Title-Outsider Jess

Chapter Title- Lifting

Disclaimer- I do not own The Outsiders

I don't know much about cars, all I know is that the car I, um, borrowed was a convertible and it was black. Steve got me a new license plate so I could keep it, without getting in trouble. I drove to the Curtis's the next day, Steve wanted a ride. He probably wanted to show it off.

"Shoot, how'd a girl like Steve's sister get such a tuff car?" I looked at my feet nervously.

"She's like you, Two-Bit. Nothing was keepin' it down, an' the keys were still in."

"I never lifted nothin' that big." 'If you weren't a kleptomaniac,' I thought, 'none of this would be happening.'

I drove to school myself that day. Steve went with Two-Bit and Ponyboy. Soda was in Darry's car. I figured he would be dropped off before Darry went to work.

I got to school and looked for somewhere to park my car. I saw two boys coming toward me.

"Hey Mike, isn't this your car? Look who's driving it, the broad who was with that Randle Greaser."

"Heh, look at that, it is. Were you being a nice little girl and bringing it back to me?" My hands tightened around the steering wheel.

"It's not yours; does it have your license plate?" He looked at me, then at the license plate.

"I guess not," he said and stomped away. I wasn't going to leave the car there; I'm not stupid so I went to DX to get gas and maybe a soda.

I saw Sodapop.

"Hey, don't you have school?"

"I dropped out. What about you?"

"The Socs, they saw me in their car. I decided to get some gas and skip today."

"Fine," he said and then went to help an old lady. I saw some bottles of soda, just out there. 'I'm thirsty,' I thought.

Well then take the soda.

'No, that's not right.'

If they didn't want them taken, they wouldn't have them in the open.

'No, Soda works here. He could get in trouble.'

But you're so thirsty.

I decided to grab the soda. I put it in my backpack.

"I'm gonna go do something, I'll see you later." He waved and I hopped in the car and drove off drinking the soda. After I stole something there was the initial guilt, but now I was glad I had the car, for speed. I loved to go fast. The soda, it made my thirst go away.