I'm a Winston?

Part 8

I wake up the next morning with Dally's arms wrapped around me, I smile as I shrug them off me. I dig through my bags until I find my black leather jacket, I throw on a light pink crop top with light jeans and write a note to Dally, "Hey Dally, I'm going to the DX soon ya at the Curtis house, -Sarah P.S. I love you." After that, I grab my money and skip over to the DX. When I walk in I sit by Sodapop, "hey Pepsi what's up?"

"Pepsi," he laughs.

"Yea, that's your new nickname," I inform him.

"Ok now what cha need?" He asks staring at my lips.

"I need a job, I'm running out of money," I reply biting my lip.

"I can get ya a job here," he replies.

"Ok," I smile. "When can I start?"

"Tomorrow," he replies only now looking at my eyes.

"Last day with no work, I'm going shopping," I smile. "See ya at your lunch break."

"See ya then," he replies as I skip out of the DX all the way to the DX. I decide just to buy, some tanks tops and jeans, nothing special. I check out, to see that I see have 1,000 dollars left in my pocket. I smile gleefully running over to the DX when I walk in I see some girl sitting on Soda's lap he's smiling at her happily."Oh, hey Sarah, this is an old friend of mine, Katie," he says smiling at her.

"Soda, you can tell her what we really are, she can handle it," Katie says acting all cute.

"She's my girlfriend," Soda replies.

"Oh, ok bye Soda......pop," I reply using his full name. I can feel my heart drop and, tears forming in my eyes.

"Sarah, first name," he says confused.

"Yea, uh I gotta go Sodapop, I uh have to meet Dally at uh Bucks," I stumble over my words.

"Wait what about out lunch plans?" He asks.

"Uh, I don't know, yea uh, bye Sodapop," I reply falling over chairs as I walk out of the DX.

"Sarah, you should sit, you ain't looking to good," Soda says concerned.

"No, I'm fine Sodapop, yea I uh gotta go bye uh Sodapop," I mumble.

"Bye Sarah," Katie replies.

"See ya 'round Katie," I reply. As I walk out I bump into Steve falling on my ass and twisting my ankle, "ouch."

"Are you ok?" Steve asks looking at my ankle.

"Yea uh, I'm find I just gotta go," I reply trying to stand but falling right back down.

"Your ankle is swollen, I'll go get Soda," he informs me running off.

I can't see Sodapop right now though. Think Sarah think. I have to get up! I slowly stand up with a throbbing ankle and limp away from the DX, I look back to see Sodapop, Steve and Katie standing there looking for me. I limp all the way to the Curtis house and once, I get there I plop on the couch, holding my throbbing ankle, trying not to cry.

***WHEN SODA GET'S HOME***

"Sarah, why did you leave the DX?" Soda asks looking at my ankle.

"I uh just umm, wanted to get some rest," I lied.

"Are you okay you've been acting strange since you came home from the store," Soda says inching toward me.

"Yea, I uh just umm, I saw uhhh nothing," I reply trying to sound stupid but, failing .

"Sarah, did I do something," he asks sitting next to me.

I scoot away from his falling off the couch, "I just uh don't feel well."