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Chapter 1: Introduction of My Life

It was a moment of thinking what I could possibly do. Needing the help of friends or someone to keep you safe from all the danger out there. Being a Greaser you have to deal with a life like that. Dealing with being jumped by the Socs not being able to express yourself without getting into trouble. That was what I thought until the one day everything changed.

My name is Tay O'Bitz and I am one of those greaser girls. I'm proud to be a greaser even though we're at the bottom with all the unlucky luck but we still believe in ourselves. For the people who don't know us Greasers are the ones at the bottom and aren't as preppy. We live on the west side of town. Us greasers normally don't have a good home and our parents don't really care about us. We just have to be careful about what we do or we could be in big trouble with the "fuzz". We normally wear tight leather jackets and blue jeans. Or wear a t-shirt and jeans or circle cut skirts. We also carry a switchblade with us just in case a Soc or group of Socs tries to jump us. That's really our only defense since fighting while being jumped could cause trouble. That's a normal everyday life for a greaser. For me it's a bit different. Normally my life was just like my whole life was trapped in the middle of a big problem. My parents fighting all the time not being able to talk to them for advice help or anything I was on my own ever since I was 13 my life has been like that. Only having my friends to talk to I was in a box. But I didn't care I didn't need my parents for anything if they don't care about me I should feel the same about them. So my life all I did was my normal stuff. I would wake up steal some money from my parents then meet my friends and hang with them. WHO NEEDS PARENTS? I thought. If I ever got jumped I wouldn't panic I'm just as strong as them I don't need to be scared and I'll make sure I don't. So.. this is where my story starts. I was walking home after school one day when what do you know a mustang was following me. All I did was try to ignore it as if they weren't following me. But then all of the sudden the mustang pulled up in front of me and three girl Socs got out of the car and surrounded me. The leader of them Maria was the one most people were most scared of. Not me I am someone who isn't scared of anything no matter if it can kill me.

"Hey Greaser, you know walking by yourself isn't good for you right?" Maria announced.

I tried to ignore her but her and her copycat crew would then take over. That wasn't a good sign when she got her copycat crew involved.

Luckily before anything bad my friend Gih and my boyfriend Keith came to the rescue. They knew when I got Keith or Gih involved that they would run.

"You can't expect us to help you whenever you’re in this mess." Gih told me.

"I don't expect you to help I can deal things sometimes my way." I replied. Gih laughed and continued walking with me and Keith. I knew when I'm with friends I'm not alone, I have something to keep me occupied. Gih has been my best friend since for like ever and we always stick together and stick by each other's side in any situation needed. Keith and I have been dating since I started High School. He is a soc but there isn't a law where a Soc can't date a Greaser so why not. And plus he is hot and he is nice but when he is mad he'll be mean. Trust me you don't want to see him when he's mad. My neighborhood is a good one I have a lot of friends in the area but mostly I'm with Gih and Keith. My other friends I hang out with are Vanessa, Francesca, Caitlyn, and Emily. Sometimes we hang out together and we have fun all the time. I also have a half long lost sister named Isabel. Never knew I had a half sister till we met in a chat room which I'll talk about later. Thinking of what to expect next it turned out that my parents were too busy to even notice that I have been jumped. If they found out that I was jumped who knows what would've happened? At least I came back in one piece or even alive. I knew that my parents probably wouldn't even notice that had been jumped since they don't even pay attention to me. They would only care if they were told or they wouldn't care at all. I could care less what they think of me. I can do whatever I want and go wherever I want without permission that's all I care about. I also have my friend that’s all I need to live a perfect life in my opinion. That's enough of that let me tell you about myself. My name's Tay and I am a Greaser. I was born on January 28th 1950. I love to sing and do fun activities outside. I suck in school but who cares most greasers aren't that you know intelligent. I try my best but as long as I'm in it school I'm happy. Normally after school I would meet Gih at the park and we would hang out there and sometimes we would meet Fran or Van there and do stuff with them. My life story starts now.

