The Boy Who Liked Sunsets...

the park

     The next day I woke up and got dressed in a pair of black shorts and a red tee shirt with logo on it. It was summer time. We had moved just after the first week of school. I did not know what to do so I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood. Everything looked pretty run down but inviting. All of a sudden a blue mustang drove up beside me and someone yelled ''GREASER''. Well, what a wonderful start to the morning. There was two other guys in the park that I was riding by and witnessed the whole thing. One boy looked about 14, brown hair slicked back, blue eyes and a cigarette in his mouth, the other looked 14 as well and also had a lot of hair grease in his hair but not slicked back, he had beautiful brown eyes that were very captivating.

     One signaled for me to come over, so I did but 5 meters away. ''You new here?'' the one smoking asked, ''yeah'' there was a brief silence then I said ''does that usually happen?'' ''Yeah''. What a wonderful place we have moved to. ''Names Ponyboy, this is Johnny'' Johnny gave me a head nod, ''Mary''. ''Do you want to come hang out?'' They looked pretty scary to be honest and I only had my strength to defend my self. ''Sure'' I don't know why I said that probably because I was scared to piss them off. We walked for a bit then Johnny said he better go home Pony seamed hesitant on letting him go there but he did anyway. I should have left it was a bad idea to be left alone with a scary guy that I just met. Before it was all Pony and Johnny talking because I was scared and kind of introverted.  " So you what grade you going into?'' He asked ''9''. '' I get it if your scared of us I would be to, me and Johnny wouldn't hurt a fly but watch out for Sheppard and Dally.'' I engraved the names in my mind- Sheppard and Dally. It was spooky quite so I decided to speak,'' how long have you lived in Tulsa'' '' all 14 years'' ''cool I'm 14 to '' he smiled with the sun gleaming in his hair, what was I thinking I just met him not yet! and he still scared me even though with his clam voice made me think he was friendly.  We must have got lost in each other because someone walked up and but a hand on Pony's shoulder and a hand on my ass. ''hey!'' ''Who is  this broad?'' the strange man asked he was even more intimidating than the others. '' A friend lay off Dally'' ''why shes cute'' '' shes 14'' ''o never mind'' with that he walked off. Dally, Sheppard and Dally. I must have looked worried cuz he put a comforting hand on my shoulder. ''you ok'' ''never thought I could get harassed by so many guys in one day'' ''sorry'' he moved his hand off ''no not you him and the mustang'' I was pretty shook up still when we walked to the lot. We sat on the ground and talked for what seemed like forever. It turned out he was really not that intimidating and he liked books and movies and he told me about his brothers. ''Well I guess I better go home'' I said'' do you want to come meet up tomorrow at the park?'' '' sure what time'' ''5 ish'' ''ok see you then'' do you want me to come pick you up cause it is later'' ''ok if you want to'' ''Can I walk you home to see where you live?'' ''sure''. When we got there we both said bye and then the hugged me out of the blue so I wrapped my arms around his strong back. I walked inside my parents weren't home as usual.

Pony POV

I don't know why I did it but if felt right to be near her so I hugged her. She was so pretty earlier when we got lost in each other I still think she is...