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Soda's POV
When she got back to our house she had changed from short sleeves and a skirt to jeans, a sweater, and baseball cap. You could tell she had applied alot of makeup to her face. Twobit was the first to speak up about her appearance.
"What's with the hat Sassy?" He said trying to snatch it off her head.
She held onto it and said, "It's my favorite hat."
Dally came in behind her and took it off, "What's with the-" But he stopped. We all stared at her hair. Or really what she had left. She looked at the floor.
"Take off the jacket Sas," Johnny told her. He stared at her. She slowly unzipped the front of her jacket.
"Off," Johnny said.
She took the jacket off and we all saw a bruise. Like not a small bruise but one huge bruise that was almost the size of like, Texas or something. Ok well maybe not that big but, it was big enough that I worried.
"All I did was say I wasn't hungry and he flipped on me," she said sitting near Johnny. All he did was sigh.
"See Sas? This is why you can't stay here in Tulsa. You're going to get hurt even worse next time. He was probably drunk," Johnny told her.
"Johnny what are you saying?"She asked really fast.
It was then that we all realized they were talking about Johnny's dad. He had done this to her.
"-I'll just call and they can take you somewhere better,"Johnny was saying. I looked around. The gang was saying "no" and "you can't Johnny" and Sassy was crying.
"Wait a second. What's going on?" I asked and immediately felt stupid.
Sasta's POV
"You can't make me leave Johnny. Please! Your all I've got left. We're family Johnny!" I screamed at him while trying to choke back the tears.
I got up and ran outside and no one followed me. I just walked down the street wiping my eyes on my sleeve. I had put my sweater back on.
I got to the park and I sat down on a swing. I started to push myself back and forth. I saw someone walking towards me and recognized the face.
"You never called me," he said.
"I never said I would," I answered smiling.
He held out his hand. He wanted me to go with him. But he was Bob, a soc. I couldn't I mean Johnny would kill me if he found out. This is what my brain told me and in response to it I took his hand and we walked to his car. I got in. I had no idea where he was going, but I was going there with him and that was all that mattered.
I woke up a few hours later. He was holding me. I was in a socs arm. Last thing I remembered was the two of us sitting on his porch swing out back and him stroking my hair and-
Oh my goodness. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Twobit. "I didn't do anything though. This is innocent. We only talked," my brain kept insisting. He was looking down at me. Bob knew I was awake now. "Have a nice nap?" He asked laughing a little.
"Yeah," I said looking into his eyes. He had such nice eyes. Eyes that could make you forget what you were doing and make you kiss him even if you didn't want to. He leaned down and kissed me. I knew it was coming and I suprisingly didn't want to stop it. He put his hand behind my head and kissed me harder. I wasn't sure if I should have pulled away but, I didn't. When the kiss was over I looked down. I couldn't believe I'd kissed a soc.
I was supposed to be a greaser. Thing is, I never was a greaser. I always had the cushy lifestyle. I was a spoiled kid and alot of people knew that about me. This is why I own 7 times as many skirts as I do jeans. I was thinking. Everything was so confusing. I wanted to be loyal to Johnny and Twobit. But why should I? Johnny was about to send me off to who-knows-where with who-knows-who. But I also wanted to be with a Soc. I didn't wanna be low on the social scale. Dating Bob when school started next week would definitely be good. I was so confused.
"Can you take me home?" I asked.
"Sure," he answered smiling at me.
Johnny's POV
I was looking out the window when I saw them. My first thought was to tell the gang Sas was back but she wasn't alone. If I told them she was back, they'd go outside to greet her and that wouldn't be good.
"Johnnycakes, she'll come back don't worry," Darry said watching me as I stared out the window.
"Yeah I know. I'm just lookin'," I said turning to him and then looking back out the window.
"What's wrong Johnny. You look paler then pale," Soda said.
"I just saw my cousin's tounge deep down a Socs throat. That's whats wrong!" I wanted to yell at them. Instead I just sat on the couch next to Ponyboy and said, "Nothing."
She came in about two minutes later and sat on the floor. She looked at no one. Just sat there staring at the floor. Finally Soda sat next to her and asked her what was up. In response, she took his hand and had him follow her to his bedroom. I wonder what she was tellin' him in there....
Soda's POV
She sat next to me on the bed. She looked deep into my eyes and said, "Do you remember that Soc I ran into the first day you guys met me?"
"Yeah. Bob," I said with a scowl.
"I kinda. Well it was. Um. Hmm. Well. We were talking. And I fell asleep and he kinda-"
"That bastard," Soda said jumping up.
"No no Soda. He didn't do that. He kissed me. And I kissed back and I dunno Soda. I feel lousy for it because of Johnny and Twobit but I don't wanna not be friends with him just because he's on the other side of town. Besides. I was angry at Johnny."
I sighed and stared at her. She was sweet. But she was also sour. It'd be hard livin' with a girl that liked a Soc, but somehow, we did.