Chapter 2-The Beginning of the Story

Keith had been holding my hand for 45 minutes after the jumping. I felt my hand starting to sweat as if my hand was having a sick spasm. I didn't care though. Knowing I had my friends along my side I knew I was safe from all of the dangers out there. We walked about a half a mile till we hit the DX gas station where the most popular guy works, There's always girls there flirting with him and they were the most popular gas station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I always wondered what it was like at that gas station but I had too much on my mind to check it out and plus I was with Keith a lot and with those two hot guys there I couldn't be there with Keith in my sight. A couple blocks away was the night-in that we would go to every Friday since I had nothing else to do. It is burned down now but it is always a memory to keep now that I'm no longer that way anymore. We met Fran and Vanny at The Dingo to catch a movie. The movie had Paul Newman in it and I love him he was an awesome actor back in my time. I know its weird because I was 16 and he was like in his 20's but whatever. After the movie Gih had to go home for some reason and Fran was busy with some work at her house and Van was busy over the weekend. so, me and Keith just decided to go our own ways as in back home. When I got home my parents were watching some stupid show that I couldn't even understand. My parents totally just ignored me as if I didn't even come in. I just went to the kitchen got a snack and went into my room. I had a book report to do and its only the 3rd week of school and we already had a book report. YIKES!!! The book I was reading was Great Expectations. My class wasn't that big but not that small. I knew I had the whole month to read the book and do the project. I don't care though I'll fail I won't care because I already have a D in Language Arts so yeah. That night I was laying in bed thinking "will I ever find the perfect love?" Now I know I'm already dating Keith but sometimes I wish I had a better boyfriend. Someone who would do more fun activities with me and listen to me when I need help or make a suggestion. I thought maybe that might happen or maybe it won't. Who knows? I went to bed thinking that all night. That would change I knew it and it did happen.

The next morning I woke up with a bad headache so I took some aspirins and hoped it would take the headache away. My dad wasn't using the computer so I logged on and tried to find a chat room to chat in. I was searching for one with the most people in it. I finally found that chat room. The chat room was called "The outsiders" I clicked it and I was in. I had no idea who or what I was going to be chatting with when some random person asked who I was. I introduced myself and he introduced himself. His name was Ponyboy Curtis. Then there were these other guys on which I was introduced to. Their names were Ponyboy Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Darry Curtis, Johnny Cade, Dally Winston, Two-Bit Matthews, and Steve Randle. They all seemed nice and fun to talk too. Then randomly Soda asked me and my ex-friend Marisa if we had jobs which I really didn’t feel like answering. Then he told me that he dropped out of school and that he works at a gas station and then I thought that is he one of the DX station workers? We started chatting for a while until they all had to log off and my friend Caitlyn came over and we went to the park to hang out. We met Gih there and of course Keith had to follow me. He never left me alone he was like my body guard and he had to make sure I wasn’t flirting with other guys. He never left me alone. We ran into some Socs who threatened to cut us up with switchblades. I knew not to be scared and I wasn’t. All of the sudden my adrenalin starting pumping and I stabbed one of the Socs not killing him but leaving a big blood mark on his arm. They knew to be scared of me. They ran off like little babies and I knew that they wouldn’t threaten to cut us up again. We continued walking till we got to the movies. A few days passed and they were the same old same old as always. I logged back on to the chat room and I was chatting with the Greasers from the week before. Then they met my friends Fran and Vanny and they were real popular on the chat. Van was asked out by Dally and he even commented on her. So that was a happy day for both of them. Then that Johnny kid who I thought was sweet asked Fran out and that was a happy moment for them. Marisa got asked out by Pony. I don’t see how anyone would want her as their girlfriend. Then my other friends Laura and Ashley logged on and we were talking and then Soda and I started talking. I finally figured out that he was a DX worker so was Steve. No wonder they’re the most popular gas station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Then what do you know Soda asks me to meet him at the gas station. So I decided and went. I logged off and went to the DX station just hoping Keith wasn’t around. I finally met Soda and Steve in person. They seemed nice. Then Soda started telling me about his job and his life and it actually interested me. Whenever Keith told me something it was something I didn’t care about or that I already heard. We started talking about random stuff and I think Steve was actually having a laugh. All of the sudden Soda asked me out. My adrenalin was pumping so fast I had to say yes. I thought “Will this be my new love?” I hope so. But I had to realize what Keith would think of this. I knew I would be dead meet if I told him it was over. The next day was Saturday and I knew I was meeting Keith at the movies that was the time I had to tell him even if it would kill me. I found out from Gih that Keith was getting gas for his car at the DX and that I could tell him there since my new beau was there to protect me. I got there and Keith was flirting with Marisa, yeah Marisa the one dating Pony. I had to do something.

“Hey Soda.” I said as I arrived.

“Hey” he replied.

