Chapter Twenty-Nine
I got to the Curtis' and jumped up onto their porch, skipping every step. I lunged through the door and turned to the living room. Ponyboy was on the couch with Two-Bit and Darry was sitting in the old arm chair. They all looked at me like I was crazy, which, at the moment, I was.
"WHERE'S SODA?" I screamed hurriedly. None of them replied. I could see their hesitation in telling me. Considering what happened the last time I came running into their house like this, I didn't blame them. "It's a good thing this time!" I said smiling.
"We don't know, he said he was going out. Needed to clear his head," Darry told me, reluctantly. My smile faded. I didn't want to wait around here for him to get back. I had to tell him now! Where could he have gone? I tried to think about him, where he would go to clear his head. If I were Soda, where would I go? It immediately hit me.
"Two-Bit, can I borrow your car?" I asked, he gave me a confused look but nodded and dug in his pocket for his keys. It took him entirely too long to finally get them out and throw them to me. I snatched them out of the air and ran out the door without pausing to explain. I had to go find him!
I jumped into the car and drove off quickly. I knew where he would be. He needed time with his thoughts, time alone. He had to be at our little spot, on top of the hill looking at the city. I loved that spot. We had spent so many dates there, talking and kissing. In a way, it was like our own little haven. A place where there were no socs or greasers. No problems, money or family-wise. We could just escape the chaos of the world we lived in and be ourselves for a couple hours. We could relax, and be happy. I sped down the road as fast as I could.
I finally got there and parked the car. I dove out and ran down the short pathway. I finally came to our hill and looked up to see him standing at the top. He wasn't facing me; he was looking the other way. It was sunset. I could see the orange and red light outline his silhouette. He looked so perfect standing up on that hill. I wanted to run to him, but couldn't move.
"Soda," I called, just loud enough for him to hear me. He turned and looked at me. He was so beautiful, standing in the sunset the way he was. I couldn't read his expression, but I didn't care. He was there, that's all that mattered.
The breeze was blowing my skirt against my legs, and my hair into my face. I reached up and pushed a strand out of my face. I let out a tiny laugh, just from the happiness, from the sight of him. I wanted to remember this moment forever. He didn't say anything, he just watched me. Finally, I pushed the hair back out of my face once more, and then smiled into his eyes.
"I love you."
I swear my heart skipped a beat as I said it. His eyes widened, and then he smiled. I had never seen such a beautiful smile in my life. I smiled wildly at him and took a step closer.
"I love you," I repeated, and stepped closer, "I love you! I love you!" It felt so good to say. "I love you!" He finally snapped out of his haze and closed the space between us with two quick steps. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me as close to him as he could. His lips hit mine and my whole world exploded into love and excitement and pure happiness. He broke away and held my face in between his hands, staring into my eyes.
"I love you," he told me. This was right. This was the way things were supposed to be. No more stupid mistakes, no more pain, we would make it work. I loved him and he loved me and that's what mattered. This was the way it was supposed to be. This was what my life was supposed to be. I was happy. I was comfortable. I was home. I was in love.
"I love you too," it was barely more than a whisper this time, and we smiled at each other. He bent and kissed me again. And, for the first time in my life, I felt like everything was exactly the way it was supposed to be.
Author's Note:
And, I know it's extremely corny and over-rated but I have to say it: AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
So, there you go! The End.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I loved you're support throughout the story and it was one of the things that kept me updating so fast. I realize it's kind of a corny ending, with the sunset and kiss and everything, but I could see this scene in my head and had to write it. I tried my best to describe it the way I saw it for you guys, I hoped you liked it! Please review and tell me how I did! I think for my next story, I'm not going to do an OC, and instead try to do something involving Johnny and Dally's friendship. I don't really know yet, but I'm defiantly going to write another OC story at some point, so if liked this and you want more look me up once in a while and see if I've posted anything. Again, thanks to all my reviewers and followers!
Till next time,
-Taylor
