Thank you to all who reviewed! I feel so special!!!!! Wow! my first story, my first chapter, and i got 13 reviews, 2 flames, and one request to stop. I'm not gonna stop though. I know its not original. Oh well. I didn't have that original of an idea in my head. I'm really sorry that I didn't update sooner, but last week at school was really hectic because I had a bunch of projects due, and then over the weekend I went to magic mountain! It was so much fun! It was a turn around trip for the church and the bus was filled with hot guys! I got home at 5:15 this morning though. I was so tired! Well anyways, I'm here now and updating! Yeah and if this chapter is a little off, I'm sorry. I wrote the beginning of this during the week and that day was going good until the student council people came in and started talking about raising money for this one girl's headstone. The only problem was, I knew the girl. She was killed over spring break in a car crash and I've known her since i was 6. That put me in a sad mood and so i was kinda empty feeling when i wrote this. So sorry if it sucks! And now it's time for shoutouts!

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and to all of the flames, i know its not original! who cares. people still read them. i'm not gonna stop writing so i suggest u stop reading.

Now, without further ado, i will stop talking and give u the next chapter!

Disclaimer: if you really think i own The Outsiders, then you're gonna need to go to a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist not a psychologist, you're gonna need some drugs.... lol. (part of that is actually from joy ride so the disclaimer in the disclaimer is that i don't own that either.) now i feel sad i don't own anything. i'll go eat chinese food and feel happier. :)

When Lara awoke, she glanced around her, dazed. Her whole body ached and smarted. She looked down and saw her shirt was soaked in blood at some spots. She noticed it wasn't deep. It would heal by itself, no stitches needed. Lara didn't remember having a blade pulled on her, but it wasn't the first time that happened. Ever since her father had died, things had gotten worse. Her mother had died giving birth and a few years later, her father remarried. Everything was going great. They all got along fine and this new woman was really sweet and kind. That was until her father was killed in a car accident. Lara had no real family left. Her step-mom resented her. Lara reminded her step-mom of the loving husband she had just lost.

Lara's step-mom had custody over her. Then she remarried quickly. She didn't want to be alone. This new man already had two daughters. In a sense, this was her new stepfamily too. The new additions also resented her. They were wealthy and she was not. They were corrupted and blinded by their wealth. Her stepsisters were the ones that started the beatings. It wasn't on purpose, they were just mad at her. They had persuaded Lara into doing their chores for them. Before she got to the chores though, their dad yelled at them for not doing anything and being lazy. It started out as the girls' just shouting at Lara. Lara had some sarcastic comments in reply. Finally, the elder one got mad enough and actually hit Lara. This was just the beginning.

From there on out, constant punishments were given. Lara had lost her will to fight back. She learned to hold her tongue even though it was tough in the beginning. Her stepsisters usually didn't hit her that much though, last night they were mad because Lara hadn't picked up the dry cleaning. 'What a stupid reason to be mad. It's not like they had nothing else to wear on their dates,' Lara thought to herself. They were all right though, Lara mostly stayed out of their way and they ignored her. 'If only their parents would ignore me too,' Lara continued her internal monologue.

Lara shook her head and stopped herself from continuing. She didn't want to have anything to do with that so called family. She hadn't realized that she was just sitting with her eyes closed, reminiscing. Lara put her hands behind her to lean back. The only problem was, they weren't on her usual hardwood floor. This was dirt underneath her. Lara slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She wasn't in the protective custody of her room. She was in the wide open. It was some kind of lot. Lara groaned out loud, wondering what had happened. She heard footsteps behind her. Lara turned to see, and winced at the pain. This pain wasn't as bad as it had been before. She'd live. Lara looked up and saw three boys heading her way. Lara's eyes widened in surprise. She'd never had much contact with boys, and these three looked tough. Lara was scared of them.

'Maybe I should hide,' Lara looked around in panic. Just as this thought crossed her mind, the three boys noticed her sitting there. The tallest one had long rusty-colored sideburns and was wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt. The next tallest one had light brown, almost reddish hair and looked like he was lost in thought. The third one was dark. He had long hair that he combed to the side and he had a nervous stance to him. They all were walking towards her and while Lara just sat there nervously, before she knew it, they reached her.

"Who are you?" the one with the sideburns spoke up. Lara just stared at him nervously and he cocked his eyebrow. Lara glanced at the other two and they were both looking very concerned. Lara wondered why. Suddenly the tall one did a double take. "What the hell happened to you?!" he yelled. Lara flinched at the sudden sound. So that's why they were looking at her that way. During her panic, she had forgotten her pain. Those few moments were blissful.

Lara looked down instead of answering him. She racked her brain trying to come up with a good excuse. She couldn't think though, she was too scared. She was in a strange place, surrounded by strange people and she didn't even want to think about what would happen if they found out she had an abusive family. As much as they hurt her, they were still her family. She didn't want to go to a foster home.

Suddenly the middle boy started talking. "Was it the Socs?" he asked. His green-gray eyes looked genuinely concerned; something Lara wasn't used too. Lara thought fast, 'What was a Soc? Who cares, it's an excuse!' Slowly, Lara nodded her head yes.

"Those no-good dirty rotten Socs!" The tall one yelled. He proceeded to call them some very choice words but he was smiling the whole time. 'It probably takes a lot to make him stop smiling or telling jokes.' Lara contemplated his smiling face. Then she turned her attention to the other two. The one with the green eyes still looked concerned but slightly amused at the first one's ranting. The third one looked skeptical though. It was hard to tell because the expression was so faint, but he didn't believe Lara. She started to feel worried about him telling the other two.

A/N:: Well what do you think? The review button is there for a reason! just push the little purple button! it's so pretty! but please, no flames this time. Although they are amusing to read, they always bring such a downer before u remember that they are funny. i don't feel like a downer right now. So please review! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!