Chapter 6

Dear Sam,

Since really Sam is looking forward to this, I will dedicate to him. Here is some vocabulary I learnt today from Ponyboy…oh and maybe the list of people I meet because I am even confused!

Vocabulary

Rumble: A fight that happens when you go up against someone that you hate with your buddies and they have their buddies.

Socials (Socs): Rich kids, they live west side of town.

Greasers: The hoods, they live east side of town.

Heaters: Guns (I would just say gun, come on! It is smaller than heater!!!!)

That is all for now, Sam, but don't worry there is more to come! You know how you said that hoods were tough guys, they are mean and all. Not really…well for the guys I met they are nice, except for Dallas, he is a rough character. Here is a list of names that are always around our cousins, Ponyboy, Darrel, and Sodapop.

The Gang

Two-Bits (He is a real joker and I cool to be around)

Johnny (He is nice a quiet, the gangs pet really

Steve (Really good with cars, you would really like him)

Dallas (I find he is cold and mean…he reminds me of some kid I met up with when I was ten, dad blew up when he found out I was hanging out with him)

Ponyboy (Youngest and nice to talk to, he is my favorite and I can relate to him)

Sodapop (Happy-go-lucky and everything)

Darrel (The leader I find, he has the brains and the brawns, if you were here you would admire him big time!)

That is everyone for now really, you want to know what has been happening, well when I got there, dad got away so fast it hurt badly and I had to face all those guys alone. I really hope to meet a girl soon, or Sam, you will have to bear my blabber on who is cute, what outfit I wore (My favorite jeans and shirt thank you very much)

The worst part though is that my nightmares aren't gone, I have been eating…sort of and our cousin's have gotten use to my screams at night. I still get burned by the shower… I hate it! Maybe I should be running around some more with the gang so I can get some dreamless sleeps going on or something, get some of those fake guns that soot out those suction cups. Get some people and if I do, oh man it would be so much fun! And you're going to be so jealous when you read this! So one thing…ha, ha, ha!

I went to the movies with Ponyboy the other day, it was nice, and I didn't have Clare asking every twenty seconds asking what was happening! He sat there and just watched it and we talked about it after, not having me explain everything that happened for once, thank God!

I am going to go work myself senseless so that I don't have nightmares tonight, I will have to tell you if it works or not.

Yours truly,

Rae.

P.S: I am very homesick but not like anyone is really caring about me right now right?