𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 ❥ 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬

𝟢𝟣𝟤

"write my letter, feel much better, and use my fancy patter on the telephone."

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐩.𝐨.𝐯.

I was up late that night writing in my notebook, which I had brought with me. It started off as a list of things that I loved about Ponyboy.

I wrote about the little things; how he helped me with my homework, when he reads to me late at night, and how never hesitates to cheer me up. No matter what.

As the night grew closer I closed my notebook for the time being, but not before signing the letter off with the sentence: "For lack of better words, I am in love with you."

I smiled to myself and put the notebook safely underneath the pillow.

The next morning I was swamped. I had a team meeting with the basketball team at nine, I promised to help Soda and Steve at the DX at noon, and I was supposed to meet up with Ponyboy in the evening.

So my day was essentially booked.

I threw my covers off and put my hair into pigtail braids-my go-to lazy hairstyle. I had on my favorite tank top and jean jacket that I remembered to bring with me.

Before I left for the day I pulled my notebook from under my pillow and read over last night's entry one last time

When I entered the living room Sodapop was looking around for his jeans and undershirt for his DX uniform, while Steve laughed at him.

"Val, please tell me you've seen my jeans." Soda said once I entered the room.

I rolled my eyes and pulled his jeans and undershirt from the couch cushions. "Steve you'd do good to stop laughing and find your undershirt too." I chuckled.

"I'm good." He shrugged and unbuttoned his DX shirt just to spite me. I threw a pillow at him as he did so, causing him to topple over.

"Val, hurry up or I'm leaving you behind!" Darry yelled as he jangled his keys, signaling for me to meet him in the car.

"Wait up!"

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After I got home from helping at the DX I headed to the bathroom to fix my hair before meeting up with Ponyboy at the library.

I went to lay down since I had the time-just for a minute. It took me a second to realize I didn't feel the familiar bump of my notebook.

I quickly sat up and lifted my pillow.

No notebook.

I shot up from the bed and stripped it of the covers.

No notebook.

My feet sort of took off down the hallway in panic. Everyone except for Ponyboy was in the living room watching television.

"Everything alright Val?" Annie asked once she saw me. She must've seen the look on my face because she quickly got up and ran to my side.

"My notebook," I started. "It's gone, and it's an extremely important notebook!" I practically shrieked.

The amount of things I had written down in that notebook could give me enough embarrassment to last the next 10 years. And I didn't even want to think about what would happen if Pony saw my last few entries.

"Important how?" Darry asked.

I thought about telling them-only for a minute, but I decided against it. There was no way I would willingly tell them what was in it.

"There's just some very important teenage girl emotions poured into it." I chuckled nervously.

I contemplated staying at home to search for my notebook but I couldn't stand Pony up.

"It's fine," I said. "I'm just overreacting."

I was most definitely not overreacting.

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A/N- This chapter is so bad, mainly because I've lost my excitement for this book especially since the next chapter is the last one... anyways this chapter was extremely short but I just needed to set everything up for the last one so that one will be longer. Thank you so much for reading this book but it's not over yet! Stay safe and I love you all so much.- S💕