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*CARMEN'S POV*
I was walking over to the Curtis house to see my boyfriend, Soda. We were supposed to go out on a date.
I walked up the steps like I always do. Ponyboy was on the porch looking at the sunset with a slight frown. "Hey Ponyboy."
"Hi Carmen. How are you?"
"Good. You?"
"I've been better."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothings wrong. But I just feel so annoyed by everything."
"How bout I bring you a milkshake back when soda and I come back from our date?" I smiled in hope that it would make him feel better.
Pony's a real nice kid. Darry's just too hard on him just so he'll succeed. Darry doesn't mean any harm he just wants the best for his kid brother.
He nodded and smiled a little."Thanks, Carmen."
I ruffled his hair.
"That's what I'm here for, kid." I walked in and plopped down on the couch.
It's been 2 months since Dally and Johnny died.
I imagined what we'd be talking about with Dally once i sat down. "How's it going with the big times?"
I meant how it was going with Tim Shepard. They would've been getting into fights almost daily. Dally would have a cut on his cheekbone and a black eye. His knuckles would be wrapped in a white bandage.
"Tim's been sneaking up on me every chance he gets. I had worse so this is nothing."
He would be right. Jail had toughened him up, sometimes he'd come out of the cooler with a new bruise. Nothing bad but still made us worry.
I waited for a few hours until I started worrying. 11:00 rolled around and Soda had barely walked in through the door when I shot up from the couch.
"Oh my god, are you alright? What happened?" I was so worried until I noticed the lip stick smudge on his t-shirt, "wha-what the hell is that?" My voice cracked.
"Will you just lay off!" He screamed at me.
"Don't talk to me like that! You're the one that missed our date to be with some broad!"
