I saw Soda and his gang sitting on the side of the road. I ran over and hugged him. Two-bit talked before I could. "Babe, what brings you to this side of town, miss me?" He brought a long needed smile to my face but I was trying to be serious. I could tell that was going to get annoying.

"I was on my way to the hospital and I saw you guys sitting like hoboes." I felt my face grow hot when I realized how ridiculous I must sound. I mean I just met them yesterday.

Two-bit snickered, I am going to guess because of my use of the word hobo, but Sodapop saw the seriousness in the sentence. "Wait, why were you on the way to the hospital. You alright?"

"I'm fine, but we got some bad news last night after the dance." My smile faded as I remembered the news.

"What is it?" Soda asked putting his arm around my shoulder.

"My parents and two siblings died yesterday, but my one sister is in a coma." I started to cry and he pulled me into a hug. Even Two-bit tried to comfort me.

Papati and Donovan got out of the car and came over to us. "What's the deal with these boys?" My aunt demanded after I calmed down.

"Um I wanted to know why they were all the way over here and on the streets." I said sounding embarrassed.

"Well," one of the boys I didn't know started to explain. "We just moved up here from Oklahoma, you know to start over." That would explain the cute southern accents. "And we don't have no place to stay." I felt so bad and I guess my face showed it.

"Good goin' Ponyboy, as if this young lady didn't have enough to worry about!" One boy shouted and smacked him upside the head. Pony believed him glared at the boy and looked ashamed of himself.

"No don't feel bad!." I demanded him "You poor things." I looked at Papati and Donovan with pleading eyes. I love how my aunt is like a mind reader. "They can come as long as they don't mind the back of the truck."

Sodapop turned to his gang. "Amanda needs us right now and it gives us a place to be till he gets back from work." I was so relieved that they didn't have to be on the streets I completely missed the fact that they were waiting for someone. We all got in the truck and started for the hospital.

When we got to the hospital Papati went to talk to someone about getting my sister transferred while a nurse took the rest of us to see her. I was happy that Donovan and I had the boys there for us. I don't think we could have done it alone.

We got upstairs and looked at the last piece of family we had left. She was so still and fragile I started to cry immediately. I could see Donovan crying too and I was so proud of Ponyboy and, now I know who the other kid is, Steve were getting along trying to cheer him up. Two-bit and Soda never left my side as I went up to talk to Jess. Two-Bit held my one hand while Soda had his hand comfortingly on my shoulder. "Jessie." I started surprisingly holding back tears. "Please wake up. We need you" I knew it was too good to be true, the waterworks started. "You are always there for us, even when Mom and Dad aren't and you never get hurt 'cause you're strong. Right now we really need you now that everyone else is gone. Please." I turned into Soda and cried while Two-Bit still held my hand.

Next was Donovan's turn. Pony and Steve let him go up alone but I couldn't. I held his hand as he talked to her. "JJ, why did this happen?" He was crying, I knew this was hard on him. "You are supposed to always be there, you said so. I danced with a girl yesterday and I can't tell you about it." Then he turned to me. "She's going to wake up right? She'll be okay?" I couldn't answer because I was wondering the same thing.

Luckily Two-Bit was there "Of course kid, you and your sis here even said she was strong. She wouldn't leave you two. JJ would miss you too much." I smiled at the fact that he used Donovan's nickname for her and it cheered Donovan up and they hugged.

Just then Papati walked in and came over to us. "Hey kids they are moving Jess soon so we are going to say see ya later and meet her at St. Claire's, k?" We agreed and left the room so Aunt Papati could talk to Jess alone because I didn't want to see her cry. When she came out Sodapop went to comfort her. "I want to thank you guys for being here for these kids. They need kids like you around." She said after she stopped crying.

"No thank you mam" They all said in unison. I could tell Papati was impressed with their manners. "We really needed to get off the streets and we are happy to help out Amanda and Squirt. We all know what they're going through." Two-Bit said. This made Donovan happy that he had a nickname too.

"What do you mean?" I asked the group.

"You see all of us are orphans too." Soda started to explain and I felt like crying but couldn't. "Well Pony, my brother and I lost our parents in a car accident as well."

Steve interrupted "Two-Bit and I lost our parents to the Socs right before we moved here." They all looked sad remembering their parents. "The Socs?" Papati asked. It took about a half hour to explain that the Socs were a gang in Oklahoma that would do anything to destroy the "Greasers" or Soda and the gang. We were shocked. Everyone was hugging and crying by the end and we all got weird stares from nurses and patients. We didn't care.

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HEY!!!! So this is my (Jess) first full chapter. How's the story. IM IN A COMA!!!! lol