(January 1966)
It was late at night. Darrel and Cheryl Curtis had left to go to dinner for their anniversary, but they have yet to return. They were supposed to return at ten, however, the Curtis siblings didn't hear back from their parents.
Darry, the eldest of the four, wouldn't go sleep untill his parents were back because he was starting to get worried. Sodapop, the middle brother, was dozing off on the couch. His twin sister, Bexley was sitting at the table eating some of that nights dinner, which was baked chicken with green beans and mashed potatoes with white gravy and butter.
Ponyboy, the youngest of the four, was asleep. He went to bed about an hour ago. As much as he wanted to stay up, Darry said otherwise.
Darry is about 6'2, broad shouldered and muscular. He has dark brown hair like their dad that kicks out in the front and a slight cowlick in the back. His eyes were pale blue-green, like ice. They were filled with determination. He's the only one who uses his head for common sense. Despite being only 20, he doesn't look like it.
Sodapop is the most handsome of the four siblings, unlike Darry. He's movie-star handsome, that's what Bexley and Ponyboy describe him as anyway. He's not as tall as Darry and he's a bit slimmer. His face is finely drawn, and sensitive. It showed that he could be reckless yet caring at the same time.
His hair was a dark gold wheat color that is combed back somewhat. When the late autumn sun, his hair turns to a light gold. His eyes were a dancing chocolate brown- so lively. His eyes could go from gentle one moment to blazing with rage the next. One thing Soda never did was drink, he never touched a bottle of alcohol in his life. He gets drunk on just plain living.
Bexley is Sodapop's twin sister. She's shorter than him, and her hair was a bit darker than his own. Her eyes are blue, darker than Darry's. She gets her looks from their mom, just Soda. Just like Soda, she is caring and protective of her family and friends. She's pretty much everyone's little sister.
She is the most beautiful girl that the greasers know, but see her as the sister of the Curtis gang.
Ponyboy is the youngest of not only the greaser gang but of the Curtis siblings. He has auburn colord hair and greenish-grey eyes. He's the fastest runner in his track team and he had a good build. He's got the longest hair of the gang and keeps it greased back.
Ponyboy is smart in school, he gets good grades. However, he lacks common sense and is often quiet around the gang. Unlike other greasers, he is compassionate and is wanting to help others and sleeps quite frequently. He only opens up to a few people he's close to.
At around 11 pm, there was a heavy knock on the door. Soda jumped out of his skin when he heard it, because the couch was on the left side of the front door. Bexley turned around to face the front door.
Darry got up from their dad's recliner and answered the door. They thought it was their dad because he would always knock before entering the house when someone was home. But it wasn't their dad, it was a cop.
"Can I help you, officer?" Darry asked, now confused. "Are you Darrel Curtis Jr.?" the cop asked. "Yes?" Darry answered.
Bexley and Soda walk over to the front door, Ponyboy got up from his bed and walked into the living room. "What's going on?" Sodapop asked, sounding worried.
"I'm here in regards to your parents. I'm afraid they have been in a car accident," the officer said.
They all went pale at the grim news. "Jesus Christ! Are they okay?" Soda asked, the color draining from his cheeks.
"I'm afraid that they didn't survive the crash," the officer said. It didn't feel real at all. They couldn't be dead.
They were probably at the movies. They gotta be. They were running late is all.
Bexley started to hyperventilate as she felt like she was being squeezed from the inside out. She started to tremble and she felt lightheaded. This was the beginning of her series of panic attacks.
Darry was the only one to not visibly cry; he needed to stay strong for his sibling. It wasn't at all easy.
That was the night their parents were tragically killed in a car accident, making their world crumble around them.
They're lives have changed because of this. Darry had gotten custody of his three younger siblings. Darry had plans to go to college and get a scholarship in football. He didn't go because he needed to keep what's left of his family together.
Darry got a job as a construction worker that's about 30 miles from their house while Soda kept his job at the DX with his childhood friend, Steve Randle.
Ponyboy and Bexley went to school with their friends Johnny Cade and Two-Bit Matthews. The real character of the gang, is Dallas Winston.
Dallas or Dally had an elvish face with high cheekbones, pointed chin with small sharp teeth and ears like a lynx. He hard platinum-blonde hair that fell over his face in wisps. His eyes are icy blue eyes, cold with hatred of the whole world.
Dallas had a rough upbringing, spending three years on the wild side of New York. He was first arrested when he was ten-years-old, making him harden up. However, he's a loyal and tough member of the greasers.
Two-Bit or Kieth Matthews is the second oldest greaser right behind Darry. Since he hates his real name, the gang calls him Two-Bit or Two. The reason for his name I'd because he always has add in his "two-bits."
He's the wisecracker of the gang and is known for stealing often. He has a fun personality and is often lazy and is teased for not having a job, which he doesn't care to have. He always seems to smile all the time and often mouths off to the police. His favorite thing in the world is Mickey Mouse.
He's around 6 ft tall with a sticky build. He's very proud of his rust-colored sideburns along with the rest of his hair. His eyes were a light grey that seemed to fit with his wide grin.
Johnny Cade is the second youngest of the gang. He's very quiet and keeps to himself. He comes from a home where his parents don't care about him, and abuse him every chance they got.
Despite that, he's a good fighter in a rumble. A few months before Ponyboy turned 14, he was jumped by the Socs, the rich kids on the south side of their town. After that, he never was the same. He had a large scar on the side of his face.
Johnny is smaller than the rest with a slight build. He had big black eyes and jet-black very greasy hair that's so long that it hangs over his eyes. He was dark tan, mostly on his face.
Over time, Johnny did develop a crush on Bexley but she doesn't know it.
Steve Randle is Sodapop's best friend from when they were younger. He's tall, lean, cocky, and smart. He keeps his hair in thick complicated swirls.
He sometimes acts rude and cocky, but he does care for the gang, especially towards Johnny.
The gang is a family, nothing could change that. They helped the Curtis siblings a lot when their parents died. There wouldn't be any better gang to be in than with the Curtis gang.