Greaser Girl

The Mall

We walk around the mall rather awkwardly. Soda and Anna walk slightly ahead of Two, Steve, and I, they're laughing and joking around. Two holds onto my hand and looks around at all the soc boys around the mall. Maybe I should say he's glaring at them. I mean there are some greasers around but they're mainly bothering soc girls and eventually getting into fights with their soc boyfriends.

Dally used to play around like that. That's why Dally got the tar kicked out of him on a regular basis. He's fought more times than I can or care to remember with Tim Shepherd. Tim actually came around after Dally died and apologized but he also said that he would keep an eye on me for Dally's sake and that his gang would to. So that just adds to the greasers that I have on my side. We all fight amongst ourselves but we're always going to be there for each other. We're like a real twisted family.

Steve elbows me bringing me out of my thought.

"What's going on in that head of yours? Cin--I mean Anna has been calling you for like five minutes. " He says.

"Nothing. " I lie. " Just out of it. "

I have always been able to lie easily. Dally and Darry used to say that it was because Ponyboy and I read so much. Part of me agrees but the other part of me thinks that it's from hanging around with Two Bit, who can lie easily.

Two knows I'm lying because he squeezes my hand.

"Yeah, Anna?" I wonder and she looks back.

"I said come on before I bust your face." Anna smiles and I laugh.

"Good luck with that." I say.

Anna leads Soda and the rest of us into a jewelry store. I tense up and Two laughs.

"These stores make you that uncomfortable?" He wonders.

"You steal everything that isn't nailed down, that's what worries me." I mutter and he laughs.

Anna looks around at the jewelry and Two Bit and I just screw with the guy at the jeweler. He keeps telling the guy that we're gonna get married and there's this huge age gap. Steve stands off to the side trying to pop the lock on one of the glass boxes. But he eventually gets bored.

"Hey Pop Tart, Two, wanna go get something to eat?" Steve calls very loudly.

I look over to Anna who is looking in the boxes and laughing with Soda. I don't think they'll notice.

"Hey Pepsi! We're gonna go get something to eat." Two Bit yells.

"Sweet! Ya hungry Anna?" Soda asks her.

"No but I'll meet up with you. Two wanna wait with me?" She asks and Two's eyes grow.

I thought she liked Soda...

"Ah, sure." Two kisses my cheek. "Be good." He says in my ear.

Two Bit

I watch my girlfriend walk towards the food court with her two best friends on planet earth. They shove each other and I can hear their laughs echoing off the walls.

I know that Maia gets jealous especially when other girls look at me but I guess it's an even trade because I get pissed off when other guys look at my Maia.

I look over to the little soc girl who's being oddly nice to us. She looks over to me.

"What are we doing for Maia and Sodapop's birthday?" Anna asks and I sigh.

"I don't even know. I hate seeing her struggle with everything and not tell anyone. I want to make her happy again." I admit.

"I think I've got an idea." Anna smiles.