Rowen Curtis

4

Today is Monday, the second day my youngest brother and crush have been gone! I don't think I can handle them being gone too much longer. I had a nightmare about the day Johnny was jumped. To me it is still pretty fresh, it only happened two months ago.

Two-Bit, Steve and I are the only ones who are going to school now that we are two people short. I have zero classes with Pony, all my classes with Johnny, all but two with Steve and I have 3 and lunch with two. I do have lunch with all of them though. Steve has gym and auto macanics while I have photography and art.

Ponyboy is the only one who is in honors anything. He also is a freshman because bumped up a grade when he was in 7th grade. Johnny is a junior and the rest of us are seniors. Ever since I got here the Socs have been mean to me. I am crying by now. I am on my way to meet Steve and Two-Bit outside at our usual meeting place for lunch. They both saw me and wrapped me in a big, tight hug.

"Let's go to the DX and skip the rest of the day?" Steve asked. I nodded and we began to walk.

We got to the DX and saw Soda at the counter. "Hey Soda. How's it going? "
"Good. And why are you here" he asked.

"Well it is lunch. It just started, but we are ditching the rest of the day. The Socs were picking on Rows pretty bad, they made cry a few times. I think she needs the rest of it off " Steve said.

"Come here Ro. " my twin said.

I went over to him breaking down sobbing as I hug him. " I miss them both Pepsi. I love Johnny and I don't know what in the world I would do if I lost them both. I had a nightmare about Johnny getting jumped two months ago. That is when I knew I loved him".

"Everything will be alright Ro. Let's go home and eat lunch and then we can sit on the couch okay? " I nodded.

All four of us were sitting on the couch watching Mickey Mouse and eating cake. Darry should walk in the door any minute now, and here he is.

"Hey. How was school? " he asked.

I burst into tears again and jumped out of Soda's arms into Darry's. He sat down in his chair pulling me down onto his lap. He asked the boys what was going on while I cried myself to sleep laying on his chest.

Soda's P. O. V.
Steve and Two-Bit answered Darry's question and I told them I was going to Buck's. I needed to get the money I earned at the rodeo. When I got there I got my money, but I noticed a very familiar purple hoodie, it is Ponyboy's.

"Dallas where's Pony and Johnny? This is my brothers sweatshirt. " I asked.

"I have no idea where they are. Well I know that you do, so give then this letter please. And just so you know, Ro is at home balling her eyes out, she cried herself to sleep on Darry."

And with that I left, and headed back home. We had dinner and I told the gang what happened at Buck's. We talked and played games until we went to bed.