thank you to all of my reviewers and sorry for the long wait.

i hope you enjoy chapter ten.

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lisa

i give full credit to S.E. i only own Wendy and other people you don't know.

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“I can’t believe it!” I sighed hopping out of Buck’s t-bird. “No fair food. This diabetic thing officially sucks.”

We were at buck’s to drop off his car. Dallas could not keep it forever. Even if he wanted to.

“So when are you coming to Bell’s?” Sodapop asked dally.

“Later,” he shrugged stepping inside the illegal roadhouse.

I had already started walking down the road knowing that dally wouldn’t give a straight answer.

We stopped at a small convenience store to buy some pop. Darry bought us school clothes Friday, so money would be tight this week. Soda’s fingers were deep red when we reached his house. His ego wouldn’t let anybody help him carry the three six packs.

“I am so drained,” I sighed flipping of my shoes.

“Wait till school starts babe. Johnson will be on your butt every morning for that flag twirlin’ stuff you do,” johnny laughed.

“I know!” I let out a dramatic sigh.

“Are we meeting Sarah at the park?” Ponyboy asked.

“I think so. Hey pony?” I sighed looking over at him.

“Yeah?”

“Are you nervous about school?” I asked.

“No, schools a breeze,” Ponyboy lied walking into the kitchen to grab a snack.

I looked at johnny who was trying to focus on the boring Top Cat episode that was giving me a headache.

“You know if you get enough credits you might be able to end the year in eleventh grade,” I said.

Johnny shrugged. He had failed last year from skipping classes and not doing his work. Even when he would go, the teachers would teach way to fast. Most people just said he was another stupid hood destined to go nowhere in his life.

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“How come he couldn’t convince Steve to take us too?” johnny asked as he stuffed his hands into his pockets.

“Because he is an idiot, why else?” I snapped. This walking crap is getting rather annoying. “We need a car.”

“Who would drive it?” pony asked.

“I don’t know, Ponyboy,” I sighed I walked faster to catch up with them. “Are you guys running a marathon or something?”

They smiled. We came up to bell’s when I saw Sarah standing there alone looking like a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

“Oh! Thank goodness you’re here,” she paused. “A whole car full of soused socs drove up. I thought…”

“Well don’t think,” I laughed. “Let’s have fun and not worry about the better half.”

“Better, that’s for sure,” Ponyboy sighed as we got tickets.

“I want some freshly-cut fries,” I wined, “with lots of ketchup.”

“Oh really?” johnny smiled kissing me.

“I hate when they do that,” pony walked away, Sarah following.

“Is johnny your best friend?” Sarah asked sitting down on a bench.

“If brothers don’t count, yeah,” pony answered.

“Their a cute couple. Don’t you think so?”

“Yeah. Hey two-bit!” Ponyboy yelled as Two-bit came over and johnny and I were walking back.

“Hey y’all. This is Kathy,” Two-bit smiled.

Kathy waved and we did the same. It was, to tell the truth, awkward silence until the sound of yelling filled the air.

“Look at the hippies,” Two-bit imitated a little kid.

“You’re a dork,” I laughed.

“Well let’s get in the line for the ferris wheel,” Sarah smiled.

“Sure,” johnny smiled as we started to walk toward the giant old ferris wheel.

“Hey!’

I turned around to see Angel and her friends.

“Wendy, can I talk to ya?” she asked.

“Why?” I sighed.

“Really Angela. She doesn’t need to deal with you,” Two-bit snapped.

“Well it’s none of you business! Wendy, please?” Angel begged.

I walked over. I mean I did not really want to, but I did anyways. We walked toward a now empty corn dog stand.

“So,” she sighed.

“So?”

“Barbra was at Jay’s the other day, and, well, you know Barbra. She isn’t good at keeping her mouth closed. When she knows something, well my lord she has to scream it.”

“Oh,” I kicked at a rock on the ground. “I don’t want your pity, Angela, defiantly not your pity.”

Her face went sour and she sighed, “I ain't giving you no pity! I was gonna say I am here for you!”

“Oh really?” I laughed.

“Yeah really,” she paused. “I think we should put our past behind us and start over.”

I smirked, “you’re serious? You expect me to forget everything?”

“Wendy-”

“If you wouldn’t have found out would you even be talking to me right know?” I asked questioning my old friend’s loyalty.

“No, probably not,” Angela sighed looking over her shoulder at a couple of greasers that walked by.

“And if I don’t get better?”

“Umm, I don’t know,” she looked me dead in the eye.

“I don’t either. So I guess we will find out when the time comes, uh?” I laughed covering up tears.

“If the time comes,” she smiled.

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“Wait a minute, isn’t that Darry?” I pointed over to the popcorn stand where Darry stood with his arm wrapped around a girl.

“That must be the girl dally said he was goin’ with,” Ponyboy said.

“What are you doing? Babe-” johnny voice disappeared behind me as I walked toward the stand.

Darry was handsome and charming, but it had been a long time since I knew he had a girl. Darry worked too much and didn’t join into the guy’s bull sessions. I knew that he still went out with friends sometimes and had a life in general.

“Excused me, muscles, your in my way,” I acted annoyed.

He turned around and I gasped, “Darry! I thought you were at work!”

“Who is that?” the tall girl asked in a quiet voice.

“This is my little sister Wendy,” he smiled putting a hand on my shoulder.

“You told me you had two brothers-”

“Well she is like our sister. My… parents were her god-parents,” Darry sighed. “Wendy this is Andrea, my girl.”

We shook hands and I smiled, “nice to meet you.”

“Mr. Johnson called. We are picking up you stuff tonight,” Darry said.

“I thought we were going to dinner,” Andrea sighed. “Its OK. I understand.”

Darry frowned.

“Its just flags and uniform crap. Soda or somebody else can take me,” I offered and Darry smiled. “Well, I am going to go. Bye.”

I ran back over to everyone. Sarah left with some friends earlier. Two-bit and his girl must have went off somewhere, but I guess Curly Shepard decided to grace us with his presents.

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