Chapter 4

Starlet's POV

They covered my mouth with a dirty cloth to muffle my cries. One dug his knife into my legs, I winced and I felt the steel end of the blade bash againest my head. The world around me went dark, I could still feel them touching me afraid of what they might do next.They rolled me over and I felt glass or something sharp repeatedly digging into my back. I hear shouts of anger somebody is coming, someone has chased the boys away...

I woke up pellets of sweat dripping down my face. I lifted my arm and hastly wiped my brow, I pushed up off the cot and went to get a drink of water. As I stood sipping the liquid allowing the coolnest refresh my parched throat I look out the window, many stars gleamed in the night sky. My mind turned back to the dream...so they hadn't violated me...I was wrong, in many ways I had worried my brothers for nothing, surly it wasn't nothing they were mad I got jumped but still nothing critical. I placed the empty cup in the sink and proceeded to my room. I didn't feel like climbing back into my bed so I crawled inbetween Sodapop and Ponyboy. Pony shifted in his sleep and rolled over facing me.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing just woke up, thirsty."

"Oh Ok, back to sleep sweetheart," He slung his arm over my body and fell asleep, I laid there for a while wondering who it was who had saved me...

"Rise and shine kiddo's" Darry said shaking us

"Uhh..." I mumbled rolling over, covering my head with my pillow,

"Soda come here and help me with these two will ya?" I heard Soda come in, I felt Darry's hands grip my feet and pull me out of bed.

"Ow!" Pony said when I landed on top of him, I jumped up not wanting to hurt him and started to get dresses, I felt my brother's staring at me,

"What?" I said turning to face them, Sodapop reached out with awe(or shock I couldn't tell) on his face, and pointed to my back, I walked over to the strech mirror and awkwardly looked at my back. On my back was scratched 'We'll be back for her Curtis and do worst next time' I hadn't noticed that,strange huh?, I burst into tears my gut was throbing I was scared,

"It's okay Ponyboy's gonna be your bodyguard, he's goin' everywhere you go" Darry said, I looked at him doubtfully,

"I scared though Darry real scared,"

"Don't worry, we gonna stomp 'em Socs at the Rumble next week and teach 'em to mess with us!" Soda said cheerfully

"Ok 'nough chit chat you to gotta get to school," Darry said

Ponyboy's POV

As we walked up the steps to school I heard the same voices from yesterday,

"Hey girl Curtis," I felt Star flinch and she grabbed my hand and squeezed,

"Shut your mouth Soc!"

"Ooh big brother standing up for someone else's fight?" the tall one said

"Did Darry get our message?" I was going to say something but Star pulled me away and up the steps,

"They were saying that to get a rise out of you, don't let them,"

"Yah ok,"

Starlet's POV

"See yah later." I watched him walk down the hall to his locker, I walked over to my locker and lost in thoughts spun open my lock,

'Gym period 1,' I grabbed my gym clothes and started to head to the change rooms. Most of the girls were already there, mostly Socs and middle classes I am the only one whos a "greaser" when I'm not half or even close to being as bad as some greases at my school. I pulled off my shirt,

"Ha look at her she doesn't have a bra!" a Soc said quite loudly, I quickly pulled on my gym shirt when I realized it was me they were refering to me,

"That's so pathetic. Oh I hate greaser girls," she kept talking,

"Our school shouldn't allow dirty people to come to OUR school," her friend said equally loud so I could hear her. I grabbed my bag and ran out of there, the door closing silenced their laughing. As I was half walking/half running out of the change room I ran into Two-Bit,

"Hey baby where you going?"

"Home!"

"Why?"

"I NEED to talk to Darry ok?"

"Yah sure, see yah!" he winked and walked into the gym I ran out of the school and notices the 3 guys standing there drinking, they started to advance on me I threw down my bag and ran as fast as I could. I could hear the pounding of the footsteps as they trotted behind me, I sighed thankful for my head start as I rounded the corner to my house I saw Darry and Soda standing out front,

"That's them!"

"Huh?"

"Them! The guys who jumped me!" Sodapop's eyes filled with rage as he jumped off the front porch and ran towards one of them Darry following Soda's lead jumped down too. Soda knocked him to the ground and tried to kick him, so Soda jumped on top of him and started slugging the sense out of him. Darry had also knocked him to the ground, when Charlie tried to run awya he ran straight into Steve who not wanting to miss the action knocked him to the ground too. Darry lifted the guy off the ground and gave him a hard blow sending him flying right to where Soda was lifting the guys head by his hair and dropping him again on a rock, losing his balance Soda fell off his chest the guy took advantage of this and started to make a run for it. Soda leaped up and chased him when he turned with a blade in his hand Soda's eyes widen and he looked around for something to use. There was nothing the guy lunged at Soda and he ducked just in time, he lunged again.

"GO Jack!" The 2 other's screamed,

"Huh?" Soda turned around and the guy took advantage of this and lunged again,

"No!" I jumped at Soda's feet and knocked him to the ground just barely scratching him, Soda grabbed his side

"Uh thanks," he said as he dodged another,

"Let's get out of here! The other two started to make a run for it, when Jack saw Darry and Steve advancing on him he ran too.

"Jump our sister again and we'll kill ya!" Darry yelled at their backs,

"OK, well taht was fun but we've got to go we're late as it is," Steve said reaching out a hand to Soda, they got up and walked away,

"C'mon kid," Darry said grabbing my shoulder,

"How come you were out of school,"

"I left" I mumbled

"Why?"

"The girls in my class were making fun of me,"

"So?"

"So! They were making fun of me for being a grease, I need money," I said trying to change the subject,

"For what?"

"I just need money,"

"FOR WHAT?!"

"I need a BRA ok?!"
"A bra? For what?"

"Well I'm a girl, see and girls usually get boobs and they wear bras to hold up their boobs,"

"I was afraid this day would come,"