Disclaimer: I am not S.E. Hinton so I do not own the outsiders or any of the characters. I only own Carried and the plot.
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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"What the hell?" Carrie mumbled sitting up from her spot on the bed. Scanning the room she remembered how she went to sleep last night all the memories of Sodapop Curtis rushing back into her brain. Standing up Carrie walked downstairs into her living room and opened the door to see her friend Morgan.
"Hi." She greeted walking inside Carrie's house and sitting down on the black leather couches. "You have been really distant lately… what's up?"
"Sodapop Curtis." Carrie answered sighing while taking a seat next to her friend. "I don't know how I'll survive if I get one letter returned."
"You told me how Soda is and he's going to survive ok." Morgan reassured her friend putting her hand on top of Carrie's. "When is your plain ticket to Tulsa?"
"Next week." Carrie replied sniffling as she tried to keep herself from crying. "I'm going to meet his family."
"Hey, let's go out and party." Morgan exclaimed jumping out of her seat. "Come on let's get drunk! AND LAID!"
"I can take up the first part of your offer." Carrie muttered standing up. "But I don't like the last bit."
"Awesome, Saving yourself for Sodapop's return are we?" Morgan teased winking at her friend but winced when she got smacked. "Ouch. Let's go get pissed."
So Carrie went and had a few beers at a party her friend took her to, then she had a major hang over the next day.
The aroma of pancakes and eggs filled Carrie's nose as she opened her eyes she smiled. Getting up shocked she looked down at her naked body and looked at the edge of the bed and saw a yellow robe.
Slipping the robe on and tying it in front Carrie walked out of her room and downstairs into the kitchen to see a man she pictured Sodapop Curtis to look like cooking her dinner. Running over to him she gave him a kiss on the lips and started to kiss him down his jaw line.
"CARRIE WAKE UP!" a voice screamed into Carrie's ear causing her to start to cry because of her hangover. "Oh I am so sorry honey let me go get you some Advil!"
Carrie opened her eyes and looked around the room and down at her body to see it fully clothed in what she had been wearing the day before. Groaning Carrie stood up and walked over to her closet and picked out a black shirt and a black skirt that went to the middle of her leg.
"I feel depressed." Carrie mumbled to herself and walked into her bathroom and set the clothes down and grabbed a towel when Morgan walked into the room handing her two Advil and a glass of water then left the room to probably go ear or something.
Undressing herself Carrie stepped into the shower and started it turning the tap to warm and soaked her body in the water. When was the last time Sodapop took a shower? Carrie slapped herself in the forehead for thinking such thoughts about her friend. About ten minutes latter Carrie dressed herself and walked down her stairs into her kitchen and grabbed a Ho Ho and ate it.
"You got mail Car!" Morgan exclaimed. "I think one says SODAPOP CURTIS!"
Spitting out her Ho Ho Carrie ran over to Morgan and snatched the letter out of her hand and read the front, not a return letter. Carrie sighed with relief and opened letter and began to read what Sodapop Curtis had to say to Carrie.
Hey Carrie.
This is Sodapop… but I figure you already know that. Well I have been feeling really sick lately and this really nice nurse named Jen gave me some medicine and I hope it works. I heard from Darry that you are going to visit soon? I hope you do my family is great! You will really like Ponyboy I think, you dig the same things you know. You are like the female him kind of in some ways and I think that's why I like you so much.
Sodapop Curtis
Carrie glared at the letter feeling a pang of jealousy at this nurse Jen, she didn't even know Sodapop and she got to meet him and Carrie did not? Walking over to her kitchen counter she set the letter down and Morgan put her hand on Carrie's shoulder.
"What's wrong hun?" Morgan asked quietly.
"I don't want him to fall in love… when he hasn't even met me." Carrie answered truthfully and hugged her friend.
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