Falling For Greasers // The Outsiders

Chapter 17

I woke up early. The sun was still coming up so I thought I might as well take a walk. I changed and peaked into my dads room and he had already left for work. I wrote a note to kara and headed out the door. As I was running I heard a muffler to a car that needed its oil changed. I knew they werent on my side because a greaser would have known the sound. I turned around and there it was. A black Corvette. It slowed down on the road next to me and followed me. I heard alot of whistling and rude remarks. Then it stopped. About five guys stepped out of the Corvette onto the pavement. I walked a little faster. Some of them ran up to me.

"What goin' on Grease?"

"Go away." I muffled.

"Nahh. I dont think we will." These boys were obviously not Greasers. They looked way different.. like the Ken dolls that have nice sweaters and good shoes. One pushed me to the ground and the rest held me down. I didnt struggle because this had happened once in New York and I lived. The one who pushed me down punched me hard in the face, pulled out a blade, and held it to my neck. He hadnt cut any flesh so I was going to keep it that way. I spit in his eye causing him to move his blade out of the way for a couple of seconds. I was kinda freaking out by now and tried to keep my cool. He only moved for a short while but it was enough time for me to head-butt him hard in the nose. Blood went everywhere and he passed out. I kicked the guy holding my other leg down in the side of the head and he fell to the ground. I freed my elbow and hit the guy with it as hard as I could. I broke free and stood up waiting for the other two to fight back but they kinda sat there... then ran off. I caught my breath and almost started crying I was freaking out so much. Someone started clapping behind me. I turned around to see a girl greaser about my age.

"Nice job!" She said and ran toward me.

"Hi. Im Grace!" She said holding out her hand for me to shake. I had seen her before... I think she was with Dally at the party. I took her hand.

"Beth." I said.

"That was quite a show you gave back there."

"Thanks. Where you with Dallas Winston yesterday by any chance?"

She laughed. "Yeah. He's mine.." she said holding up her hand to show a promise ring.

"Aw! Cute!" I said taking a closer look. My eye started hurting and I remembered that one of the guys had hit me pretty hard. She was really nice and smiley and had blonde hair and blue eyes. If it wasnt for her clothes I would have mistaken her as one of their kind.

"Who were they?" I asked.

"They're the Socs. I used to be one of them then I met the gang.. and Dally." she started to grin like she was remembering something. I thought she was pretty cool. I could tell that we would become friends right away.

"Sorry, but I have to get home and ice my eye. You can come if you want." I said.

"Sure!" She said cheerfully. We walked back to my house and she explained the Socs to me. How come no one ever told me all this. I guess she was just a veteran greaser because I was fairly new but had always live this way. But everyone did in New York. Socs pretty much have a better life. She told me that they drive nice cars, never do work, like have a job, its like the Greasers are the ones who work the factory and the Socs ride on the clouds it produces. They usually jump one of two greasers but dont take them on when there is only a few Socs. It all made since now.. The were like dog pacts.

We got to my house and walked inside. Kara was sitting on the couch talking on the phone to Soda I think.

"Hey.. uhh.. I gotta go. I think Beth got beat up." She said then hung up the phone. "What happened?!"

"I got jumped..." I said grabbing a bag of frozen corn to put on my eye.

"Like just a second ago? And who's this?"

"This is Grace. I met her after I kicked butt. She was at your birthday."

"Oh. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Im fine."

I walked into the bathroom to see how bad my eye was. It wasnt that bad. It was purple and blue under my left eye. It looked worse than it hurt. I heard my screen door open so I peaked my head out to see who it was. It was Twoie, Pony, Johnny, Dally, and Soda. I walked into the living room and Johnny met me in the door way. "Are you okay?" He said looking into my eye that wasnt covered by the bag.

"Yeah.. im fine." I said and sat down on the couch.

"Can we see?" Pony asked. I moved the bag and Johnnys eyes got big and he mouth dropped open. Twoie whistled.

"You got yourself a shinner there Bethy!" He said. Soda sat down with Kara and was holding her hand and they were talking softly. I bit my lip and looked at Johnny.

"Its not that bad Beth..." he said sitting next to me.

"How'd you get caught up with Grace?" Dally asked me from across the room. He was sitting by her and holding her hand looking into her eyes. How did a Soc end up with Dally? I mean its easy to see that a greaser would fall for him but a Soc.... he must really treat her right... they were cute together.

"After I got jumped she clapped and she explained the greaser to soc problem that has been going on.."

"So tell us about it!!" Twoie demanded.

"I dont really want to."

"She was just walking along when Jaden's gang strolled up in his car and they took her down but she beat them all up! It was pretty cool... from one greaser girl to the next." Grace explained with a wink.

Johnny and Pony both looked at me and raised their eyebrows. I just smiled a little... then Zander walked through the door.