Author's note: hey guys! i am back from vacation. here is the next chapter. In this chapter, people's thoughts are in italics.I know that this chapter isa little short but dont worry, the next few chapters are going to be longer.Also, you will find out another very important thing about Amber within the next two chapters!

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Amber's POV
I woke up the next morning to find 7 sets of eyes staring at me. I looked around trying to find out where I was. It took me a moment to realize that I was at the Curtis's house, lying on a couch in their living room. I attempted to sit up but immediately regretted it as a wave of pain shot up my back.

"Ow" I mumbled.

As soon as I said this, everyone rushed over to me to see if I was ok.

"Oh my god! Amber your awake!" Johnny said, running over to me and giving me a bear hug.

"Ow!" I whimpered. At this he let go of me and mumbled "Sorry".

"That's ok. I am just in A LOT of pain" I said, putting emphasis on the word a lot. I felt like I had been hit by an 18 wheeler. My back and arms were killing me and I had a throbbing headache.

"You should be in pain. You looked pretty beat up last night" Soda said, walking over to me with a wet washcloth in his hand. He put the washcloth on my head and told me to lye down, which was something that I had no objection in doing.

"Umm, right. About last night. Would anyone mind telling me exactly what happened?" I didn't have a clue as to what had happened. All I could remember was coming home and my father beating me. Everything after that was a blur.

"We were actually wondering if you could tell us. Do you remember who did this to you?" Darry asked calmly.

" Well, the last thing I remember is coming home and finding my father in the kitchen with a knife in his hand and-" I stopped in mid sentence realizing what I had just said. 'O god' I thought to myself. I looked around the room to see everyone giving me a strange looks. Ponyboy and Johnny looked worried. Darry looked upset and angry. Steve and Two-bit were still standing in the doorway to the living room, their mouths hanging wide open. Dally, well Dally didn't really look bothered at all but I could sense a hint of anger in his eyes. Soda, who had left the room to get me a glass of water, came back in just in time to hear my little slip up and the glass was now shattered on the floor with a huge puddle of water surrounding his feet.

"Did your father do this?" Dally asked sternly. He had a death glare in his eyes and at that moment I was a little afraid of what would happen if I told him the truth. I had heard of what Dallas could do to someone if he was upset enough with them.

"N-no. O-of course not. I mean, come on, h-he's my father" I laughed nervously. 'Jeeze, nice going. They don't believe you' I knew this was true because of the looks that I was receiving from everyone.

"Amber, sweetie you don't have to lie to us. We just want the truth so we can help you." Soda said calmly.

"I-I'm not lying Soda!" I yelled. I really didn't feel like talking and I didn't like the fact that everyone was asking me all these questions. Why did they have to be so nosey? It was my life and there were some things that I didn't want them to know. I couldn't take everyone staring at me any longer so I slowly and painfully sat up. I wanted so badly to get out of this house and away from everyone's stares. I pushed myself up off the couch but as soon as my feet hit the floor I fell back down again; probably from the fact that I was so weak. Thankfully Dally ran up to me and caught me before I hit the ground. He grabbed both of my wrists and stood me up so I was looking at him eye to eye.

"Amber, we know that your father did this so why don't you just admit it to us! We are just trying to help" he yelled.

"Dally, DALLY, LET GO OF ME!" I yelled, struggling to get away from his death grip.

"No! Not until you tell us the truth!" he screamed.

"Ugh! Fine! You want the truth; I'll give you the truth! Yes, it was my dad who did this to me, but its no reason to worry because I am used to it. He does this to me everyday! My father is a good for nothing drunkie (a/n: not sure if that's a real word but), drug addict and child abuser! But no one cares. No one even bothers to ask why I am never home and why I hate it there! My life is a mess! So there! That's the truth! Are you happy now?" I screamed at them. The whole gang just stood there in shock and Dally released my wrists. I took this as an excellent opportunity to run and that's exactly what I did. I ran out the Curtis's door and down the block. I didn't know where I was going but at the moment I could have cared less.

Johnny's POV
I stood there in shock, like the rest of the gang, as Amber went on with her screaming fit. I knew how she felt though. I knew what it was like to have a father like that. The funny thing was that I would have never pictured her having a life like that. She was so kind and carefree. The moment she was done with her little fit, Dally released her wrists and she bolted out the door.

"Wow" I muttered.

"You can say that again" Tow-bit said.

"Jeeze and I thought me and Johnny had it rough. Poor kid. She's probably had to hold that in for so long. At least we had the gang to talk to" Steve said.

"Yea, probably" I said quietly.

"Where do you think she went?" Soda asked.

"I don't know Pepsi-Cola, I really don't know. I just hope that she is ok" Darry said.

I was standing by the couch nervously pacing around the room. 'where could she have gone?' I asked myself. Suddenly it hit me.

'The park!'

"I think I know where she went" I said out loud, breaking the silence that had filed the room. Everyone's eyes were on me now.

"Where Johnny?" Ponyboy asked me. But I didn't answer him because I had already started running out the door to find Amber.

ok, there is the next chapter. you will all probably be very happy to know that i already have the next chapter written and saved to my computer. now all you need to do is review! the more reviews i get and the faster i get them, the faster i update :). ciao!

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