Chapter 4

"Not good..." I murmured.

The Socs got out of the car. There were nine of them, one more person than us.

"Oh crap..." said Kristen and Megan.

I took a breath and smirked.

"We can take 'em!" I yelled, throwing a fist in the air, as everyone looked at me with wide eyes.

"What are you? High? We're out numbered, you idiot." said Kristen, throwing her hands in the air.

"You know, she's right, Gina." said Ponyboy.

"I got a plan." said Two-Bit, throwing his beer can on the ground.

"What?" asked Me and Erinne.

"Run...?" asked Kristen.

"No...run like our asses are on fire." said Two-Bit, and started laughing.

"That works too." said Erinne.

"Oh sure, that's a great plan." I said, sarcastically, as the Soc came closer.

"Well, look at what we found." he said, dropping an alcohol bottle.

"Five stupid girls, and three stupid boys. This is going to be easy." said the Soc

"Ok, this is a good time to start running!" said Erinne, as Megan started running and we watched her run...somewhere.

Erinne and Nicole started running after Megan. I mentally slapped myself. Oh yea, leave your friends behind, nice. At that same time, Two-Bit had a beer bottle and busted the end of it and handed it to Kristen.

"Come and get me, you Soc." he said, as I raised an eyebrow.

"I'll be glad to." said the Soc, and ran toward Two-Bit.

"Wait, isn't this our territory?" asked Kristen and I nodded.

"You better watch it, your in our territory now." I said.

I looked at Johnny, and he looked terrified. Kristen was staring at the busted part of the bottle Two-Bit had given to her. Ponyboy was just staring at the Socs. Two-Bit took a step back, as the Soc got closer. I picked up a leaf and threw it at the Soc. It didn't even reach him! I threw another leaf and that didn't even leave my hand! Then, a rock came flying at the Soc. I looked to see where it had come from. I saw someone jump into a bush behind Pony and Johnny.

"Why you little..." he said, and ran at us, once again.

Another Soc took out a knife.

"Oh crap!" I said, trying to run away from them. I grabbed Kristen, and Johnny and started running away.

"Maybe I shouldn't have insisted on fighting them..." I said, as Kristen dropped the busted bottle.

Kristen smacked me upside the head.

"Idiot." she murmured, as Two-Bit and Ponyboy were catching up to us.

We all ran toward Pony's house, when I noticed the Socs were right behind us. I heard yelling behind me and I turned to see Megan, Nicole, and Erinne running out of the bushes. So, it was one of them who threw the rock. Nice. I tripped, but Kristen caught me. We made it to Pony's house. I ran right in and jumped on the couch, clutching a pillow, as everyone else started walking in. After everyone came in, I heard yelling outside. I looked out the window to see Megan, Erinne, and Nicole running up the steps and being followed by the Socs. They came in a rush, locked the door, and sat on the floor, trying to catch their breaths.

"I am never doing that again." said Nicole.

"Then why did you follow me in the first place?" asked Megan, as Erinne and Nicole looked at her.

"We didn't follow you! We were trying to get you to come back, but then you dragged us into the bushes." said Erinne.

I threw the pillow I was clutching at Megan and said, "Megan you're an idiot."

"Why?" she asked and I shrugged.

"I just felt like saying that." I said, grinning, and laying on the side of the couch.

"Your weird." said Kristen.

"I know." I said.

Darry immediately came into the room.

"What happened?" he asked, seeing all of us out of breath.

"We got jumped by some hobos." I said, looking out the window to hear the faint yelling of the Socs.

"Hobos?"

"She means Socs." said Nicole, sitting next to me.

I laid on a pillow. Nicole's face hovered over mine.

"Whaaaaaat?" I whined.

"You have a cut on your neck." she said, pointing to the back of my neck.

Oh crap, I can't tell her how I got it. I quickly covered my cut with my hand.

"It's nothing." I murmured.

"Did that Soc get you?" asked Megan, and I nodded no.

"It's a good thing you suggest for us not to go on our lonesome, Darry." I said, changing the subject.

Kristen's POV

I walked over and sat next to Soda. No one knows about that cut, except for me. Gina only told me. It didn't happen so long ago either...

-Flashback-

I was walking home from the store, since Brenda asked Gina to buy the groceries and Gina was to lazy and to forgetful to get them. I was passing the park when I saw Gina, running in my direction. She probably upset her sister and is now running to the park to cool off, like she does almost all the time. But this time was different. As she got closer, I noticed she was crying, which was unusual because you always expect to see Gina happy and hyper. I ran up to her, as she collapsed next to an electricity pole. I placed the grocery bags down and put my arm around her.

"What happened?" I asked, noticing that her cheek was red, her arm was bleeding, and her neck was bleeding.

"Got in a. Fight. With. Brenda." she choked out between sobs.

"What did you guys do? It looks like you guys tried to kill each other." I said, as she smiled a small smile.

"So what happened?" I asked, and her smile faded.

"She asked me why I didn't come home last night. She said she thought I had got raped or something. I said I was okay and that maybe I didn't feel like coming home. She got mad and slapped me. Then...we just...fought." she said, looking at her bleeding arm.

"Wanna go get a coke at the Dingo?" I asked, as she looked at me and nodded.

I helped her stand up. She then grimaced and clutched her stomach.

"What's wrong now?"

She lifted her shirt a little to show this long cut going across her stomach. The cut was almost slanted.

"What did she do to you?" I asked, wide-eyed.

"I think she was drunk or something. She had a knife in her hand and she was pointing it at me. I got scared so I slammed a glass cup on the counter. But then she charged at me and I tried to dodge it but she sliced my skin," she said as hot tears formed a river down her face.

"Come on, let's go get a coke. Maybe some ice cream." I said, picking up the groceries with one arm and helping Gina with the other.

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