The Outsiders Girls

Remembering Them

Beth's POV

I woke up feeling a little better then yesterday. I am cold that's for sure. I kept the heavy clothes on over top of my jeans and t-shirt. I wrapped myself in a blanket and got up. I walked over to the door and made my way out. I followed the hallway and saw the girls awake and some random boys as well. Who are they? The girls obviously made some friends while I was sick. I still am sick, I am not my usual self. I tend to be nicer when I am sick, not talk back to people or beat them when they need a beating.

I went and sat on the floor next to Kaylee, she was eating some weird food. The tv was turned onto Mickey Mouse, the noise wasn't loud as I thought it be for having a room filled with teens.

"Want some Beth?" Kaylee asked.

"Nah, I'm not hungry and if I eat that. I will come back up" I said. She went back to eating her creation. Sidney sat on the couch talking to some of the boys. She was talking to some blonde boy, he looked about her age. And she talked to a guy wearing a Mickey mouse shirt.

"Cold Beth?" Alex asked me and sat on the other side of me.

"Yeah, that's why I am in three layers of clothes and a blanket" I said, then she chuckled.

"So, who are they? Your boyfriends?" I asked with confusion, then one boy with a bird tattoo started to laugh and laugh. What's so funny? I asked a simple question. The others all had confused and sad faces.

"You don't remember them?" Sidney asked me. I shook my head.

"Am I suppose to?" I asked. They all nodded, even the boys that sat around. I went back to the tv, but this one boy caught me attention. He looked about my age or a little older. He didn't seem to be in the conversation or want to be noticed. He looked so sad for some reason, I'd talk to him. But I don't know him or any of them. But I want to know why he's sad.

"Why is that boy down in the dumps?" I whispered to Kaylee, then she pointed to another boy. I shook my head and then she pointed to the one I was talking about. I nodded and she sighed.

"You beat him up four months ago in a rumble. I don't know if he hates your guts now or what. But the guys said he's been like that for awhile now" Kaylee whispered back. I nodded and then looked up behind me. I saw photos all over the wall with my gang and those boys. We do know them? But how? I don't remember seeing them but that's proof right there that we know them. Guess it was from when we all traveled back here, we forgot everything we knew about this place. Even the people we use to know and still know.

I got up, wrapped in my blanket still. I went to the kitchen to get something to drink. I grabbed a cup and filled it with water from the sink. I didn't care what water tastes like, the mountain water was pretty good. I went to the wall and slid down the wall. I sat on the ground in kitchen and looked out the window.

"Hey" I heard, it was not any of the girls' voices. It sounded a little familiar. I turned away from the window and saw that boy, the one I apparently hurt. He was grabbing some chocolat milk to drink. When he finished he joined me on the ground. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, how is he not cold? I am freezing in here.

"Hi" I said to him. He just sat there and then finally decided to say something after 5 minutes of silence between us.

"Why did you leave here? I mean I know you hate us all. But why?" He asked. His voice made me remember everything, why I left, why he's mad or sad about all this, why he hates me and who they all are. They're the gang that we met and helped us when we didn't want any help. Woah, all that from him saying those words.

"I got beat up that night after I beated you up. I was in our alley way, I drew the those picutres there. Then greasers came and beated me up. Told me to suffer like you. Wanted me to feel the pain I put you through. I was the one to bring us all back to New York. I knew none of you would forgive me and I understood that. I deserved it and I could never forgive myself for being selfish. My phone, it was you guys who had it. You were able to hear us that day at the skate park" I said. He nodded.

"I'm fine now, I just didn't like how you chose them over us. Then you actually listened to a soc and beat me up. Thought we were friends" He said. Friends? He thinks of me as a friend? After all I did to him, all the misery and pain I put them all through. I took away the girls they loved and like having around. Soda was even trying to tell Kaylee something before they got travelled back to the future.

"Sorry, I know it won't cut it. I didn't mean to hurt you or the others like I did." I said.

"You're nicer now" He said and I laughed on the inside.

"Only because I am sick. That's what happens when Sid, Beca, Kaylee and I get sick. We act different" I said.

"It's a good different. You want to know what I found funny about when we listened to you guys from the phone?" He asked me. I kinda did want to know. Maybe it is funny and good to laugh at. I nodded and he smiled remembering the memory.

"You and Kaylee were talking about how you lost your phone. Kaylee said she could keep a secret. Then you told that she couldn't even if she tried. But Kaylee protested and said Johnny's secret and then you flipped out about police finding your phone. We had it here the whole time" He said, then he also has my black leather jacket too.

Soda came walking into the kitchen, he was happy. Too happy for some reason. I want to know why and I wanna know now. I got up and walked over to him, he was by the sink doing dishes now. I sat on the counter and looked at him.

"Why so happy Soda?" I asked him.

"Because, you guys are back and you learned how to love" He said. Yeah we did, but we only have a little bit of it. Not as much as the guys have, but just enough.

"Yeah, staying in the mountains taught us things. Love was one of them, but ours it ain't as strong as yours. And I am out, this love stuff is too much for me. Bye guys" I said and jumped off the counter. I made my way to the living room and jumped ont he couch where Sidney was and she was fighting with Dallas and Steve. I should step in help, I want to as well.

"Hey Sunny boy. You still the annoying one? I asked him.

"No, Two-bit is. Its Steve not Sunny boy" He said.

"Sunny boy and Blondie are better" Sidney said. I started to laugh.

"Why you laughing?" Blondie asked me.

"Because your names suit you all well. Unless you want criminel" I said.

"Me? You're the ones who went to jail, all of you did" Blondie shot back.

"Yeah, but we broke out unlike you. Plus we did nothing to end up in there. We were in there because we went all over the news and wanted to find out how and why we left. We had to, well Sidney told us, we had to say you were all cousins" I said. Two-bit choked up his cake and spat it on Johnny.

"Johnny's covered in cake" Alex said and laughed, Camille and Beca joined in laughing too.

"Let's go girls" Kaylee called out.

"Where?" Alex asked.

"Out, c'mon get out reps back. We haven't stole from a store in five months" Kaylee said.

"I'm coming" Sidney and I said at the same time and went out the door. The other girls followed us, even Kenzie came. She just woke up and Darry said that her and I should stay back and rest. No way José am I staying behind.

We got half way down the street and car honked at us, then one car stopped in front of us. One I knew too well, I didn't want to see them again. I am a grease again, not a soc that beats up greases. Sidney stopped and held us back.

"Run back to the house" Sidney said.

"I'm not leaving you here, we stick together" I said.

"Me too" Beca and Kaylee said.

"Same" Kenzie and Alex said. Camille nodded with them and Sidney sighed. Guess we get to fight after all. I was no longer cold, I was filled with anger. I took off my extra clothes and Kaylee threw them at the socs. Then she ran to them and pushed them to the ground. We all ran up to them and tackled them to the ground.

I heard yelling getting louder, screams from girls. They came from my friends. I tried to get up and help, but I got pushed to the ground and a soc flipped his blade out and came closer to me. I screamed and then shut my eyes so I didn't have to see him hurt me. My eyes were shut and then I went out like a light somehow. But how? I didn't feel anyone cut me? I couldn't ask or see anyone around me, just blackness...