The Love Triangle <3

chapter ninteen

~Scarlet's point of view~

Sodapop didn't go with the others to see Steve, he stayed, "Soda..aren't you gonna go see Steve?", "I will when everyone else is out of there." I nodded my head, it was awkward since I knew he was mad at me, "Sodapop I didn't plan on that happening", "sure you didn't", "I really didn't, Marcia made me help her out and Dally was in line for the booth. I really didn't mean to kiss him." Sodapop was quiet, "Do you still like Dally?", "Like as a friend?", "You know that I mean more than a friend", "Well than of course I don't like him. Ugh I can't lie to you, I like both of you", "When you agreed to start going on dates with me...I thought I had won you...obviously I didn't", "This is so hard, I like you and Dally...I can't choose", "than maybe you should just worry about yourself. Maybe you shouldn't hang out with me or dally." What he said hurt....but he was right...I didn't want it to be the truth tho, "But I want to hang out with you, your funny and sweet and cute, I don't wanna stop being with you", "Well you obviously don't want to stop being with Dally either", "I know...but I will figure things out", "You go ahead and do that...but we both know your gonna fall for Dallas Winston in the end. Good girls always like bad boys." And with that he was gone, he walked away leaving me to deal with my problems.

~Cherry's point of view~

I went into Steve's hospital room, he laid there looking pale and unwell, "Hi Steve...how are you doing?", "I'm fine...I just want to get out of here", "I'm glad your okay...I'm sorry they hurt you. It was my fault." He sat up and winced in pain, "Cherry it's not your fault, I'm glad that I saved you", "Yeah but if you didn't have to save me...you wouldn't be in the hospital right now", "Don't worry about that...all that matters is your safe." I smiled, "Steve I really like you", "I like you too Cherry." I moved closer to him and softly kissed him, a few seconds later his friends walked into the room. Two-Bit started laughing, "Woah! What's going on in here?", "Uh nothing." I moved away from Steve, Ponyboy spoke up, "Since when did a soc like you hang out with greasers?", "Just because I'm a soc doesn't mean I hate greasers." I let Steve talk to his friends for a little while and after about an hour they finally left, "Steve..I really appreciate you saving me earlier, again I'm really sorry that your in the hospital", "Cherry don't be sorry, it's not your fault", "I just feel so guilty", "Don't...I promise I'm fine." Right after he said that he moved and winced in pain, "Steve your not okay", "I promise I am", "I can see your in pain and it's all my fault. Maybe we shouldn't see each other any more, I won't forgive myself if you get hurt again", "What Cherry! No I want to keep seeing you", "It's not safe Steve, Bob is dangerous...I don't want you to get hurt", "But Cherry-", "I'm sorry Steve...it's just to keep you safe." We both went quiet, Steve looked at me sadly, "But Cherry you make me happy", "You make me happy too...but I can't stand to see you hurt. So I guess this is goodbye." I kissed his cheek and walked away...broken and depressed.

~Scarlet's point of view~

I snuck back into Cherry's room and laid on the spare bed. I was torn apart, I ruined everything I had between Soda and I...and between Dally and I. I'm an idiot...I should have just never liked either of them. A little while later Cherry came home, she was sad, "Cherry what's wrong?", "I told Steve we shouldn't see each other any more", "WHAT! Why would you do that?", "I wanna keep him safe from Bob", "Oh...I get it", "it's just...I like Steve so much and I can't stand to see him hurt", "I get it, I'm sorry that Bob won't leave you alone", "It's okay..I'm gonna get revenge for what he did to Steve."

The next day

I didn't do anything today, all I did was sit in Cherry's room and think about how stupid I am. At around noon my mom came upstairs, "Scarlet, would you mind running to the store for me?", "No I wouldn't mind at all", "Okay thanks dear! Oh and can you please fill up your aunts car with gas, I think there is a station in town called the DX." Oh great...oh just perfect, I have to go to the DX station where the boy that hates me works, wonderful. I went to the grocery store and got what was on my mom's list...than I headed towards the DX station. I pulled in and Sodapop came over to the car, I threw a pair of sunglasses on and hoped he wouldn't recognize me, "Good afternoon, how can I- oh it's just you Scarlet", "Hi...I'm just here to get gas for my aunt's car", "Whatever." He started filling my aunts car up, "Sodapop can we please talk?", "I don't know...can we?", "listen I know your mad but you don't need to act like this", "I can act anyway I want...or is that illegal?." He filled up my car and I paid him, "Thank you", "whatever, go suck faces with Dally or something." He started to walk away but I was done with his attitude, I got out of the car and caught up to him. I grabbed his arm and turned him to face me, "Listen to me. I get I hurt you..I never meant to. I'm stuck in a rut right now, I don't know what to do. I like you and I like Dally, I know it was stupid of me to like both of you but...it's not my fault. I don't want you to hate me", "I don't hate you Scarlet...I just wish..you were mine. I like you so much...I just wish you didn't like Dally."

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~kass <3