HERES TO TURNING UP, AND SLOWING DOWN, & CARS THAT GO REAL FAST
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"C'MON, WE'RE GOING SOMEWHERE."
steve and sodapop stood in front of finley's bed where she was curled up in her blankets.
"where?"finley asked as soda sat on her bed in hopes to get her out of the house.
it was mid january and things had gotten better for finley, but there were also days like today where she just wanted to stay in and sulk.
"race tracks. there's a drag race going on tonight and we know you'd be mad at us if we didn't take you." steve explained, with a little smile on his lips thinking back to the one time the two had snuck away for a weekend trip to talladega.
"can we stop by the dingo after for shakes?"she asked and soda nodded.
"get out and we'll go."she told them and they bolted out.
she took her time getting dressed, and once she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror as she slipped on dallas's jacket.
her hair was flowing over her shoulders, and she wore a old beat up pair of sneakers that she had from the past two years.
a knock on the door came and she saw her older brother standing there in the doorway.
"you about ready?"soda asked, and she nodded with a small smile.
"can we still go to the dingo?"she asked him and he laughed, "i told you we could."
the two walked downstairs seeing darry sitting in his chair reading his newpaper per usual, and ponyboy watching mickey with two-bit.
"we're leaving!" soda yelled, and darry gave them a wave before the three left.
walking down the streets of tusla towards the drag race, finley smiled as she thought back to one of her favorite race memories.
"do you guys remeber talladega?"finley asked, looking up and steve grinned.
"you screaming and smiling when we finally made it and blowing out my ear drum?"steve questioned, glancing at her, "of course. thats the day that i lost my hearing."
finley chuckled, slapping his arm playfully before looking at soda who was shaking his head at the two.
"dad even let you try whiskey."soda brought up and she smiled, "and i still drink it."
they soon reached the drag race, and soda had glanced over at wren just in time to see a real, genuine smile for the first time in months
as they reached a few of the greasers, wren had a small smile on her face.
tim and curley shepard approaced the three, and tim immediately wrapped wren into a hug, shocking both steve and sodapop.
"how you doing fin?"tim asked, pulling back as she hugged curley, and she flashed him a smile.
"i'm doing a lot better. it's hard most days but its getting bearable."she told him, and soda gave her a questioning look.
"when dally and tim would fight, i'd be the one to break up the fights most of the time between them."she explained, and heard tim laugh next to her.
"saved both dal and i a few broken jaws." he remarked making finley laugh.
"you betting any money tonight?"curley asked, and finley shook her head.
"i havent been working since october and even if i had, i have no clue whos in tonight and the only person i'd bet on is my brother." finley explained and they nodded.
"nice ring,"curley pointed it out, making finley glance at the ring on her ring finger, "who got that for you?"
"uh, dal did."she mumbled, playing with the ring on her left hand, "no clue how he got it or even could afford it but darry handed it to me on christmas eve telling me it was from dally."
tim gave her what she liked to call 'a pity smile,' something she had gotten so used to over the past two, almost three year since the day her parents had died.
her thoughts were broken from the engines of the cars getting ready to speed down the track
she watched as the checkered flag was waved, and the cars took off within the moments.
cheers and the sound of cars rushing by filled her ears, and it felt like home
her father always took her, her brothers and steve to as many drag races as he could, and it was the one thing from her childhood that was always prominent within her memories.
she cheered as she saw the cars having one final lap left, and the car she had picked in a bet with steve was winning.
she laughed as her car crossed the finish line, and she turned towards steve who's shoulders were slumped.
"i expect that extra shake tonight randle!"
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I HATE THE FACT THAT I HAVE 40 PAGES OF STICKERS TO LITERALLY PRINT NO JOKE WTF
also @didnoahschnapp literally gave me this idea so FULL ASS CREDIT TO CASEY
