Forgotten And Broken // The Outsiders

Chapter 3

I didn't see or talk to the guys for the rest of the week until I got a call on Saturday from Rebecca. She and Soda got engaged. I was happy for them the second people in the gang to get together Darry and Audrey got married a couple of months ago. All I know is she is 3 months pregnant and on a business trip in New York. Audrey is very pretty Rebecca sent me the wedding pictures I was happy for Darry she was a beautiful blonde with light glowing blue eyes a very pretty girl. I only know because Rebecca ran into me going around town. I bet Audrey is home by now. I really wanted to tell Johnny who I was but I just couldn't. I put my glasses on and a cute black dress I put my red converse on because when do I not then threw my red leather jacket over. I drove up in front of the Curtis house. I know Soda had already had his own place with Rebecca just so Darry, Audrey, and Pony could live here but everyone always meets at the Curtis house. Everyone was amazed when I walked in. Rebecca ran up and hugged me.

"I'm so happy you came"
She said.

"Me too"
I answered. I refused to look up afraid to see the house I grew up in.

"Hey it's okay just don't think about it"
She said. I smiled through the light sobs I was trying to hide.

"Your right your right it's okay I'm good whew ok"
I said. She laughed.

"Let's go talk about this wedding"
She said excited pulling me into the kitchen.

"You and Johnny are going to be on display duty I want the pictures of us growing up all over the wedding"
She said as we walked into the kitchen where Soda, Johnny, and I'm assuming Audrey sat. Johnny waved to me and felt like crying.

"Well you heard me go look at some pictures"
Rebecca forwarded to us. Johnny shook his head at her and I laughed.

"C'mon"
He said going into the hallway. I followed.

"We will start with these pictures"
He said. I nodded and looked at the wall. I looked too they must of put these up after I left. There was a picture of me and Rebecca hugging and then one of all of us having a water balloon fight in the back yard. Then there was one the one picture I didn't want to see but it was me and Johnny cuddling on the couch. I'm kissing his face and he smiling like crazy as I'm loving up on him.

FLASH BACK:
"Johnny! Johnny! Johnny stop!"
I screamed as he tickled me.

"Only if I can have kisses from you"
He said with a smirk.

"Ok! Ok!"
I said. He laughed and stopped I grabbed his face and kept kissing him as he looked proud that I caved into him but like I said Johnny was hard to resist.
FLASH BACK OVER.

"Are you alright?"
He asked as I stayed staring at the picture.

"Yeah I uh I'm fine"
I answered. He looked at what picture I was looking at and smiled.

"That's her isn't she beautiful?"
He said. I smiled.

"I remember this day she wouldn't turn off the TV and cuddle with me so I tickled her she is very ticklish you could just poke her and she would fall to the ground she yelled at me to stop I said no unless I could have a kiss she gave up and kissed me that's when Soda ran in and took a picture I took from him and kept it until she left I wanted it to be safe so we did this as a kind of memorial every picture here she either took or was in"
He said smiling through the whole thing. I looked at him as he got lost in the memory just like I did.

"God the things I would do to feel her touch just one last time"
He exasperated. I touched his shoulder wanting the feeling of him too.

"I don't know if she will come back or not but be happy please"
I said ashamed I had hurt him like this. He smiled at me.

"I try to but you remind me of her so much"
He said. I frowned I wanted to cry again. I grabbed my bag and ran out the door before any of them saw me cry. I drove all the way home and locked my self in my room. I soon heard knocking. I opened the door to Soda pop and Dallas. I let them in. They looked kinda freaked out but we just went into the living room.

"A-are you okay?"
Soda asked.

"Yeah why?"
I said wiping the last bit of tears off of my eyes. I then realized my glasses weren't on. I ran to get them but Dallas stopped me. I saw he had started crying. I hugged him. He rubbed my head hard to believe I was in his arms once more. I never saw Dallas cry except for the night Johnny almost died and told me he loved me.

"Elizabeth is it really you"
He said through shudders. Dallas was like my older brother he took care of me and Johnny he always made sure I was ok. I nodded and I felt him engulf me more into the hug. Soda stayed still where he sat amazed he never realized it was me.

"So-so that's why you always leave crying"
Soda said. I left Dallas's arms and sat next to him holding his hand.

"Please don't tell Johnny it's me he would be hurt I kept it from him"
I said. They both nodded and I motioned for Dallas to sit down. I held both of them glad I at least had two people I lived back in my life. I told them everything about how my life had been and they told me theirs too. They didn't leave till late and I was glad I had someone to talk too.