The new girl in the gang

Part 29

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Peps POV

It's been two years, I've graduated high school and work full time in Houston Texas at the school. You read that right, I'm a helper teacher for a fourth grade class.

I've sent 2 letters home, one to Dally one to Bob and Liv, Dally's pretty much said that I'm safe and that I'm doing well. Bobs and Livs said that I'm safe, doing well, I'm a teacher, and a bit more information, also in Dally's letter I sent some money. I'm not the richest but considering I live in the women's homeless shelter I have some money saved up.

I couldn't find a place the first few nights here so I was on the street until some other girl my age also on the street showed me the homeless shelter. She also because my best friend, her names Anne and shes lived here her whole life.

"Looking at the train schedules, if we hop the 3:15 train it should take us right to North Carolina." Anne says, we just got our final pay checks and now we were moving to North Carolina to start a new life where we can have a house.

I nod my head as me and Anne walk away with all our items, our stolen clothes, some stolen food, and our money we had saved for 2 years. I sprinted for the train as soon as the conductor looked away, as I pulled myself up Anne was right behind me. "That was close." I say, she nods then pulls me against the wall, "all clear." We hear a man shout out as the train lurched forward.

I almost fell if it hadn't been for Anne, "where's the first stop?" I ask, as I sit down knowing it's going be a long drive "Tulsa, Oklahoma." I gasp, "that's kinda out of the way." She sighs looking at her stolen map, "are you ok?" She asks looking at me "I'm fine, it's just Tulsa's where my brother lives." Anne knows everything about me and I know everything about her.

"Yikes, we'll maybe we could say hi." She suggests I laugh "saying hi to Dally will just be a sh*t show." I say throwing my head back.

After way to long of being cramped up we finally made it to Tulsa, "we have to be back here by 11 tomorrow for the next train." Anne says reading off her map "that will give us to many hours of risking getting caught." I sigh, "well Im about to need new pants it we don't find a bathroom." She says, I laugh slightly "there, it's a DX those things are known for being clean." She says pointing down the road, my exhausted body didn't think twice about it.

As we walk in the bell above the store rings "hello, how can I help you lady's?" Asks a very familial voice, I quickly walk towards the bathroom as Anne talks to him. I didn't think Soda still work here after 2 years, I use the bathroom and walk out "thanks." I say keeping my head down "meet me outside." I say to Anne in my best fake voice.

I walk outside to see 3 greasers coming towards the DX, I recognize Dally strutting walk so I quickly start the other way. "Pep wait up." Anne yells sprinting after me, "you idiot, out of all towns to have a stop in...my brothers behind us." I say, walking faster Anne gasps and speeds up.

I take a risk looks back and see Dally staring at me, I look forward again. "I'm hungry." Anne complains, "well, the Dairy Queen's got good food." I say she smiles and we walk to the Dairy Queen.

I still can't believe he might have recognized me, I have a new hair cut with purple streaks in my dirty blonde hair. I'm wearing a leather jacket with short shorts and a crop top, not usually my style but free drinks at the bar.

We walk into Dairy Queen talking, after we get our food we just eat while listening to the music. "Did you see that cashier at the DX?" Anne asks "yes, how names Soda." I say, "you know him!" She yells, some people looks at us weirdly "yes, he's a nice boy. But his looks are to good." I say smiling just thinking about him.