Selene's POV

It was awfully dull in that girl's home. I couldn't stand it there and whenever a couple came in looking for a daughter to adopt I always did my best to ruin it. I made it clear I wanted to return home.

One day there was a younger looking couple who came in, looking for a daughter, so the social workers let them look over the girls and the wife adored me and so the husband said that they wanted to adopt me and no matter what I did or said they still wanted me and when all the papers were done I tried to run but the husband grabbed me and dragged me to the car. It was only then when I found out they were wealthy Socs.

I hated them even more and when we got to their mansion I refused to leave the car, they had their cleaning maids remove me from the car and the wife decided this would be a good time to give me a tour of the house so she did, she seemed like a nice woman, but I still hated her.

"So Selene, what would you like to see first, the downstairs area, or should I simply take you to your room?" she asked politely.

"I don't know and I don't care!" I yelled angrily.

"My dear child, you have to accept us sometime. Please just try to enjoy living here. I knew you lived in a neighborhood full of hoods, but I'm sure she can make friends with the local girl's here-"she said but I cut her off.

"I don't want to make new friends! I want to go back to my old ones!" I shouted.

"Why don't I show you around the upstairs first." She said totally ignoring my comment before, so she showed me around. It was a fancy pants place and it was way big, after the long boring tour of the upstairs she showed me to my room. I must admit it was a beautiful room.

The room was quite big and there was a beautiful bed in the middle with a small canopy over it, there was a door leading to a bathroom and then another leading to a closet.

"Is your room to your liking sweetie?" she asked in a nice voice.

I glared at her and answered, "Its fine, and don't you dare call me sweetie! You ain't my ma and you never will be!"

"I'll leave you alone here so you can get settled in, I'll have one of the cleaning maids come to get you for dinner. In the meanwhile explore around you room if you like." She said and then left.

I collapse on the floor when she left and began to cry, I was horribly homesick and I didn't know what to do.

Ponyboy's POV

It has been at least a month since Selene was sent off to live in a girl's home. Everything has been so different, and I've noticed Dally is different too, he's even admitted to me that he feels like it's his fault and he misses her.

I miss her too and it's real hard knowing she's gone and we might not never see her again. I really missed seeing her and I vented my feelings to only two people, Sodapop and Johnny. One night I guess I just cracked and cried to Sodapop.

"Ponyboy! Ponyboy! What's wrong? Why're you crying?" he asked concerned about me.

"I-I miss Selene so bad Soda. I really want her to come back." I said in between sobs.

"Aw Pony. It's gonna be okay, I'm sure she'll come back eventually." Sodapop comforted me.

For some odd reason I believed him, it was a weird feeling to believe that she would return. I didn't know why I felt this way just that I couldn't help feeling hope like that. I just knew I had to hope.

Selene's POV

I hated that place, despised every day I was there. I mean sure, it's a beautiful house and all but I want my family back and I didn't want have to stay here. I could barely find my way around the house and what's worse is that they have me homeschooled, it's awful, I'm so alone.

I prayed badly I would be back home soon, I miss my family, friends, especially my grandmother. I was real worried about her cause she was getting sick. I disliked all the other girls in the neighborhood, they were snobby Socy girls. I was a Greaser and always would be a greaser.

After a couple months of being there I got used to being stuck there, despite the face I hated it. A week after being there a month they adopted another child. She was my age but she was so stuck up and snobby, I hated her.

Her name was Katarina, she had long orangy hair that she usually dyed pink, she always critized me about my blue streak. By this time I had made only two friends, the girls names were Sherri "Cherry" and Marcia.

After eating dinner and washing the dishes I heard a knock at the door and answer, surprised to see Marcia and Cherry at the door.

"Hi Selene! Wanna come to the movies with us?" Cherry asked happily.

"Um…sure…I'd have to ask Mrs. Hollenbeck." I said and quickly asked my adoptive mother if I could go with Cherry and Marcia.

I was glad she said yes and I quickly went out with them, not noticing their boyfriends in the car, I stopped.

"Hey Selene? Is there something wrong? You don't need to be scared of them." Marcia said, taking me by the hand and dragging me into the car the car, I was surprised to see a boy with them. I would later come to find out his name was Hunter and he had an interest in me.

It got bad when we got to the movies because Randy, Hunter, and Bob all started drinking so me, Marcia, and Cherry went to go sit out to watch the movie cause they were being unreasonable.

I heard voices behind and I felt shock run through my body when I heard Dallas Winston's voice lowly talking to somebody.

"Lookie lookie Ponyboy, some little Soc girls without their boyfriends."