Soda's POV
When she got back to our house she had changed from short sleeves and a skirt to jeans, a sweater, and baseball cap. You could tell she had applied alot of makeup to her face. Twobit was the first to speak up about her appearance.
"What's with the hat Sassy?" He said trying to snatch it off her head.
She held onto it and said, "It's my favorite hat."
Dally came in behind her and took it off, "What's with the-" But he stopped. We all stared at her hair. Or really what she had left. She looked at the floor.
"Take off the jacket Sas," Johnny told her. He stared at her. She slowly unzipped the front of her jacket.
"Off," Johnny said.
She took the jacket off and we all saw a bruise. Like not a small bruise but one huge bruise that was almost the size of like, Texas or something. Ok well maybe not that big but, it was big enough that I worried.
"All I did was say I wasn't hungry and he flipped on me," she said sitting near Johnny. All he did was sigh.
"See Sas? This is why you can't stay here in Tulsa. You're going to get hurt even worse next time. He was probably drunk," Johnny told her.
"Johnny what are you saying?"She asked really fast.
It was then that we all realized they were talking about Johnny's dad. He had done this to her.
"-I'll just call and they can take you somewhere better,"Johnny was saying. I looked around. The gang was saying "no" and "you can't Johnny" and Sassy was crying.
"Wait a second. What's going on?" I asked and immediately felt stupid.
Sasta's POV
"You can't make me leave Johnny. Please! Your all I've got left. We're family Johnny!" I screamed at him while trying to choke back the tears.
I got up and ran outside and no one followed me. I just walked down the street wiping my eyes on my sleeve. I had put my sweater back on.
I got to the park and I sat down on a swing. I started to push myself back and forth. I saw someone walking towards me and recognized the face.
"You never called me," he said.
"I never said I would," I answered smiling.
He held out his hand. He wanted me to go with him. But he was Bob, a soc. I couldn't I mean Johnny would kill me if he found out. This is what my brain told me and in response to it I took his hand and we walked to his car. I got in. I had no idea where he was going, but I was going there with him and that was all that mattered.
I woke up a few hours later. He was holding me. I was in a socs arm. Last thing I remembered was the two of us sitting on his porch swing out back and him stroking my hair and-
Oh my goodness. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Twobit. "I didn't do anything though. This is innocent. We only talked," my brain kept insisting. He was looking down at me. Bob knew I was awake now. "Have a nice nap?" He asked laughing a little.
"Yeah," I said looking into his eyes. He had such nice eyes. Eyes that could make you forget what you were doing and make you kiss him even if you didn't want to. He leaned down and kissed me. I knew it was coming and I suprisingly didn't want to stop it. He put his hand behind my head and kissed me harder. I wasn't sure if I should have pulled away but, I didn't. When the kiss was over I looked down. I couldn't believe I'd kissed a soc.
I was supposed to be a greaser. Thing is, I never was a greaser. I always had the cushy lifestyle. I was a spoiled kid and alot of people knew that about me. This is why I own 7 times as many skirts as I do jeans. I was thinking. Everything was so confusing. I wanted to be loyal to Johnny and Twobit. But why should I? Johnny was about to send me off to who-knows-where with who-knows-who. But I also wanted to be with a Soc. I didn't wanna be low on the social scale. Dating Bob when school started next week would definitely be good. I was so confused.
"Can you take me home?" I asked.
"Sure," he answered smiling at me.
Johnny's POV
I was looking out the window when I saw them. My first thought was to tell the gang Sas was back but she wasn't alone. If I told them she was back, they'd go outside to greet her and that wouldn't be good.
"Johnnycakes, she'll come back don't worry," Darry said watching me as I stared out the window.
"Yeah I know. I'm just lookin'," I said turning to him and then looking back out the window.
"What's wrong Johnny. You look paler then pale," Soda said.
"I just saw my cousin's tounge deep down a Socs throat. That's whats wrong!" I wanted to yell at them. Instead I just sat on the couch next to Ponyboy and said, "Nothing."
She came in about two minutes later and sat on the floor. She looked at no one. Just sat there staring at the floor. Finally Soda sat next to her and asked her what was up. In response, she took his hand and had him follow her to his bedroom. I wonder what she was tellin' him in there....
Soda's POV
She sat next to me on the bed. She looked deep into my eyes and said, "Do you remember that Soc I ran into the first day you guys met me?"
"Yeah. Bob," I said with a scowl.
"I kinda. Well it was. Um. Hmm. Well. We were talking. And I fell asleep and he kinda-"
"That bastard," Soda said jumping up.
"No no Soda. He didn't do that. He kissed me. And I kissed back and I dunno Soda. I feel lousy for it because of Johnny and Twobit but I don't wanna not be friends with him just because he's on the other side of town. Besides. I was angry at Johnny."
I sighed and stared at her. She was sweet. But she was also sour. It'd be hard livin' with a girl that liked a Soc, but somehow, we did.