When Keith saw me kiss Soda he had a fit. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. I told him that it was over and that he was just flirting with Marisa. He started bragging on as he was just telling her something. I saw the look in Marisa’s eyes. She had the eyes of love and she was staring at Keith as if she loved him. I could tell Keith like her and that he’s just trying to be himself, ALL COOL AND NO FOOL.

“Keith it’s over what part of that don’t you understand?”

“It doesn’t work that way.” He replied back.

“Then what way does it work?” I asked angrily.

“Only I can break up with you, you can’t break up with me.”

Soda then broke in telling Keith all the meanest things he could think of. Keith zoomed off as if he was pissed at me. I knew he would get revenge but I wasn’t scared I knew I could stand up to him. Marisa came up to me and was acting all mad as if she was standing up for Keith. She is such a cheater. She’s cheating on Pony with my ex. That little bitch I thought. That’s what we all call her. I know I had to tell Pony but that would hurt him. She started telling me all these things that I wouldn’t even do. She started telling me to leave Keith alone and that he was just trying to keep me safe. He needs to understand that I broke up with him and that he do anything about it is what I told her back. She just walked off madly and I knew she wouldn’t stay mad for long she’s never mad at me or Gih for long. She never did. So after Marisa and Keith ran off I continued telling Soda stuff I hadn’t told him last time. Then he started asking me about Keith, like what he was like and what he was like when he was dating me. I told him that he always had to be there for every move I did and that he wouldn’t let me tell him anything important and if I got the chance to he would either interrupt me or change the subject. I also told him that I fell for him at first till I realized what a jerk he was. After hearing that stuff about Keith, Soda felt like giving Keith a piece of his mind. I told him that Keith may be a soc but he can’t tell me what to do anymore. Me and Soda just continued talking and soon I thought that I never wanted to leave. I guess my new relationship is just starting. The next day I woke up, knowing that my life would be different. I got up got dressed and went out to the kitchen where my parents had left breakfast out so I just took some of the food that was there. There were 3 pieces of bacon and some eggs so I took some off the eggs and 1 piece of bacon and zoomed out the door as fast as lightning. I walked past Gih’s house got her then we walked to the DX. I had totally forgotten that Gih hadn’t been there before so I knew she would be kind of weary about being there. To my surprise she wasn’t that nervous as I thought he would be. When we got there Gih started talking about the weirdest things before I could speak. Finally she shushed so I could finally talk. I finally told her about my new boyfriend and about the gas station. I introduced her to Sodas and Steve and I introduced them to her. I think she was one of my friends they liked. Then Gih started asking me about Keith and what he thought of all this. I told that I talked to him and he was pissed and that he was flirting with Marisa when she is already taken. Gih was shocked about Marisa she would never cheat. That’s what we thought. Gih’s parents came by telling her she had to go with them to her Aunt’s house. Her parents made her go which I’m not surprised they make her do everything they do and whatever she doesn’t want to do. Gih’s life is tough enough. Gih has a tough home life. Her parents constantly yell at her, which is mostly when she won’t do something they yell at her till she does it. Also they never pay attention to her, she has a younger brother and she never gets the attention yet they still care when they go somewhere. INSANE right? Next, they like only give her money and sometimes it’s never enough. I sometimes wish that she could leave her home and come live with me. That would be too hard though since my parents don’t even care about me. That would be too much torture for me. But, away from family life Gih is 14 funny, fun to hang out with, she is smart with brown hair and she is a little taller than me. She is 2 years younger than me but in my class. She was pushed ahead 2 grades. That’s really all about her. Gih is the bestest friend ever and that’s why we hang out like all the time. Anyways on to someone else. I’ll tell you about Sodapop. I finally was told that Ponyboy, Sodapop and Darry are brothers. Soda told me everything about his life. He told me that a few months ago their parents died in a car accident and that Darry watches them. He told me that if they get into trouble he and Pony could be sent to a boy’s home. That’s when my mind thought I couldn’t have that happen. He also told me that he dropped out of school because he wanted to keep the family together and help support it. Also because he wasn’t that smart in school Then he told me about how he always is stuck in the middle of Darry and Pony fighting. I then told him that I used to be stuck in the middle of my parents fighting and that now they don’t care about me. Anyways, Soda is 16 going on 17. He is happy go lucky he's fashion-plate handsome, and since he's a Curtis, he's smart, athletic, and hard working, to boot. Since Soda's so cheery and funny about the whole thing, we might get the impression that he's an uncomplicated guy, who enjoys playing peacemaker and isn't really affected by the tension. He then started telling me about his ex-girlfriend Sandy. He told me like how he loved her a lot and that she cheated on him and got pregnant and had to move. After hearing that I felt like going to find her, go to her and give her a piece of my mind. That’s all the information about Sandy that Soda told me. Steve Randle was 17 lean, smart and like girls and cars. He was Soda’s best friend since grade school just like me and Gih. His girl was named Evie. By what Steve told me Evie was nice and me and her would probably get along. Soon after we saw Dally and Van coming to the DX and Johnny and Fran were behind them. They came to DX and started hanging out and talking with us. Vanessa Murphy is one of the popular greasers in my grade. She is another friend of mine and she was in my class also. She was 16, brown haired and she was really attractive. No wonder Dally fell for her. She was the most best treated Greaser out of all of us. Her parents cared about her and her brother and she had the best looking house and most Greasers aren’t like that. It’s probably because her dad is a cop and he can’t arrest his own daughter so yeah. Dallas “Dally” Winston, where do I start? He is a criminal. He's been to jail and was even involved in serious gang activity in New York City. Last we checked, riding in rodeos was no crime, but jumping little kids is pretty bad. We were also a tad shocked when Dally got out of the hospital by holding a knife to a nurse's throat. But who knows that might change since he is with Vanessa and trust me if