At the Rumble
"We won," Darry announced in a tired voice. He was going to have a black eye and there was a cut across his forehead. "We beat the Socs."
"We beat the Socs!" Two-Bit screamed. There were various whoops and cries from the gang. Soda began to jump up and down, and Steve grabbed him by the waste and pulled him into a kiss. I guess Steve didn't know what he was doing, because everyone, even Sodapop, looked surprised. Darry just stood and stared, Dally crossed his arms, Two-Bit smiled and looked around at everyone. I wondered what Johnny would do. Soda stared at Steve for a minute, looked down at himself, then back at Steve. Then he ran to Steve and jumped in his arms to kiss him. Dally stood beside me for a minute, trying to grasp what had just happened. We had beaten the Socs and Soda kissed Steve. I could hardly believe it myself. But I wasn't given much of a chance. Dally grabbed me by my shirt and hauled me to my feet. "Come on!" He half dragged me down the street. "We're goin' to see Johnny." ……...
