Soda's Pov

"first day and already in trouble,huh?" I said.

"yeah," Trish said," Trouble always looks for me."

"don't worry, Tim Shepard is always here and he'll look after ya."

"yeah, I need some looking after at my age. I cant look after myself," Trish said sarcastically.

"gotta jett," I said, kissing her forehead," see ya around eight-ish?"

"yeah. Bye babe," she waved as I streamed across the gravel covered parking lot.

***later at eight*****

I picked her up and managed to come across her parent's ghetto mustang, zooming away. she was only 16 and couldn't drive without another driver with a license. What the hey, why not check anyway. And, by gollie, she was wiping the bar table. Wiping it as hard as you could that the wood could have shone and you would see your reflection.

"hey hon," I said, taking a seat infront of her," wasn't that your car?"

"my stupid parents came. They told me that they are moving back to stupid New York," she mumbled, not bothering to look up. "well, at least they aren't going to bug you here anymore," I said, looking towards the bright side. "they're making me go to," she said.

"what?!?!" I exclaimed, probably loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.

"they're forcing me. No, my stepmonster is. I don't wanna go!"

"when? They could probably change their minds by that time."

"Sunday....."

"SUNDAY? THAT'S LESS THAN A WEEK!"

"I know...." She said, she yelled to the back that she was going home and then came home with me.

"we should do something fun then. To make your stay here the best time ever. You could probably skip school since your leaving anyway and I could skip work. I mean, I have 20 days off every year." "that would be cool!" she said," are you lying?" she suddenly fell suspicious at my careless idea. It probably seemed stupid but it would be fun, I knew that. "don't lie! Lying's bad!" she said.

I gave it much thought. Not the lying part but how would Darry allow me to skip work and for her to skip her last days at school? The thought hit me. It had a 50/50 chance of working but its worth a shot. I'm soda! I could make anything happen! Well, almost anything.

"I'm not lying, just tell Darry that you have to move back and you want to spend the rest of your time with your baby. That's all you ask of him," I said. I came up to her and put my arm over her shoulder.

"but Darry's scary!" she said," I don't wanna ask him!"

"well then," I said, finding the perfect line to pursuade her," that hurts. It shows that you really don't love me."

"what?!?" she jumped at the remark," I love you like.....i love you!"

"then just do this one favor, for me.....please honey?" I said.

"what does asking Darry have to do anything with me loving you?"

"its going to be PROOF that you love me," I put on the corniest smile I could ever.

"fine, fine, fine."

*****after dinner at home, Trish's pov*****

I watched everyone, sprawled around the living room, watching Mickey Mouse. It was time to deliver them the message of my leaving. I stood up and went in front of the TV. "hey! We're watching!" Two-bit complained. "shut up!" I have to tell all of you something....."I said, my voice falling from a mild yell to a low mumble.

Darry sat up from his laying position on the couch," whats wrong?" "you pregnant?" Dally said. "you finally getting married?" Steve asked. "you and my brother are eloping to Mexico and coming back in 10 years to check on us?" Ponyboy asked. Everyone fell silent, "whats elope?" Soda asked.

"elope is to run away and get married. But this is just.....i gotta move." I said.

"your moving in? what base is that? Is that second or third? Isn't third having a bull session? So it must be second." Ponyboy said.

"not moving towards you all, which would be more than I wished for, but I'm moving away."

"you and Soda are getting a place?" Steve asked.

"no! my stepmonster wants to move back to New York." I put on my saddest face.

Ponyboy, who was sitting on the floor, next to me grabbed onto my leg," don't leave! I wont let them take my future sister-in-law! I want a sister- in-law!"

"shut up!" Soda said, and threw a small pillow at him.

*****the next afternoon, around lunch time, Soda's POV*****

Trish asked Darry and he approved! Never really thought it would work but it did. I never thought that I would be skipping work and instead, sitting on the couch, cuddling with my baby and watching TV. But here I was, sitting on the couch, ditching work, cuddling my baby and watching TV. DING DONG! The doorbell rang," I'll get it." I said.

"no, why don't I get it and you get some chocolate cake, I'm hungry." She arose and headed to the door.

"your just too lazy to get it yourself."

"yeah, your right." And then she went to the door," hello there! How can I help ya?"

"hi, I'm here to see soda," a female voice said. It was probably one of my admirers. "just a second," she said to the love struck teen at the door," honey! Door!" she said towards the kitchen and then headed back to get comfy on the couch.

I saw the girl at the door. She gave me the biggest surprise ever. No, wait.....she IS the biggest surprise. "soda!" she said and then threw her arms around me," your relative is really nice. Is it hereditary?"