It was night time and we were all hanging out in the little park in our neighborhood.
I climbed onto the monkey bars and sat on top, lighting up a cigarette.
Soda and Steve were on the swings while two-bit, dally, Darry and Johnny were on the platform that spins.
"Hey Ari" I hear from below me.
I look down. "Yeah?"
Ponyboy climbs up and sits next to me.
"How come I never see you around school?" He asks.
"I don't go to school.." I shrug.
"After my parents left I didn't really feel the need to go to school.
He nods slightly disappointed.
"W-What were you doing with that soc?" I asked quietly.
"Oh cherry? She's nice. We were just walking home from school.
"Oh.."
"Why?" He asks.
"Just wonderin.."
He nods and zips up his hoodie.
All of a sudden someone screams behind us.
"WHATCHU DOIN THERE PONY?!"
That startled me and I fall back but pony catches me before I hit the ground.
He pulls me up next to him and we both look back and see soda.
"What the hell soda?!" He yells and sodapop chuckles.
"Haha sorry" he laughs
I sigh and jump off the monkey bars and tackle soda.
I playfully hit him upside the head.
"Don't do that again" I laugh and ponyboy jumps down.
"Yeah soda you almost made her fall" he says and I get off of sodapop.
I walk backwards and accidentally bump into Johnny.
He catches me before I fall.
"Shit, sorry" I mutter and he lets me go.
"Watch it next time clumsy" he laughs and I nod.
We stayed up and made a small campfire.
We sat around it and just talked.
I felt a little tired and leaned back on the wall.
I closed my eyes and felt myself drifting away to sleep, the talking slowly getting fainter.
Ponyboy
"How you doin pony?" Steve asked me.
"I'm good, why?" I ask.
He points to Ariana who was laying next to me.
I look over at her then back at Steve with a confused look.
"Aw cmon pony we all know what you An' her have going on" he raises his eyebrow.
"N-no we don't!" I stutter.
"You never stop talking 'bout her to me" soda laughs.
"Soda we don't have anything going on! We're just friends" I mumble the last part.
"I-It's getting pretty late pony why don't we go home?" Johnny asked.
I look at him and nod, I stand up and dally stops me.
"Take the girl with you, she ain't staying here all night"
I glare at him and pick her up.
"Jesus, she's extremely light." I say and Johnny opens the gate for me.
As we walk down the street I look at Ari's bruised up face.
"Pony.. Pony! Ponyboy!" Johnny yells.
I look at him "huh- what?" I say.
"She comin' home with you?" He asks.
I sigh and shrug, "probably.." I say.
