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"I took some pictures of Alexis bruises on her arms so I want you to lay your hand flat on the table." He pulled out a picture and placed my hand on top of it. My fingers were larger than the one on the life side picture.

"I guess you're right your hand is bigger than that one. I'll be back." He left me sitting there for an hour.

"Ponyboy I went and talked to Alexis and she admitted that she placed a false claim. So you are free to go. I'm sorry, it's my job to follow the claims. Do you know who did this?"

"Nope." I told him in a hard firm tone like Dally often used.

"If I was you I wouldn't use that tone you're starting to sound like Dallas Winston. Come on I'll sign you out."

"Alright."

I looked at the clock and noticed that it was four in the morning. He walked me to the door. I started to walk to the house. Why would she do that to me? She is the one who cheated on me and not the other way around. I never even landed a finger on a girl only to kiss her and she usually was the one who started that. Angela was the one who hit Alexis, yet I didn't mind that she did and I wouldn't rat her out. Every light in the house was on; I walked up to the door and walked in. The whole gang was there going back in forth and so where Tim, Curly and Angela. When the door slammed shut they all turned toward me. Soda came running to me and tackled me to the ground.

"What are you doing here Pony?"

"Well Darry right now I'm trying to breath." Soda got off me and helped me up. They were all looking at me.

"So what are you doing here Pony?" Soda asked the same question that Darry had asked.

"Well I thought that I lived here too." Darry rolled his eyes but Angela spoke next.

"Pony why did they take you in?"

"Alexis said that I beat her up."

"She what it was me! Not you." She was shaking.

"Angela calm down I'm fine. The cop had a picture and used my hand to prove it wasn't me and she said she made it up."

"Did he ask you about how did it?" Tim asked not wanting his sister going to jail.

"Yea, I told him I didn't know." Angela had a smile on her face.

"What did he say to that?" Dally asked knowing how cops are.

"Well apparently I used the wrong tone. He said word for word 'I was you I wouldn't use that tone you're starting to sound like Dallas Winston.'" The whole gang was laughing now.

"Wow they think that Pony's turning into Dally. I didn't think that kid had it in to him to kill a fly." Two-Bit was about to die laughing. I didn't find it funny since it was almost five in the morning.

"I don't know about you guys but I'm going to bed." Darry said since he had to be at work at nine.

"I'm with Darry." I got up.

"Pony can I talk to you outside?" Tim asked and it is best to do what Tim asks.

"Yea." We walked outside.

"Okay Pony I'm not good at his kind of stuff and if you tell anyone that I'm turning soft I'll kill you. Understood?" I nodded and he continued. "I wanted to say thanks you could have said it was Angela and gotten out of jail earlier but you didn't. So thanks and I have to say that is some of the better fighting that I've saw in a long time."

"You don't have to thank me, Tim. The whole reason she beat up Alexis was because of me. I should be thinking you."

"Okay let's stop here before someone see us and thank we are getting all cute and cuddly."

"Alright."

"You better get in the house before your brothers have a fit."

"Yea."

"Will you send Curly and Angela out and tell Dally I'll see him later?"

"Okay bye Tim." I walked in the house while Tim was on the sidewalk.

"Tim told me to send Curly and Angela out and Dally he said that he'll see you later."

"Okay talk to ya'll later. Bye Pony." I nodded to Curly as he left. Angela got up and came over to me and whispered in my ear.

"Thanks for everything Pony. I'll talk to you later." She went over to the door.

"Bye guys."

"Bye Angela." She left.

"So what Tim have to say?" Steve asked me. There was no way I was going to tell.

"I'm not telling you Tim would kill me." Dally started laughing.

"That's Tim for you."

"Well I'm going to bed and I suggest you guys do the same."

"Yea." Me and Soda headed to our room.

"Have a good morning." Two-Bit yelled and me and Soda were laughing as we plopped down on the bed. I looked out of the window and the sun was coming up. Darry, Soda and Steve were going to have a long day.

"You okay Pony? It's been a long day."

"Yea this time yester day I had a girlfriend and I thought I was happy. I know this may sound strange but I think that I'm more happy now."

"It's a little strange, yet what isn't strange with you." I turned over to face him and he was grinning.

"Okay funny. Go to sleep."

"Like Two-Bit said have a good morning."

"You guys are crazy."

"Good thing you fit in with us."

After that we both were under the sandman's spell.

I have a question I was wondering anyone knew how old Angela was? I know she is younger than Tim but other than that I don't remember. I think she was in That was Then and This is Now but my copy is at home and I'm at my grandparents. So if you know please tell me. Thanks for the reviews. I wrote my first chapter to a new story I'm writing below is that summary. Tell me if you think it might be good and i will post it soon.

Summary: What if it wasn't Pony who got jumped by the Socs, or who fell asleep in the lot. What if it was his sister, Halley? This is what she goes through as she goes through the events of the book. Pony is still in the story but is not the one who fell asleep in the lot, who Darry hit, or ran away with Johnny.