A Tulsa Tale

7:20 p.m.

Nancy picked us up today, she usually doesn't but Derek was hangin' out with some old school buddies and let time go. So he called Nancy, I always found their bond so interesting. Like how one second Nancy could be screaming at Derek then the next they could watching TV together. Just stuff like that. As soon as we got home Sadie jumped out of the car, I was trying to catch up to her but she was walking so fast.
"Gosh where do you have to be?" I said jokingly.

"Getting ready. It's already 3:15, that's ONLY 4 hours and 5 minutes!" She said as she walked up the stairs. For Sadie that time limit is like 5 minutes. She's naturally pretty so I don't know why she was in such a hurry, but oh well.
"Gosh it doesn't take THAT long to get ready, you know that Sadie yes?"
"Whatever Kade!" She yelled shutting her bedroom door. Sadie always liked being pretty.. I wish I was as pretty as her. She's like a Greek goddess on earth, I wish I looked like that.

I walked upstairs and put all of my school books down, and laid on my bed.
"What a day"
I thought to myself, I finally get to go out with the boy I've been eyeing. I realized there was nothing to do, so like any sane girl, I went to read one of my 7-teen magazines. I looked at all the models and wondered what their life was like, I mean do they just see the world as is? Without realizing about 2 hours had passed,

"Kadey Fontaine what are you doing?!"
Sadie yelled from the door frame,
"Gosh! I- I'm reading? What's the big deal?"
"It's five o'clock! You should start getting ready!"
Maybe I should.. I did wanna look pretty on that date. It was a drive-in on the greasier side of town, but I didn't mind one bit.
"Okay, okay!"
I said getting up from my bed to shut the door. The first thing I did was take a shower, yeah I did take one before school but still. I took my record player and played "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison.

5:06 ; Take a shower, Wash body/hair.

5;20 ; Get out of the shower, switched the record to "Be my baby" by The Ronettes.

5;25 ; Get up from laying on my bed and pick out an outfit. Switched the record to Elvis' Golden Record Album (that I got for Christmas)

5:32 ; Change into my outfit, and think about what else I have to do.

5:38 ; Paint my nails, then ask Nancy to come help me with the rest.

5:47 ; Do my hair up in a ponytail and tie it with a  red ribbon to match my dress.

5; 51 ; Realize there was no reason to get ready this early.

I sat in front of the vanity and stared. I didn't mind my own looks, I find myself quite pretty. But then I thought about how my father makes 12 figures a year, and my mothers a supermodel. Sadie looks exactly like my mother, maybe she could get this lifestyle. The only thing was that she is getting with a greaser, not to mention a dropout. I could only pray Ponyboy wanted to do good for himself one day. When I was younger my father promised a percentage of his company goes to my 3 brothers, and our (me and my 3 sisters) husbands. But I'm not sure we could really live off of that. I think it would be weird.. Like if I don't have money in the future. But I love Ponyboy Curtis, I Can surely put my selfishness behind me for the boy I marry.

"KADEY!" Sadie yelled at the top of her lungs,
"OH MY GOSH WHAT?!" I opened my door so I didn't have to yell so loud, I can't damage my beautiful voice?
"The boys wanna know if they can come right now so we can get milkshakes? You wanna?"
"Do you Sadie?" I asked back,
"Well i don't mind!"
"Okay then!"

It was already 6:20, we had exactly an hour left but not too much time. By the time it was 6:42 they arrived. I remember Pony in awe at our house. It's one of the biggest on the block, and I'm not afraid to brag about it. My house is beautiful. Ponyboy hopped out of the car and opened the door for me, he got in right behind me and got real close.
"Hi.." he whispered.
"Hi" I spoke with a smile.
"Your beautiful Kadey.." he said, a look of admiration on his face.
"Thank you" I couldn't contain my smile. I just couldn't. Sadie and Sodapop were also talking in the front, Soda was driving with one had, the other wrapped around Sadie.

By the time we got to the diner it was 7:10, we still had 10 minutes, worst case scenario we Get the milkshakes to-go. Sadie sat between Ponyboy and Soda and I sat next to Ponyboy.we only ended up buying 2 milkshakes cause Sadie and Sodapop could share and so could we, we took them to go and we were on our way to the drive in (which was only about 4 minutes away)

Sadie and Sodapop stayed in the car while me and Ponyboy went to the lawn seats. We were seeing re-runs of Gone With The Wind, it was my favorite book of all time. But the movie was alright. I found out how many people know Ponyboy just from that 100 feet walk. We sat down in the front row directly behind the railing. And you won't believe, HE PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME! At the part were all the girls are taking a nap at the picnic, a boy showed up behind us, then he put his hand on my shoulder. That's when Ponyboy turned around,

"Beat it Shepard" Ponyboy said angrily. I turned around and it was a boy, he had a black leather jacket and a pair of cuffed jeans, and a white shirt to go along with it. His hair was slicked back with a hefty sum of grease.
"Who's this hottie? She's hot." The boy said winking at me once he noticed me staring at him.
"Curly get the hell out of here." Ponyboy said through his teeth. "Curly?" I thought to myself, that's an odd name. Then again I'm sitting here with a boy named Ponyboy.
"Calm horsie, calm.." he said turning his attention towards me.
"Let me buy you a coke baby" He says with a half smile.
"No thanks.." I said scooting closer to Pony.
"Curly.." Ponyboy kept repeating. I later found out the two were close friends and Curly just does that for fun. I also found out he was an asshole. He left us alone after a while.

We finally left, it was about 10 o'clock
Me and pony walked back to the car holding hands,
"I'm sorry about Curly.." he said swinging my hand back and fourth
"No it's okay.." I said admiring his beautiful face. I couldn't care less about Curly. He could have apologized for drinking a quarter and a half of the milkshake we shared but oh well..

By the time we got home...
It was about 10:56, Derek was waiting outside.
"You should beat it before Rek can walk up.." Sadie said as she quickly kissed Soda, I was grabbing my bag ponyboy gently grabbed my face and kissed me. I looked at him in awe, he really kissed me!
"Bye Ponyboy.." I said quickly as I grabbed my bag and jumped out so Sodapop could speed away and Derek wouldn't talk about how we're home at almost 11 o'clock

What a night.