you’re with Vanessa your life will change a lot. Francesca Caravano is another one of the populars. She hangs with Vanessa, me Gih and the rest of us. She is 16 and in my class also. She has black curly hair and her home life is the same as Gih’s but not a rough. She is dating Johnny now whose life is the worst out of us all and I come in second. YAY ME!!!! Sixteen-year-old Johnny looks like "a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers. When his parents aren't physically and or verbally abusing him, they're ignoring him. Johnny can stay away from home for long periods of time and nobody seems to care or notice, in sharp contrast to Pony's situation. To make things even worse, Johnny was brutally beaten by the Socs last spring and now lives in a constant state of fear. On top of that, he doesn't quite get enough to eat; he often sleeps outdoors, and is even contemplating suicide. The gang makes up Johnny's entire support system, but since they're struggling kids themselves, this support is far from sufficient. I feel sorry for little Johnnycake. He didn’t do anything wrong and he’s getting punishment. That’s just not right. Anyways after they got there we started talking and soon we all walked over to the Curtis house to hang out of after Soda and Steve got off of work. There is where I met Darry for the first time. Darry was 20 and the oldest of his gang and the oldest Curtis Brother. He's movie star gorgeous and, like his brothers, he's super smart and athletic. Plus, he does all the cooking and other housework! He's strong, principled, very serious, often grumpy, and can get violently angry. Before their parents died, Darry had been real popular in high school; he was captain of the football team and he had been voted Boy of the Year. Then Pony and Marisa came in and they became part of the hangout. Ponyboy Curtis is 14 and is good at just about everything. He might not have much money, but that doesn't mean he isn't smart and talented. He gets straight As, excels at both sports and art, and is an ace writer. He can even turn a mean back flip in the air and can hold his own in a rumble. Pony's interested in everything from books and movies to the intricacies of nature. In the right situation, he can even recite you a poem from memory.
Pony's interests isolate him from his friends and family. How many times does he tell us he's different" and misunderstood? He also implies that Greasers are unfairly judged by teachers and other authority figures because of their financial status and their distinctive way of dressing, speaking, and acting. Pony is constantly trying to prove himself, but still maintain his uniqueness and express pride in who he is. Ponyboy isn't perfect, though. After all, we like Pony because he's a human who makes mistakes but also tries to do the right thing. So, what seems to be Pony's biggest flaw? We can't say vanity. He's really, really into his hair, but he does give it up when he has to. We can't say he's selfish, because he's willing to do anything for the people he cares about. And falling asleep all the time isn't really a flaw, especially if you're as active as Ponyboy. So, we'll say that his biggest flaw might be that he can be a bit judgmental. At the beginning of the novel, he doesn't really like anybody except Johnny, Soda, and Two-Bit. It takes him a long time to understand that Darry actually loves him. And while he is loyal to the rest of the gang, he often doesn't approve of their behavior. In some ways, this speaks well of Pony. He's defining his ideas about right and wrong. He's learning to judge character, and is using judgment to just help make sense of the world. He learns to separate group identity from personal identity. Marisa Rodek is a brown curly haired girl who is tiny for age 15 but it’s worth it. She is sometimes snobby stuck up, and she is cleaner than a Greaser would be. You would think she was a Soc but she’s not she’s a Greaser like us. She acts like a Soc more than she acts like a Greaser. You see her you’d think she was a Soc but nope she’s a Greaser like the rest of us. Back to reality after they walked in the Curtis House was like a crowded restaurant that is never empty. But we had fun with us all there. We started making jokes and soon we totally didn’t even stay on subject. It kept changing every 5 minutes that I couldn’t remember what we were talking about after. It was getting late and soon we had to go back home well me, Vanny, Fran, and Marisa. I walked into my house to the same stuff I always saw when walking in at night. The next few days were the same as every day. The next day at school, Thursday to be exact, me, Vanny, Fran, Marisa, and Gih went to lunch and what do you know the Socs making a mess and blaming it on us Greasers. If I ever got blamed which I probably would I wouldn’t care I know the life around here so do my friends and it’s a habit so I shouldn’t care. We found Pony and Two-Bit and sat with them since we had nowhere else to sit since the lunchroom was filled with ¾ of the Socs. So yeah. Two-Bit Matthews is the jokester of the gang and, at eighteen, also one of the oldest (just behind Darry). He talks non-stop and has a smart comment about everything, no matter whom he's talking to, even if it's the police. Although he's a ladies' man, full of racy stories, and dabbles in petty thievery, Two-Bit seems like a warm-hearted guy, at least in terms of the people he cares about. His real name is Keith but no one calls him that anymore and he’d rather prefer the name Two-Bit. His most prized possession is a black handled switch blade that he stole from a store. He is also in my class and so is Pony. Most of us are in the same class which is a good. My other friends Caitlyn and Emily also hang out with us. They came to our table at lunch and we started talking about random stuff. Caitlyn Greter is also in my class. She is 16, blonde with braces. She is also attractive and part of the popular group. She’s not ready for dating yet so that’s probably why she has no one vying for her attention because they know her too well. Emily Johnson is a red haired 16 year old who is always hyper and she never can keep her mouth shut. You can never shut her up. She is also in my class which is awesome we have our two class clowns, Two-Bit and Emily. That was normally our lunch time. A week later Vanessa invited us to a party at her house. Her parents don’t mind as long as there’s no mess when it’s over then they won’t care. So we all went and her house was like no other Greaser house in the neighborhood. There were like 100 people at the party. Mostly all Greasers and a couple Socs. There were awesome songs and it was like a school dance but for only Greasers. We were having so much fun till I had to talk to Soda in private. I asked Vanny if there was a guest room I could talk to Soda in private in. Vanny told me where and asked for what. I told her I needed to tell him something really important. She told me just not to mess it up. How would I mess the room up? Anyways I went to go get Soda and brought him into the guest room.

