Author's Note: ok, i know what's probably going through your mind right now- "Holy crap she updated". i couldnt figure out what to write because it seems that my ideas for the story have slipped away from me. so. depending on the reviews i might not continue it. so..sorry if this chaps a bit boreing.

anyway. now, some things in teh chapter may not be correct for the time period..i did my best though. if your confused or anything than you can send me an email and i'll respond.

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Valerie awoke to the whistle of the train. She rubbed her eyes and looked at her watch. It read 11:30am. The train conductor came over the loud speaker and announced that they had finally reached Tulsa. It had taken three days and 4 train rides but she was at lomg last in Tulsa. Valerie picked up her suitcase and got up to exit the train.

As she stepped out into the warm, bright sunlight of the croweded train station, she felt a wave of calmness. She was finally back, just as she had promised Johnny. Looking around she wondered where she should go. Should she go to the Curtis house? Or should she get a hotel. This is something that raced through her head all throughout the train ride. Her final decision was no. She had thought about it on the train alot and decided that she would wait a few weeks- or maybe a month- to go back to that house. She wanted to make sure that her father would be long gone and nowhere near her before she went near the gang again. She didn't want anything happening to any one of them.

Reaching into the pocket of her jean skirt, she pulled out some money. $200 dollars, maybe more. It wasn't alot, but it certainly would buy her a hotel and food until she found a job. She saw a buswaiting just outside of the train station and she quickly ran to it before it had a chance to drive away.

It took her a little while, but she eventually found a pretty cheap hotel on the border between middle class and greaser territory. It wasn't the nicest hotel that sh'ed been to but it would have to do. The room she got turned out to be fairly decent. It had cream colored walls and a cranberry rug. There was a tv that sat ontop of a wooden dresser, a pretty decent sized bed, a table, a small bathroom and a nightstand with a lamp.

After she was done looking around, she placed her bags in the floor and unpacked all of her belongings. Once finished, she plopped onto her bed and laid back. There was an uneasy silence that filled the room and sent chills up her spine. She wasn't used to it being this quiet. She probably would have sat there for hours, staring at the walls of her empty hotel room if it weren't for the overly loud growl that escaped from her stomach. Realizing that she hadn't yet eaten today, she decided that it would be a good idea to go find a restaurant or burger joint to get some food. She grabbed some money off the table, sunglasses and her cell phone.

Locking her hotel room, she dashed down the stairs and out the door. It was a relief to once again be in the warm sunlight surrounded by tons of chattering people and noisy cars. The sound was relaxing. More relaxing than being cooped up in the noiseless hotel room.

"Humm, where should I go?" she asked herself. The only places that could come to mind were The Dingo and a hang out that the guy's used to go to called Jay's. Though they were the only places she knew of, she wondered if either of those were the best place to go. Surely one of the boys would be there at this hour. She debated on this for a few moments before her hunger got the best of her. She had sunglasses, so if they came in she could put them on and they wouldn't be able to see her face. Also the fact that she had changed quite a bit since she last saw them. Her hair was lighter with more blonde in it, her skin not as pale and her clothing choice different.

Her stomach let out another loud growl and she started off to the Dingo, hoping that someone from the gang wouldn't be there.

The walk to the Dingo took a little longer than expected- it probably would have been easier if she'd taken a bus or rented a car. The Dingo looked exactly how it had when she left. Nothing about it had changed except for the large piece of tape that seemed to be covering up a crack in the window- most likely from a fight. Pushing the door open she walked inside and glanced around the room quickly. None of the gang was there. Relief overcame her as she walked over to sit at a table.

A waiter with semi-long brown hair walked up to her to take her order.

"Hello, I'm Billy and I'll be your waiter. What can I get you?" the guy said with a smile.

"Um, a water and a salad thanks." She responded. The waiter gave her a weird look and then said :

"I'm sorry, but, have we met before? You look familiar."

"Oh, um, no I don't think so" Valerie responded quickly.

"Oh." The waiter said before walking off.

Truth was that he had met her before. She vaguely remembered him as one of Soda's friends who she had seen at the DX a few times. Lucky for her that he didn't remember her too well. The last thing she needed was him to see Soda or the gang today and tell them that she was back in town before she got the chance to.

At that moment, she heard the door open again and heard 3 familiar voices. Two-bit. Steve. And Soda. She quickly covered her face with her hair and went to leave when her cell phone went off. "Crap" she mumbled to herself. She checked the caller ID and it said that it was her friend Jenna calling. Quickly she picked up the phone before it could draw anyone's attention and whispered the words "hello". She looked over to where the 3 boys stood and saw soda look at her, then do a double take.

"Oh my god, Valerie are you ok? Where are you?" her friend frantically said into the phone.

"There are police cars at your house and –"

"Jenna shush for a minute" she quickly, but quietly cutting her off. Grabbing her sunglasses she put them on and stood up. At that moment Billy came over with her food.

"Leaving so soon?" he said.

"Um, yea. Something's come up." – she handed him 5 dollars- "keep it for the trouble." She said as she started walking away, hoping that Soda hadn't noticed her too much yet.

"Somethings come up? What, Val your not making any sense." Jenna, who Valerie had forgot was still on the phone said.

"Um...Jen one more minute" Valerie said as what she feared came true.

It was too late.

Soda must have noticed her because he was walking in her direction.

"Hey wait, what's your name?" Billy asked. She quietly cursed under her breath.

"Valerie Parker" She said quickly, wanting to get out before Soda got any closer.

Luckily for her it seemed as though Soda had heard her say her name because he stopped, stared at her for a moment and then sadly turned around.

This was her chance to run, and that's exactly what she did.

ok. so yea. i did my best to try and write something. If any of you have ideas or something then please, lend them to me. I have an idea of how the basic story is gonna go but it's the chapters that lead up to the big points that i have no clue what to do with.

also. tell me if you'd like me to continue with this story. if people dont want me to then i think i might stop writting it. but, if i get one reviwer who wants me to continue than i shall. just know that it might take a little while to update. REVIEW!

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