Chapter 2: Arriving in Tulsa

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Darry's POV

At around noon I was sitting at the table eating a baloney sandwich with my brother's when a vehicle pulled up on the curb.

Autumn walked out first. When she stood next to Jake, I noticed how tiny she was. Last time I saw her she was just a toddler, being tiny didn't seem like such a big deal. She probably was under three feet, and most likely wouldn't reach past my stomach, if not shorter. Her strawberry blond, curly hair was a mess, as if she had just woken up. She looked groggy, so she probably had slept in the car.

Jake was wide awake with his arm wrapped protectively around Autumn.

"Hey, Darry," he greeted. I wrapped him in a firm hug and bent down to Autumn's level.

"Hey, Berry Baby. Remember me?" I asked, remembering to use her old nickname. She grinned foothill, nodding shyly.

"Yeah. You cuzin Dawwy. You play nice wif me," she explained. I was unable to keep from laughing at her six year old logic.

"Hey, thanks a lot for doing this, Darry," Jake said.

"What about cousin Soda?" Soda asked loudly, grinning. Autumn scooted slightly behind Jake's leg.

"Hi," she mumbled. Soda's grin faltered.

"You wanna see your room?" Soda offered. They both replied with 'sure' and was led to Pony's old room by a much quieter Soda.

Sodapop's POV

"This is your room. The drawings are Pony's, if you wanna take them down then give them back to him. He forgot to take them down so I'll leave it up to you, There's the desk, bed, lamp, you get the gist. Bathroom's down the hall and to the left," I ran through the list like a script, faking a television host, seeing a grin out of Autumn.

"Sounds good. Thanks," Jske drawled, still taking in the small room.

"Your welcome." I knew he was talking about more than just the room. So was I.

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"School, Soda. Get up," Dardy commanded, shaking me. I heard Pony sigh next to me, already getting out of bed.

"Do I have to?" I groaned, rolling over to face him. Darry pretended to think about it.

"Yup," he responded simply, popping the 'p' as he left.

A/N: Am I making Darry OOC?

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~Alee xXx