It was our parents. None of us wanted to move into it." Darry said in a firm voice. Again, Jaime wanted to slap herself. She really was an idiot. She was TERRIBLE at not bringing up their parents! So what was that? Two knives in their feet. Wow, she was a good house guest.

"Good job, Jaime." She muttered.

"What was that?" Darry asked.

"Nothing!" Her voice was too high. She cleared her throat and lowered her voice, "Nothing." Sodapop and Darry both gave her weird looks but neither said nothing. Thank God, Jaime thought to herself, I don't know what I would tell them.

"I guess we'll just leave you to unpack now... Dinner is at 6. I have to get back to work." Darry waved a left. Jaime suddenly felt horribly guilty. He took time off work just to show her where she sleeps? Jaime turned to Soda who was still standing awkwardly in the doorway.

"You excited to be out of school?" Jaime asked. Soda looked down. How does that have to do with their parents? Jaime thought in a panic.

"I don't go to school, I'm a drop out." Soda explained. Jaime just nodded and looked around the room, hoping for a savior from the awkward. Thankfully, Soda decided to try and make some conversation.

"So, you're just staying with us for the summer?" He asked.

"Maybe a little more. I depends with school and stuff. I'm not sure if I'll want to go home." Jaime looked out at the window and tried to remember the family story that she and Aunt Lindy and made up.

"Why are you staying with us anyways?" Sodapop asked, "I don't mean to be rude, but you're only sixteen. That's a little early to be living on your own." Jaime took a deep breath. Story time.

"My family is a little weird." She explained, "When people in my family turn 16 we go on a "journey". Our parents set up a place for us to live for the summer and we get to see how we do on our own. My brother left and never came back. He liked living in Texas too much and finished school there. I don't know what I'll do. I'll decide at the end of the summer I guess." Jaime sighed mentally. Good, that was out of the way. One lie down... hundreds to go.

"That's really cool." Sodapop said and smiled a winning smile. It made Jaime's knees go weak. Jaime guessed that she had given Sodapop a bit too much of a loving look because he quickly waved and turned out of the room. Jaime looked down at her stuff.

"Welcome to Tulsa." She said to herself and began to unpack.

At dinner, Jaime met two other "members of the family". They, apparently, weren't in the family stayed there almost all day every day. Two-Bit and Steve. Weird names seemed to be a theme with these people. Okay, Steve isn't that weird but Two-Bit? A little out there. After Jaime had said her life story about five times everyone was talking about what they would do tomorrow.

"I say we show Jay around town." Two-Bit suggested, "Show him all the good places to pick up broads." Steve and Sodapop laughed in agreement. Darry rolled his eyes and Ponyboy just looked at his food.

"What do you think, Jay?" Steve asked, "You up for that?"

"Um..." Jaime spluttered, she hated making choices, "I don't know..."

"How about we go swimming!" Sodapop suggested. Jaime laughed and nodded along with the idea. She loved swimming. She was practically a fish! And she could wear her new swimsuit! It was such a pretty shade of pink...

Wait a second.

Instant panic filled Jaime and she dropped her fork and gasped, a bit too high. She cleared her throat but at the moment, her voice was the least of her worries.

"What's wrong?" Soda asked.

"We can't go swimming!" Jaime yelled out. Everyone gave her a confused look.

"Well..." Steve said after a long pause, "Why not?"

Why not? Why not? What had Aunt Lindy told her to say about swimming?

"Because... because... um..." Jaime frantically tried to think of something, "I'm uncomfortable with my body."
The room went silent.