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Chapter 4: Ella or Kate?

We made it to the fountain where we often sat to talk. I sat down and put my head in my hands. I had no idea what to do!

"It's gonna be okay Pone, we'll figure something out." Johnny said while patting my back. "Maybe you should tell-"

"NO!" I didn't mean to scream, it just sorta happened. "Johnny, no I-I can't tell anyone else! I told you what she said! She'll shoot you and- and the rest of the gang! I can't let that happen, Johnny, I just can't!" I was getting really worked up, nothing like this had ever happened before…

"Pone, you could tell Dally or maybe Darry."

"Johnny, she'll-"

"I know Pone, I know. But you can't let her continue this, using you and Soda." In that instant I knew he was right. It was one thing to use me, but to use my innocent brother who never would hurt a fly, well that is the one thing that I'll never let continue.

"You're right Johnny, but I'm not gonna tell Dally or Darry… I'm gonna tell Two-Bit."

"Why Two-Bit?"

"I don't know, but I have a feeling that he'll be the most help."

"Well if that's what you want…"

We walked home and I was glad to see that Ella was no longer there. Johnny walked over and sat down on the couch next to Dallas. I looked around the room: Darry was sitting in his chair reading the newspaper, Steve was nowhere to be seen, he probably was out with Evie, I found it hard to look at Soda so I didn't really know what he was doing, and Two-Bit I could hear in the kitchen so that's where I went. Two-Bit was rummaging through the fridge probably looking for a beer; too bad he didn't remember that he drank the last one last night.

"Hey kid, got any beer?"

"Two-Bit, you drank the last one last night."

"I did? Oh well… I really need one though, that girl…" I didn't hear the last part because he mumbled it.

"What was that?" I asked.

"Huh?" He looked surprised that I was still here.

"You said something about 'that girl.' Did you mean Ell-"

"Shhh kid! Follow me." He led me out the back door and we headed toward the park.

"Two-Bit? Were you talking about Ella?"

"Shoot kid, that girl's name ain't Ella."

"What?" Now I was confused. "I don't know what girl you're talking about, but I'm talking about Soda's girlfriend, Ella."

"Kid, her name ain't Ella! It's Kate." I must have looked really confused because he rolled his eyes and continued. "Last year I went to this party and I met this girl. She seemed nice, so naturally I started up, y'know wisecrackin' and stuff.

"She didn't seem interested in me, so I asked if she was taken. She said no, but there was a guy she was interested in. I decided it wasn't worth my time and walked over to the bar. The news was on TV and for some odd reason I decided to watch it. There was this picture of a girl, and man was she fine. Anyway I looked a little closer and guess what."

I just looked at him.

"It was the same girl that I had just been talking to. I listened real hard to hear what they had to say about her. I don't remember everything 'cause I was pretty wasted, but I remember that they said she was a wanted serial rapist and that she was known to be armed and dangerous. She had last been seen in Oklahoma.

"I was curious so I walked back up to her and offered her a drink. 'HeyKate,' I said. She seemed surprised that I knew her name but didn't say anything. 'Areyoufromaroundhere?' she said she wasn't, that she was new. I asked her who her guy that she was interested in was and you'll never guess who she told me."

"Sodapop?" I asked hopefully.

"No. The one and only Ponyboy Curtis." My jaw dropped and I stared at him.

"Ever since then I've been watching her, keeping tabs on where she was. Ponyboy, she's been stalking you."

"She was stalking me? What?"

"No, Pony, not was, is. I know what happened before dinner and I was watching her carefully during dinner. And Pony I watched her follow you into the bedroom. What happened?"

I relived that short time in the bedroom for him as best as I could, I was still in shock that Two-Bit knew all this and never told me, or even Darry.

"She pulled a heater on you!" he was livid.

"Yeah. Why did you never tell me about all this?" I asked.

"I didn't need to worry you, I told Darry, but I think that I was the only one that noticed that it was her, I think she may have remembered me, I could see it in her eyes." Two-Bit seemed worried, almost scared.

"Two-Bit? What should I do?"

"I don't know yet kid, I don't know yet." He looked up into the twilight-lit sky and said almost to himself, "I don't know yet, but I swear, swear to God Almighty, that I will figure something out."

I sure hope he does.