Pony's POV

I had locked the door once I entered the room where Soda and I slept. I honestly couldn't believe that Darry hadn't believed me. He believed some teacher over me? What was the teachers problem anyways? Had she have something against him? She honestly didn't even give a thought to what I had said. Was it because of some reputation?

Of course it was.

Darry came up the door and started banging at it, but I just yelled at him to leave me alone, I was afraid that if I let him in, I would start bawling my eyes out, and that ain't a sight I would want him to see. Darry had left my books on the other side of the door. I checked to see if he was gone, and I quickly swept them in.

We had to do an activity on a book we were reading called, To Kill a Mocking Bird, and we were supposed to compare and contrast the relationship between Jem and Scout with the relationship of Atticus and Aunt Alexandra. But at the moment, I just wanted Soda to come home. Thankfully he was gonna arrive in about 20 minutes. I still had to meet up with Johnny.

I had heard a pair of voices from the living room and pressed my ear on the door. And noticed that Darry and Johnny were talking. To my amazing astonishment, Darry had told Johnny that he couldn't see me at the moment. Which angered me even more. But Johnny understood, and left.

I was currently sitting on the floor next to Soda and I's bed.

After a few minutes, I heard a knock on the door.

"Go away Darry!" I yelled.

"Didn't know that my name changed from Soda to Darry overnight." Soda joked from the other side of the door. "Mind letting me in?"

I sighed, but stood up. I was aware that my face was still tear streaked. But I didn't care.

I opened the door, letting Soda in. I had my back faced to him. so he couldn't see me.

"So, how was school Ponyboy? I looked in the kitchen tryna find Darry but he wasn't there." He asked.

"School... school was fine." I said.

"How'd the track meeting go?"

"Fine."

"Do you have any homework?"

"Yes."

"Did you-"

''Yes!" I yelled in frustration. " Yes, yes yes, Soda what do you want?"

Soda was quiet for a couple of moments.

"Ponyboy, turn around" He spoke sternly.

"No." I chocked out.

Soda started to walk towards me, and once he was in back of me, he turned me around.

His eyes narrowed in concern, "Ponyboy! What happened?"

"N-nothing happened." I said, trying not to break down in front of him. I had thought I ran out of tears, obviously I was wrong.

"Did something happen at school? Did someone hurt you? Did you fail a test? Thats fine Ponyboy, I'll talk to Darry for you. You dont ha-" I cut him off once again.

"No Soda! Its not that!" I began crying.

"Then what..what happened?" He asked, as he made my sit on the edge of the bed.

"I didn't do anything I swear Soda! I didn't get in a fight or anything! They're lying!" I said.

"Fight? What are you talking about Pony? I know you wouldn't get in a fight Pony, can you explain to me what happened baby?" He crooned.

Then I explained everything that happened. From what Johnny and I had been accused of, starting a fight. And then Darry yelling those awful things to me, saying how it'd be easier to throw me into a boys home.

Sodas expression changed, from surprise to sadness to anger. His fists balled up when I told him about Darry.

''S-Soda, ya believe me right? Oh, Soda please say you believe me." I begged.

"Don't worry Pony.. I believe you. I just can't believe that Darry would say something like that." He said.

Suddenly we both heard a cars door close. I gulped as I began to breath even harder.

"Sh, sh, its okay Pony. I'm going to talk to Darry alright?" Soda assured.

"Plea-please don't stary yelling. Ya know how much I hate when you and Darry are angry at each other."

He gave me a soft smile, ''Don't worry Pony. I'll ask Dally to deal with them kids alright? Don't you worry no more. Just try to begin your homework, Darry'll get even more angry if he sees your falling behind in your grades." With that he exited the room.

"Really starting to not care what Darry thinks." I mumbled.

And with that, I began working on my math problems.

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