Chapter 2: Meeting Sodapop

DISCLAIMER: I do not own The Outsiders, S.E Hinton righfully owns them

When I turned around too see what was behind me, I had this weird feeling that I shoudn't look, that I should jsut keep going, but I wanted to see what it was, when I looked I noticed this fancy, brand new car, one that I would never in my whole life would be able to afford. They were driving so slow, like there were going to stop. At that point I was scared out of my witts. I had to do something, so I ran, first a slow run, but after that I ran as fast as I could, they followed me, I didn't know what else to do, they were in a car that was faster me and could easily get me. So I ran into the woods, they stoped but didn't get out of the car, as they drove off slowely I stayed there till I knew that they were gone for good.

I felt like they had gone after 3 minutes so I started walking again, I still didn't know where I was going to stay at. As I walked down by the park I heard laughter, and screams.

" STOP IT" I heard a female voice scream, I ran to see what was going on, when I looked I saw my best friend Riley being surronded by SOC's. I saw their car, it was the same one that was stalking me. I didn't know what to do, there were 3 boys and I knew I couldn't take them, so I ran to the nearest house that I saw.

I ran up to the gate, all I could think in my head was quite wasting time faith, Riley needs you now. I didn't knock on the door, I pounded on it like there was no tommorow. A guy with a DX shirt with the name Steve answered the door,

" Will you help me please, my friend she's in the park, and there are 6 boys surronding her, please before she gets hurt" I pleaded.

With that he closed the door on me, I didn't know what he was doing, did he not want to help me, as I started to walk to the next house him and anouther boy poured out of that house, they ran to the park. I sprinted to keep up with them.

" STOP IT" Riley screamed

" HEY " yelled steve

With that they let Riley go, she ran over to me and started crying.

" Riley hun, what happend, are you O.K?" I asked her while trying to calm her down.

" I was walking to my appartment when this car was following me, I was so scared I didn't know what to do" Her cries got deeper as she was telling me this,

" They pulled me into their car and said that we were going to have fun tonight, they brought me to the park and threw me on the ground, and they tried to take off my clothes and I screamed, and screamed and the next thing I knew was that you came with help" She told me.

" It's ok hun, I'm here" I told her trying to comfort her.

The 6 socs went back to their car and drove off calling us every name in the book.

" Is she going to be ok?" asked the kid with dark hair.

" Yea, thankyou so much, I don't know how I will ever be able to repay you all" I said

" Don't worry about it," said this Handsome man

" Yes thank you, who knows what would of happend if you didn't show, they prolly would of had their fun, by the way my name is Riley, and this is my best friend Faith"

" Hi my name is Steve, and this my my Best buddy Sodapop"

" Hi " I said

" Your lip is bleeding, let me help you with that" I told soda

I took out my white hankie out of my purse and dabbed it on his lips.

" Hold it there, it will stop the bleeding" I told him

" Thankyou" he told me,

I turned to look at riley and she was off in a deep conversation with steve, it looked like she was doing better.

After about five minutes me and riley left to go back to her appartment, steve gave us a ride so that we would be safe.

" I'm going to take a shower" Riley told me

" Are you doing better?" I asked her

" Yea, I am" She told me.

I was so tired I went straight to bed. You see Riley is the one person who really makes me wounder about her alot, not to long ago she was being harressed, and now shes singing in the shower. I drifted off and had the image of that handsome Sodapop.