CHERRY'S POV:
"So I've been living with you?" I asked the girl who said her name was Evie.
She titled her head side to side a little bit, "Yeah… but no one is really sure how long you will be."
"Where are my parents that I'm not with them?
She hesitated. "They're always on business trips, so you started staying with me."
My head started to spin a little cause I was so confused. "But you said we weren't close friends… if we're not close, why am I staying with you instead of someone else? No offense."
"None taken… and it's cause my boyfriend and your boyfriend are best friends, so they figured we should hang out more, and it just worked out that way."
I knew I still had a confused look on my face, but I decided to just accept the answers she and everyone else had been giving me. I paused. "I have a boyfriend?" She nodded. "Is he here?" She nodded and walked out the room, then she came back about a minute later, pushing someone in front of her into the room- judging by our previous conversation, it was who she claimed was my boyfriend… I'll admit though, he was reallyattractive.
The two exchanged a few words and then he sat in the chair next to the bed and Evie walked out the room, leaving me and the guy alone. "So how ya doin'?" he asked softly, breaking the awkward silence that had taken over the room when Evie left.
I shrugged, "Not terrible, I guess… my head hurts a lot thought, but that's really it."
"Oh, uh… that's… that's cause you got a mild concussion, the doctor said."
"Yeah…" I paused again. "Um… Evie said that, that you're my boyfriend."
He nodded. "Yeah I am."
"How long have we been going out?"
" 'Bout a month and a half."
"I feel kinda bad that I don't remember you." How I couldn't remember such an attractive face, I don't know, I thought.
He chuckled, "It's fine, really… uh, my name- believe it or not- is Sodapop."
I felt a small smile form on my face. "Sodapop is your legal name?" He chuckled and nodded. "I like it, very original and different. Not something you hear every day."
We both sat talking and laughing for a long while after that. He kept telling me about my life, at least what he knew, so he could help me remember. He told me about our relationship and how I was friends with his friends too because of it, well, all except for two of them who had died months earlier; one from a bad accident, one cause the cops shot him but that he wanted it cause he was really upset about the other one who had died and they all guessed that he wanted to die cause he couldn't live without him. I decided not to ask much about the whole thing, not yet anyway, cause when he told me as much as he did about that, I could see his eyes start to get watery.
He then described each and every one of the others:
His younger brother, named Ponyboy, was almost fifteen years old. He had really good grades and because of that, he was put ahead a grade in school when he was supposed to go to eighth grade and instead went to ninth grade. He also likes to read and watch movies a lot. And he was real smart because of it and everyone was pretty sure that he was gonna end up getting a scholarship in the future cause of it.
He also had an older brother, Darry, who was twenty-one years old. Ever since their parents had died, he had been taking care of him and Ponyboy. For a while when he had first taken over as guardian, he was pretty on edge a lot, especially on his youngest brother, but that was just cause he was really worried and wanted the best for him. Ever since the two friends died cause of some event, the three had gotten closer and he was less on edge.
Then Two-Bit who was the second oldest, and his real name was Keith. I would say how he got his nickname, but I'm not fully sure I understood how. He had a younger sister who was Ponyboy's age that he was basically a father to ever since their dad walked out on him, his sister and his mom. He always was making jokes or stupid and funny comments about everything that happened, and I think that had a factor in his nickname.
Then Kathy, who was Two-Bit's girlfriend. She had blonde hair and dark brown eyes. Apparently, I was pretty good friends with her. She was a nice girl, unless you got her mad- then all hell would break loose. Part of that was cause she had three younger siblings. Her mother had started to date and find a new husband once her father had divorced her mother, and when she would go out with her now step-dad, she would have to be in charge of three little girls and now lived with them.
And Lily, who was Two-Bit's younger sister. Her real name was Liliana, but she hated the name and preferred to be called Lily. She was fifteen, sixteen at the end of the year. Supposedly, she was the spitting image of her brother, who supposedly was the spitting image of their mother- at least by looks. Personality wise, she was quiet and shy, but a little more outgoing once she got to know you and was comfortable with you, which was the complete opposite of her brother.
Then Steve, who was best friends with Sodapop. They've been best friends since they were little kids. Steve was also Evie's boyfriend. He worked with Sodapop at the gas station that nearly everyone went to, the DX, fixing cars and such. His home life wasn't the greatest; his dad was a drunk who would verbally abuse Steve, but was no stranger to physical abuse when he was drunk enough. That's part of the reason that he would stay with Sodapop and his brothers a lot overnight.
And then Evie. She had dark brown hair, so dark that in certain lighting looked like she had black hair. She had been dating Steve for nearly two years, and apparently, Sodapop's now ex-girlfriend had introduced the two to each other. Evie was pretty outgoing and not very subtle, but they said I'd get used to it, especially since I had recently started to live with her.
"Ok," I started, "You've told me about everyone else."
"Yeah?" he trailed off.
"Well both you and Evie said that you're my boyfriend… and considering the situation, you haven't told me about you… I feel bad cause I don't remember you, but still."
"Well, what do you wanna do?"
I shrugged. "Anything."
He nodded. "Ok… my middle name is Patrick. I was born October 8, 1948. I like Elvis Presley movies and they're really the only ones that I can sit still and watch, with the exception of a few other funny movies. I dropped outta high school last year and got a job to help my older brother out. I-"
I chuckled and held my hand up to stop him. "I don't mean that kind of stuff. I mean like, about you… like if we were on a first date, the kind of stuff you would say."
He chuckled, "This is what I said on our first date."
"Well then, can we kinda just, start over? I mean, again, considering the situation…"
"I get it… and I think that's a good idea."
I smiled, "Thanks."
He smiled back and nodded.
Hi…. I don't really have much to say for an author's note… I don't know why, maybe I'm sick cause I always have something to say, I don't know.
Oh, ok… if you're reading this, you most likely read and watched the outsiders, so if you're probably reading this, you're most like a fan of those seven actors (C Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez,Tom Cruise) and one actress (Diane Lane)… so if you're someone who's a big fan of Patrick Swayze (like I is), and you know a lot of his filmography- you probably have heard of the North and South series by John Jakes but he played one of the main characters in the mini series from '85 and '86- just know that those will make you cry as much as you did when you read and watched the outsiders, just trust me
That was random… hope you liked this chapter! Peace from all the hippies of the world! =^-^=
