My Everything

Ch.7

      What could that mean? "Catch me." As you and Ponyboy walked into his house, you opened the envelope as he looked over your shoulder. He opened the door for you and the two of you plopped down on the couch. You opened the letter, and it said, "Two-bit is wearing all red and running around town with a backpack. He will be near the house Darry is working on. Go catch him!" You looked up at Ponyboy and he looked just as surprised as you did. It wasn't even your birthday yet! Unfortunately, your birthday was going to be tomorrow, a Monday. You ran into Pony's bedroom and grabbed your coat as you gave him his sweatshirt back. This was going to be a long night.
"So, do you know which house Darry is working on?" you as led Ponyboy, but he did not know. You two told each other jokes and secrets as you walked around town looking for Two-bit. You guys got to the DX and looked to see if Steve or Soda was there. Soda was there, and you asked him where the house was.
      "I ain't saying nothin'," he said.
      "Please? It isn't fair! We don't even know where the house is!" Pony argued.
      "Nope! Not going to tell you." Soda insisted.
       "Please??? For meeeee?" you asked as you pouted and batted your eyelashes.
      "Fine. Just take a right at the Dairy Queen over there and keep going down that road until you find Two-bit." Soda gave in.
      "Thanks!" You and Ponyboy said in unison as you ran away. Soda rolled his eyes and turned back to his work.
      You and Ponyboy went down the street and ran for about 6 minutes before you found Two-bit sitting on a bench eating an ice cream cone.
      "Um, the letter said that you were running around. You're just sitting here eating ice cream." You remarked.
      "Well, you guys took too long and I got hungry and tired. Here. I'm supposed to give this to you." Two-bit said as he handed you the backpack. You opened it on the bench and saw a daisy, some grass, and a piece of paper. It said: Good job! You found him! Here's your next clue, go to a hill with these two things on it. Good luck! What the heck! How were you supposed to find this hill? Literally, every hill has daisies and grass!
      "Follow me, "Pony said, "I know exactly where to go." You took Ponyboy's lead and started running behind him after you said bye to Two-bit. You passed the house, DQ, the DX, the movie theatre, the library, the school, wherein the heck were you going? You didn't want to annoy Ponyboy, so you kept to yourself and tried to keep up with him. Boy, was he fast. No wonder he's on the track team! You finally reached the foot of a small hill. You were so out of breath and you had a painful stitch in our side that you were clutching. Pony didn't seem to notice, because he stopped for a moment, then started running up the hill. You struggled behind him and as you got to the top, your legs gave way thanks to your flat feet.
      "Oh no! Are you okay?" Ponyboy asked worriedly.
      "I'm fine," you replied," just my flat feet." Pony picked you up and carried you over to a tree and set you down under it. He looked around for a clue with a concentrated look on his face. He just looked so adorable! Suddenly, your train of thought was wrecked as you felt a hand on your shoulder. At the same time, it touched it, the person covered your mouth and whispered, "Don't scream, it's me, Steve. I'm gonna give you the next clue, okay?" You nodded in response and he let go of your mouth but stayed behind you.
      "Go to the park and you will find the car that brought you to Tulsa. That's all I can say, so good luck! Also, can I ask you something?" Steve said.
      "Yeah, sure. What is it?" You asked.
      "I just wanted to know if Soda helped you."
      "Yeah, he helped us."
      "I'm gonna kill him!" Steve said and left, probably to go confront Sodapop. You got up, the strength in your legs was regained. You walked over to Pony and told him to come to the park. He was confused about how you knew to go there, but he followed you anyways. It took a while, but you finally made it to the park. You searched the perimeters looking for Darry's truck and spotted some movement down the sidewalk. You sprinted at full speed to what you saw and found the beat-up old truck. As you touched the handle to the door, Darry, Dally, and Johnny jumped out from under it and made you scream so loud.
      "Happy birthday!" The three of them shouted. You were beaming.
      "You haven't gotten to the best part!" Johnny said.
      "Well, what is it?" Pony asked eagerly.
      "We set up a-," Dally said but was interrupted by Darry.
      "You'll see when we take you to it," Darry said as he cut Dally off. They led you and Ponyboy to a nice shady spot under a tree. It had a picnic table with a white table cloth and it was set with silverware, plates napkins, and six candles. How romantic! you thought.
      "What's this?" You asked curiously.
      "It's a romantic dinner for two," Dally said with a wink.
      "For us?" Pony asked.
      "Yup! For you and Riley," Johnny answered.
      "We wanted you to have fun on your birthday and we thought that you would want to spend your actual birthday together all day. So, we wanted to start a dating birthday where you stay together all day and all night. Since your birthday is tomorrow, what better time to start than now?" Darry explained to you two. You and Pony sat across from each other and Two-bit greeted you and took your orders. Next, Soda came out with the drinks, and Steve with the food. After that, they all said goodnight and left. You two had the whole night to yourselves.