A/n: last chapter! Yay! I fell happy, and there'll be another story only I don't know it's name yet! This is the epilogue

CHAPTER 8: Stay Gold

Johnny's POV

I stood at J.T's grave three years later. I was finally out of school and living with the Curtis'. Jake had sold his house on the other side of town and bought one on this side, across the street. Sodapop and Candi got married after Candi got out of school. Ponyboy and Toni plan to get married when they get out of school. Darry married too, not even a year ago to Nicole. Dally asked Ronnie to marry him about one year after J.T. died. They live next door to us. Oh ya, Jake got married too, to Cherry Valance. They fell for each other after J.T's funeral. J.T's dad was arrested and is now living life in prison. He's a lucky son of a bitch. He's still alive, has a roof over his head, and gets food for killing his ex-wife, his sons and daughter, and his ex-wife's husband.

I ran my hand over J.T's name on the grave stone. I wiped tears away as the funs times we had flashed in my mind. Like the time we sat in the vacant lot, talking about mustangs all night, or even the night J.T. took on three Socs with just her switchblade.

"You okay?" Ponyboy asked, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Ya," I replied. "I'm fine." I looked back at the gave. Jennifer Marie Thomas. I laughed a tiny bit. No one ever used her full name. And Dawson only called her Jenni. 'I love you, J.T,' I thought, not taking my eyes off the grave stone. On it stated:

'Jennifer Marie Thomas'

'Loved Forever'

'Never Forgotten'

'J.T'

Seize upon the moment long ago

one breath away and there you will be

so young and carefree

again you will see

that place in time

so gold

steal into that way back

you thought that all would last forever

but like the weather

nothing can ever

and be in time

stay gold

but can it be

when we can see

so vividly

a memory

and yes you say

so must the day

too fade away

and leave a ray of sun

stay gold

life is but a twinkle of an eye

yet filled with sorrow and compassion

though not imagined

all things that happen

will age to old

though gold...

though gold...

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A/n: That is the end of the story. I followed most of the storyline, but I added characters and changed who died. But I didn't change the way the person died. I hoped you liked it! Here's the summary for my next Outsiders story

Soda answered the door like he usually did. "I need to see Dallas Winston," a fifteen year old girl stated.

Oooo. What's gonna happen and who is this mysterious girl. U can find that out in my story.