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darkravenx0
Note- Hey, hey, hey… I know it has been done before. Don't shoot me; I think one of the amendments allows me to write this. Anyway, basically it's The Outsiders told by a Curtis sister…
EDITED on 9/8/05
My name is Victoria Grace Curtis. I'd rather not be called Vicky. I prefer Victoria. I am so close to being 18, I can taste it. My looks are nothing special. I have long brown hair and brown eyes.
I live with my three brothers. They are my only remaining family. They are Darrel Curtis Jr., Sodapop Curtis, and Ponyboy Curtis. I'm in between Darry and Soda. Darry's 20 and Soda is almost 17. Pony turned fourteen a month ago, about two months after my parents died in that car wreck.
Darry's pretty tall; it's around six feet and a couple of inches. He has dark brown hair and blue-green eyes. He's all muscle. I get along with Darry. Soda's got dark blonde hair and brown eyes. He's not taller than Darry and I and not that muscular. I can tolerate Soda, nobody can hate him. Pony has light-brown hair with natural red highlights. His eyes are gray-green. They're greener, but he refuses to believe so. I don't really talk to him a lot or get a long with him.
After my parents died, Darry had to give up going to college so he could take care of us. I respect him for that. He could've sent us to some homes. I don't know why Darry and I get along better than I do with my other brothers. It can't be because of an age difference, Soda's only a year younger. Maybe it's because I understand what he had to give up, for us.
Soda, I get along okay with Soda. Some times I think he's a little immature. He's a good-looking guy with a girlfriend named Sandy. I don't like her that much; she's about a year younger than I am. She always gave me looks like she was better than I am. Soda's made his far share of stupid decisions. He dropped out of school; at least he got a job to help Darry.
Ponyboy gets on my nerves. He doesn't understand the sacrifices Darry made, what he had to give up. He really doesn't appreciate it. Pony likes to read and draw. He does well in school. Darry says he doesn't use his head, I think he just isn't that smart.
I don't do well in school. I'm not failing and I'm doing better than 'just passing'. Darry wishes my grades were higher, but I really try hard. I even show him that I am. He doesn't make such a big deal out of them now.
Now, I know you think it's odd that Soda and I are a year apart. Technically, it's a year and three days. The truth is; Soda's birth was an accident. Mom and dad didn't tell Pony or Soda, only Darry and I. Darry and I decided to not tell them. They don't need to know. Soda was treated the same as the rest of us, everybody loved him the same.
I never understood how they got crazy names. Darry and Victoria were normal. I guess we were born at the right time, before my dad flipped his lid. I'm not saying he's crazy or anything; he just had an oddly creative period…
We don't have a big house. It was always a tight fit. Before my parents passed away, Darry, Soda and Pony shared the biggest room, I got the smallest room and my parents were in the medium sized room. After they passed away, Darry moved out of Soda and Pony's room and into my parent's room.
We hang out with four other guys. It's our gang. We live on the poor side of town, the East-side. We're greasers, you know, hoods. On the rich side, the West-side, live the Socs. It's short for Socials. They're a real rough crowd, always jumping greasers and throwing beer blasts for fun. Our gang consists of Steve, Two-Bit, Dally and Johnny.
Steve Randle is Soda's best friend. He's 17 and has a girlfriend (Evie) who gets along with Sandy. I don't like her either. Steve works part time at DX, the gas station where Soda works. He has thick hair that he covers in grease and styles in swirls. He's tall and lean. He's real good with cars.
Two-Bit's real name is Keith Mathews, but nobody, I mean nobody, calls him Keith. He earned his nickname because he always makes wise cracks. Some are okay, others are stupid. He has these really long, ugly side burns. He's sort of pudgy and stupider than I am. He's still a junior at 18 and a half.
Dally's real name is Dallas Winston. He's 17 with white-blonde hair and blue eyes. He looks like an elf. Everybody thinks he's tough, just because he's police record is longer than Two-Bit's side burns. I think he just has security issues and an attitude problem.
Johnny Cade is last, the youngest next to Ponyboy. He's 16 and very short. Ponyboy towers over him. He has big dark brown (almost black) eyes and black hair and tan skin. His dad beats the crap out of him and his mom yells. I swear, you can hear her in China. It's really upsetting 'cause he's an okay kid.