Maybe Someday

Chapter 18

Soda's POV

We were finally back from the DQ. I went in my room and saw that Brooke was gone and there was broken glass on the floor, along with Bob's flask. Oh no, I thought. What if she's in trouble? I went outside and saw Randy's Mustang waiting outside the house. He got out and carried a feeling of guilt and sadness.

"Where's Brooke?" I ask with a hard tome in my voice. He better not make up anything. "She went back to the adoption center. And she said to tell you that she loved you." Oh gold. My heart broke a little. "Thanks, Randy." I ran to the center so fast that I was ignoring the fact that I was getting tired.

I broke into the doors and Brooke stared at me. "Brooke..." My breathing was out of control. I wasn't the best at running. Pony was the fastest one in the family. "Soda! What are you doing here?" "I' m getting you back into my life." "What if I don't want to." That broke me. "You are coming with me no matter what you say. I love you and nothing's ever going to change that."

"Oh Soda, you don't understand. I've been causing trouble with the whole gang. First with everyone wanting to be my man, and second for Bob and Randy always wanting to beat me up." Brooke was crying by now. I went over to her and picked her up. "I-I'm sorry Soda...." I interrupted her sentence and kissed her.

"Let's go home now. Darry's quite worried."

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When we got back, it was sunset. "Let's watch the sunset with Pony and Johnny." I set her down next to me and Pony. Brooke rested her head on my shoulder and I put my arm around her. "So Ponyboy, what's going on?" "Oh, nothing much. Just thinking about life.... school...." I nodded and looked at the sunset.

"Let's leave them alone, Johnny. They're.... cuddling again." They left us alone with the sunset to look at. Brooke looked at me. "Do you really love me?" "Yes, I truly do." I signaled her to get up. I got down on one knee and pulled out a box. I opened it as I said, "Brooke Michaels, will you marry me?"