Once I got to the vacant lot, I got real tired to I slowed down a lot. Once they caught up; they tackled me to the ground. "okay, with that small demonstration," Darry said sitting on me and panting hard," you wont get up this time." He showed no sign of weakness.

I struggled beneath him," no you aint! You aint gonna make me!" I yelled over and over again.

Out of the blue, I see a bright light. I knew that meant that Soda was showing his pearly whites. I screamed bloody murder- at least I tried to between muffled giggles.

" I give! I give!," I repeated over and over," she. uhh. found it on Pony's desk!" I wasn't very good at acting and so they knew I was lying.

I saw Soda about to smile again when I thought of a new subject," Trishan is all alone in the house!"

"Quit lying, Johnnycake! She is right-" he looked around and saw she really wasn't there.

He jumped off and hastily ran to the house. Somehow, I managed to get there first. I whistled the whistle I taught her last night. I heard a reply but from far away.

We looked all over the place until we came across an open window in the bathroom. Since I was the smallest, I climbed through.

I saw her lounging on the roof with a book and some cigarettes. She looked and just said coolly," hi babe." She somehow had no expression.

" what are you doing out here," I asked impatiently.

" I just wanted to think 'n stuff. What'd ya do at the lot?"

" they tried to get it out of me-" I went to the window to check for the guys," and you-," I remembered Ponyboy was here and looked," were together."

"oh really? Well they might find a surprise in their ice box and stuff missing. Like no beer and cake, Two- bit's blade, Steve's Soda and the other things.