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When I woke up someone was holding me. "Two-Bit?" I asked hopefully.

"No, Rockelle. This is Connor. Are you okay?" I felt cool water on my face. Slowly my vision was coming back. Josh was dabbing my face with wet paper towels. They were covered in my blood.

"I'm fine. Where am I?"

"We are sitting in front of the boy's bathroom and Chrissy ran off to get the nurse. Josh may be strong but he was afraid to hurt you." As if on cue, Chrissy came back with the nurse.

"My word, Darling! What happened?" the nurse practically yelled.

"Uh, I got beat up." I didn't see what the big deal was. This happened a lot, right? "Its not that big'a deal."

"Not a big deal? Where are you from?"

"East Tulsa."

She sighed. "C'mon lets get you cleaned up and call your mother."

Josh helped me up and guided me to the office. Connor and Chrissy went back to class. "Who's Two-Bit?" Josh asked as we walked.

"My boyfriend I miss terribly. I just want to move back to Tulsa and live with the Curtis'. Just like I did before." I sighed.

"If it means that much to you, me, Connor and Chrissy will figure out a way back for you."

"You will?" I looked up at him and he smiled.

"Yeah. We like you. We'll getcha back home."

I couldn't help myself. I hugged him tight. "Thanks, Josh. You're the best!"

"No problem. Lets just get you cleaned up and home so the dumb jock doesnt attack you anymore." Once I was sitting on the little bed in the office, Josh took off.

The nurse cleaned up whatever blood was left and I walked over to the mirror to see how I looked. I saw the beginning of a black eye, a long jagged scratch from my eyebrow to my chin, courtesy of the jock's class ring, and a few little bruises here and there. I didn't see what the nurse freaked out about. Johnny looked a million times worse when we found him in the lot that day the Socs attacked him. The nurse called up Diane and when Diane saw me she almost had a heart attack.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"I'm fine. This is absolutely nothing," I said.

"You're used to worse than this?" She looked like she was in complete shock.

"Yeah. One of my best friends got it worse than this. He looked half-dead when our gang found him and the dumbass who claims to be my step dad almost killed me. So yeah I'd say I'm fine." Her eyes bulged out of her sockets and I walked past her, going straight for the car. I didn't talk to her the whole way home.

*Josh's POV*

After I left Rockelle I went to find Connor and Chrissy. Lucky for me they have the same class, I thought. I walked into their classroom and all eyes were on me. I ignored the stares and turned to my old English teacher. "Hey, Mrs. Lavigne. Can I steal my kid brother and sister from you for a minute? Its really important."

"Connor, Chrissy, step outside with your brother please," she said.

"Thanks, Mrs. Lavigne."

I walked outside with my siblings right behind me. "What's so important, Josh?" Chrissy asked, zipping up her pink jacket.

"We need to find away to get Rockelle home. To her real home in Oklahoma," I explained.

"Why and how?" Connor asked.

"She misses her boyfriend so much you think she's gonna die from a broken heart and I have a plan. Here's what we do..."





Hehe end of chapter 17! didja like it? i love reviews *hint hint* LoL. well until next time--Love Rocky