Zara-Mae Valance, the quiet younger sister of Sherri 'Cherry' Valance, has always been forgotten, hidden by her sisters bold personality. That all changed when a group of greasers rushed into the Tulsa Community Hospital carrying a delirious Ponyboy Curtis, who was in the same class as Zara. Everyday the gang, Darrel Curtis, Two-Bit Matthews, and Steve Randle would come and go, either for work, or for other reasons, leaving Sodapop Curtis behind. Everyday, Zara and Soda would talk, and the more Zara got to know Soda, the harder she fell. Then, 2 weeks later, Ponyboy got discharged, and Soda stopped talking to Zara. After a while of not talking, Zara began to think that maybe, just maybe, she imagined it all... (BOOK COVER IDEA BELONGS TO RILESWRITINGS)