Sodapop's Sister

Chapter 2

Ponyboy's pov:

Darry is acting real weird this morning. He made me get ready early on a Sunday morning. I had extra time before the gang was coming over so I decided to stay in my room until I heard them, lord knows how loud they are. I might as well keep reading Gone with the Wind because me and Johnny never finished it up in the church. I wonder if he still wanted me to read it to him. I read it to him while he was recovering in the hospital when his back healed like a miracle. Golly I've been sitting here thinking for what feels like forever. I hear the gang being real loud so I put a bookmark on my page right as I hear the door close. "Eh it wouldn't hurt to just finish my chapter then go check out whats going on." I thought to myself turning back while picking up my book. Never mind, I'm just too curious. I put in my bookmark and throw the book on my bed. As I walked out my door I heard the front door opening again and stuff being set down. I got to the end of the hallway and stopped dead in my tracks, there was a girl at the door? She sure looks real familiar I just cant put my finger on it.

Phoebe's pov:

"Oh you guys need to introduce me to this friend too." I say, not thinking anything of it. Everyone went silent with a confused look on their face... was it something I said? 

"Uh hi I'm Ponyboy." He says sticking out his hand with a slight glare. 

"Ponyboy Curtis."

"Hi Ponyboy I'm Phoebe." I snap back taking his had returning his glare.

 "Phoebe Curtis."

"So is this our cousin or something?" We say at the same time both of us turning to Darry and Sodapop. The turn to each other and look back at us.

"Phoebe this is your little brother Ponyboy." Darry calmly replies.

"Li- little brother?" I can feel a ball in the back of my throat and my eyes tearing up but I couldn't cry with all these strangers. I needed to stay strong like I always did.

"What do you mean little brother?" Ponyboy says crossing his arms. I could feel Sodapop put his hands on my shoulders even though I was almost as tall as him.

"Ponyboy its a long story but she is my twin sister. Shes going to move in with us." Sodapop explains sounding a little hurt we didn't get along right away. I could tell he loved Ponyboy a whole lot so I'm going to try my very best to get along with him. I'm trying to blink away my tears and suck up to get out the only thing running through my mind.

"But how could I have a little brother.. I thought mom and dad gave me away because they couldn't afford another kid..." silence filled the room. 

"Did they just not want me?" I ask as a single tear falls but quickly wipe away.

"Don't call them mom and dad you've never even met them!" Ponyboy yells with a random burst of anger. He stormed down the hallway and slammed a door. That was all I needed to hear to get the tears running. On or two fall before I start sobbing into my hands I can't believe I just found out I have a little brother and he hates me. "He must not like change. He will like you when he gets to know you. This we all make sense soon enough." I repeated to myself to try to calm down. I completely forgot I was crying until Sodapop hugged me.

"Don't cry it will be OK. Hes not good with change. He'll love you once he gets to know you. This will all make sense soon enough." He whispered as if he could read my mind. I heard Darry's footsteps walking down the hall and the gang quietly walking out the front door. Great my first day and I already cried. I don't want them to think I'm weak, I've gone through being bullied for years and not a tear, yet here I am crying in front of strangers because my little brother yelled at me. I pulled away from Sodapop's hug.

"Soda, why didn't they want me?"

"Oh Phoebe don't say that, I'm sure there is a explanation. Let call our aunt later OK?" He replies with that beautiful smile. I bet he could make anyone smile because I was beaming.

"OK, for now should we move my stuff into my room?" I say looking up into his eyes almost like I was looking into a mirror

Darry's pov:

Ponyboy just stormed away, and he just slammed his door. Usually I would be mad but I have to try to understand what he is feeling so I walk down the hall to talk to him. I tell the gang they should probably leave and we'll call em later while walking to Ponyboys room. Ponyboy must have really hurt Phoebe to make a tuff girl like that cry in front of a bunch of people she just met. I hear Phoebe and Sodapop walk to the phone and dial a number.

"Hey auntie! Just telling you I got here safe! Me and Sodapop will call you later I think I'm going to move into my room now." Dang I forgot she just got here and needed to unpack. I knocked on Pony's door trying not to be too rough.

"Ponyboy Curtis you need to open this door right now. You're not in trouble I just want to talk to you."

"Did you even try opening it? Its unlocked." he snaps back. I guess I should have tried that. I open his door and walk into his room closing the door behind me.

"Ponyboy why would you say that? You literally just met her. You don't even know her."

"Well I don't want to know her!" he yelled back at me.

"I'm sorry Darry I don't know why I'm acting like this I just don't want things to change. I like our family and the gang how we are." I've never been able to talk to Ponyboy about his emotions and stuff he's only really trusted Sodapop. I wasn't really good with talking about emotions I only really knew things that are plain hard facts but I needed to figure this out if Phoebe would be staying here.

"Ponyboy our family and the gang will stay the same we will just have one more friend. You aren't losing anything this time. This is a good change."

"How do we know that we've never met her before. She not a new family member or a friend shes a stranger."

"Ponyboy don't you want to get to know her? Give her a chance?" I was really trying with Ponyboy at this point. I didn't want phoebe to feel like we don't want her here.

"Not yet."

"Ponyboy you cant just pretend she isn't here until you're ready."

" Well I can sure try." I cant believe him. Why was this so hard for him?