Chapter 2

Starlet's POV

I hadn't noticed Two-Bit on the couch when I ran in, he came into my room,

"Knock Knock?"

"What?" I snarled at him, not turning around to face him,

"I was just wondering why you weren't at school, you know Darry's going to knock knock your head in..."

"I don't care and he isn't going to find out now is he, Two-Bit?"

"I don't want to get involved but he has a right to know," I covered my face and started to walk past him,

"Now if you'll excuse me I going to have a shower," he looked at me smugly and watch me walk by I had never seen him so serious. I walked into the bathroom and took off my shirt and pants, I had a lot of bruises and cuts. The ones on my face were deep and Darry was bound to notice, I looked at myself, I tried to fight the tears back,

"C'mon Star you're a Curtis, we don't cry," I had been telling myself that since the accident and now all of the sudden I was crying non-stop. I turned on the shower and put my toe in, ooh freezing I jumped back, I looked at the clock 3:00, I had 20 minutes before Pony was home and 30 minutes before Soda was home. I stepped under the water which gradually got hotter and started to clean the blood off my wounds, and water was stinging them and it hurt like the devil.

Ponyboy's POV

I hadn't seen Star in the hallways at all and I was starting to get worried, I hoped she had went home at least. For the last 20 minutes of class I couldn't concentrate, well usually I can't concentrate anyways but today I couldn't concentrate on not concentrating.

Bringgggggg Finally I was able to get home, as I was half-running, half-jogging down the steps I overheard a bunch of Socs talking,

"Hey look it's another Curtis!" The group laughed, my stomach flipped. Something was wrong, and I took off from home at high speed.

I burst through the door at full speed,

"Is she home?" I asked Two-Bit who was oblivious to what had happened this morning,

"Yah she went to take a shower, she's been in since Mickey mouse started, I let out a sigh of relief at least I knew she was here.

Starlet's POV

I shook my hair out in a towel and was drying it off as I stepped out of the bathroom almost being knocked over by Pony I shut the door quickly.

"We NEED to talk," he said sounding just like Darry,

"No we don't I'm fine, home, safe and happy," I said walking out with just a towel wrapped around me and my hands covering my face,

"WHAT happened to your legs!" I cringed,

"Nuffin," I said in a muffled voice,

"You didn't have those last night!"

"I fell,"

"Doesn't look like you fell,"

"I fell...a lot."

"WHAT happened?!?"

"Stop sounding like Darry god you're NOT my father!!!" Pony looked at me in shock, I had hit a sore spot,

"Oh my, I'm sorry Pony I didn't mean to say that,"

"No it's fine, your right, I'm not your father," tears were coming to his eyes, "No one is your father here," He said trying to believe "No one" trying to believe himself. I dropped my hand and walked into the bedroom, I pulled on my Pajamas (which consisted of an old pair of Pony's boxers and Darry's old work shirt) I went to look to find Ponyboy but him and Two-Bit were gone, I sat down on the couch waiting for Soda to come home and yell at me.

Ponyboy's POV

I had left the house for a while with Two-Bit, just going for a walk around the block,

"I know I'm not dad Two-Bit but I have a right to be worried as a big brother right?"

"Yah, yah course kid," he said swinging his arm over my shoulder. We walked for a while, finally getting to the house. I opened the door noticing Soda was home.

Starlet's POV

Soda had walked in, and the first thing he did was grab me in a hug,

"I was worried about you, what happened to your face?!"

"I uh, got, uh jumped" He put his hand to my face and stroked it,

"Ouch!"

"Sorry here, let's get something on this,"

"3 of them"

"Huh?"

"3 of them jumped me, my shoulders are cut, my legs are bruised, they knocked me out and I think they raped me oh and I yelled at Ponyboy I feel lousy," Anger flashed in his eyes,

"Do you know them?"

"I've seen them before, 'round school,"

"Could you point them out if you saw them again?"

"Yes" He dragged me into the bathroom & put Bactine on my face and shoulders,

"Ow!" my wounds were burning

"Sorry," he put a band-aid on them "God, Darry's gonna kill you,"

"I know, I think I'm going to go rest,"

"Ok" I walked out of the bathroom and lied down on the cot beside the bed, I looked at the clock; 5:05. I sighed and tried to sleep.

Ponyboy's POV

I watched Star going into our room, Soda came out of the bathroom and sat down beside me, he gulped,

"If they hadn't of kill her, Darry will," I said reading Soda's thoughts he nodded.

"I, uh heard there's gonna be another rumble," He said trying to change the subject,

"Oh,"

"Yah," we both sat there, in silence for several minutes,

"I'm allowed to be worried about her, you know, like a dad kinda right?" I asked

"Well, not as strict as a dad that's Darry's job," I laughed

"But seriously I wanted to know what happened and she wouldn't tell me and I kinda yelled at her,"

"You've got to remember Ponyboy you're only 10 months older then her."

"I know," The sound of the door unlocking startled me,

"Hey, you guys find her?"

"Yah she's in trying to sleep, you'd better leave her alone," said Sodapop

Starlet's POV

When I woke up it was 8:27 I got up and went out into the kitchen to get some dinner,

"Hey Kiddo," Steve said

"Hi..." I mumbled I had sent he guys get their fair share of wounds from being jumped but, how could they stand this much pain?

"Okay I just got off the phone with my boss I'm taking the day off tomorrow," Darry walked in "Oh hi Starlet,"

"uh..." I didn't look at him I couldn't bear it I was just waiting for him to say 'We need to ta-' Darry cut into my thoughts,

"We need to talk,"

"Mmm, can't we talk here I feel much more comfortable here,"

"Right in the center of everybody's activities?" He said looking around at Soda, Steve, Two-Bit and Pony.

"Please?"

"Oh fine, if that's what you want,"