"Killing people don't make you a man, heck it doesn't even make you human. It makes you bitter, it destroys you from the inside out and you don't even realize it's happening. Taking away that life, that soul, no matter how much it wants to kill you, isn't right." Ponyboy and the Vietnam war... Part of my series. THIS IS ON HIATUS!

Todd tells a compelling story, but what about seeing it from his companion, Manchee's point of view. And not just any scene, Manchee's last.

Alternate version of "Anticipation and Hopes". You can read either one first, it doesn't matter. But I personally would read "Anticipation and Hopes" first. Anyways check out both stories and review to both. Thanks!

Soda's been gone for a few months now, Darry and I miss him. We both wait in anticipation for him to return, hoping and hoping that when he does come back, the war hasn't changed him beyond recognition. That he is still our happy-go-lucky brother... R&R!

Ponyboy has a new attitude that no one can figure out. The worry is prevalent with his friends and family. The truth to what is really bothering Ponyboy no one can fathom. Please R&R!

After being missing in Vietnam, Ponyboy comes back to Tulsa. Will the reunion of his family and friends be worth surviving the horrors of war?

Johnny and Dally's deaths left a permanent mark on Ponyboy. Nightmares haunt him, but maybe one will make him true to that promise that he gave his word to Johnny. Nightmares can be bad, but sometimes they lead us to a different reaction.