“What is it Tay?” Soda asked.

“I just wanted to talk to you.” I responded back.

I started telling him some stuff that I could only tell him in private. I knew he would understand my situation he’s an understanding person. Everything was normal till we started making out. And not the type you think. After that we finally went back to the party. Van asked us what took us so long. My faced turned red and I said the first thing that came to my head. Luckily Soda went along with it. We told her that it was a really long conversation. I knew she would go check the room to see if we were telling the truth. Luckily, we made sure the room was nice as it was when we entered the room. I was sweating like crazy, thinking that Van would know what we were actually doing. We rejoined the party as if we never left and we just arrived. Gih and Pony came up to us. Gih told me that she had been looking for me for the past 15 minutes and she couldn’t find me then she asked me where I was. I quickly answered with the best excuse that she would believe. Well, she believes whatever she hears. I told her that we had been there the whole time she just wasn’t looking hard enough. Gih totally believed me and then she started to tell me what she had been wanting to tell me. Soon she finally stopped talking and then me and Soda went on partying (in a good way). The party finally ended and he all went back home. I was worried about if Vanny would find out what happened during the party. If she does I won’t know what to do. The next day I woke up with a bad stomach ache. I took some aspirins to hopefully take my stomach ache away. I left the house and walked to the DX station like I always would to hang with Soda and Steve. When I got there my stomach was acting up again. I guess I didn’t take enough aspirins to take away the stomach ache. A few minutes later I threw up for no reason. I just threw up. Soda and Steve stopped what they were doing and came to check on me. I was fine the night before and all of the sudden I'm throwing up and I have a bad stomach ache.

"Are you ok?" Steve asked me.

"Yeah" I answered back with tears in my eyes.

I then knew I wouldn't be able to go through the whole day