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     I thought going back to the Curtis's after two weeks would be awkward, but it wasn't. . . Until Dallas opened his big fat mouth and told everyone about what happened Friday night. It was bad enough that I had hickeys, which the boys noticed immediately, and Dallas telling them was just the cherry on top.

     I just hid my hands in face trying not to die of pure embarrassment. I'm just glad Johnny isn't here.  This would crush him. His parents haven't been letting him go out as much as normal.

The guys, Two-Bit, Dallas, Steve, and Soda made fun of me for like 30 minutes. I mean yeah I deserved it I was an absolute idiot.

When they ran out of things to joke about I decided to jump in and change the topic "In other news... guess whose mother is coming back into town?" I heard a collective sigh from everyone

"That's gonna be fun." Steve said sarcastically

"Actually it might be," he looked at me confused "Me and my brother have a plan to make her trip a living hell."

Two-Bit changed his focus from the TV playing cartoons, to me "I'm interested" of course he is.

"Okay so, my mom kind of hates you guys. Which sucks but, I was thinking that if I have one of you around her all the time it would either A. Make her see you aren't so bad, or B. Make her absolutely miserable so she goes back to Texas early."

"That sounds like a solid plan," Dallas smirked

"Who do you want to have around her first?" Soda asked

"Actually I was hoping you." I told him

"Really?" He sounds surprised

I nodded "Yeah! You're calm enough to where she could see we aren't terrible people but also if you're hyped up you're rowdy enough to annoy the shit out of her."

"Thank you?" He couldn't decide if that was a compliment or not, he shrugged it off "So when do are we doing the thing?"

I can't quite remember what August told me "Uhhh... I think she said dinner at Roy's around 8ish? Does that work?"

He thought for a moment "Sure, I don't have any plans tonight."

Steve had a dumb grin on his face, he turned to Two-Bit "Hey Two, you wanna go to Roy's around 8 to see this shit play out?"

"Hell yeah I do!" Two-Bit laughed "Hey Dal you want to join us?"

"No." Dallas is a man of few words.

I spoke to Soda for a while about what to do and how to act, getting under my moms skin wouldn't be hard. She's always been super picky with my friends anyway, I mean she barely tolerated Marshall and Hannah. I told him I'd pick him up in my ol truck and told him not to bother dressing up. It's Roy's and it's my mom. There's no reason to dirty up clothes for that.

After throughly going through the plan with Soda I got bored and just sat on the couch watching Mickey Mouse with Two-Bit, I didn't really like it but there wasn't anything else to do and both my brothers are out of the house. Theo went to hang out with someone, I still know barely anything about who he hangs out with. August went with Bob and Randy to a movie at the drive in, I think that's where Pony was too.

Apparently I was right because Pony came in the house mad as hell from something that happened at the movie.

"Woah Pone what happened?" Soda went over to him

"I was at the movie with Josie when out of nowhere these socs came over to us and wouldn't leave us alone! I that stupid kid August kept hitting on Josie! In front of me! And it worked!" I had never seen him this mad, well I've never actually seen him mad before. "So I was left all alone while my date went off with that prick Soc!"

He turned and saw everyone "What is she doing here?" He was clearly very angry at me

"She's back, her break thing is over." Steve said

"Whatever." He stormed off to his room and everyone was left in silence.

"I'll go check on him." Soda went down the hall to where Pony had stormed off to

I sat there processing, August stole Ponyboys date? Pony had a date? Why does Josie sound so familiar? Pony's mad at me?

"Hey Stacy, isn't August your brother?" Two-Bit asked me. He knew the answer he was probably just trying to start shit.

"Yeah. He is." Tread carefully Two.

"Well then I guess both of you are gettin' some action" him and Steve burst out laughing

I roll my eyes and thump him on the back of the head "Alright well I'm gonna go. I have to go kill my brother and talk to the other about ruining my mom's night, byyeeeee"

I quickly walked home what the hell is wrong with my brother? Why is he the way he is? I wonder what was going through his head when he did that. 'Oh yeah look it's my sisters good friend very clearly on a date! Hey what if I go flirt with her and charm her right in front of the guys she with!'

I don't usually care what he does as long as it's not illegal or stupid, like destroying peoples mail boxes. But messing with my friends? Hell no.

I go inside and call out for August, he comes out of his room and he just looks guilty. "So mind explaining to me what happened at the movies?" My voice sounds more angry than I mean it to.

"Well- so I like her, and well- well the guys told me to try to pick her up. They said she wasn't on a date and even if she was it was with a greaser so it would be fine because greasers cheat." You can't hit him. You can't hit him. You. Can. Not. Hit. Him.

"So I went over to her and was talking to her and she seemed to like it and I asked her if she wanted any concessions and she did but after we got them and were walking back over she completely turned on me!" Huh

"She said that she was clearly on a date and what was wrong with me. She called me entitled, an asshole, and a stupid trash soc. Then she left. With the food I brought her" Got free food and then told him off? Nice. "But when she went back Ponyboy was gone."

I rolled my eyes "Yeah he went home pissed off and is now mad at me and you."

He furrowed his brow "Why you?"

"Because you're my brother."

He sighed "Well I guess that ruins any chance I had with being friends with him." I give him a puzzled look "I have a class with him and I think he's really cool. Bob and Randy would never approve but I still kinda wanted to get to know him."

I let out a frustrated sigh "Alright that's it. I don't want you hanging out with those guys anymore. They're clearly a bad influence on you!"

"What? No they aren't!" He shouts

"Yes they are and don't raise your voice at me!" Oh my god I sound so much like my mother. I'm fairly certain she has said the exact same thing to me.

"God you're so unfair!" Theo appeared at the top of the stairs watching us.

"Unfair? August they took you mail box smashing! You pretend like I'm not even your sister in public! They told you that stealing someone's date just because they are a greaser is okay! That isn't good August!" I get louder with each sentence

I've never seen August this angry "Like your friends are any better! They fight and they steal and they drink! That's not a good influence on you!" We're screaming at each other, Theo was coming down the stairs ready to defuse the situation

"Yes but I'm almost an adult! You're barely even a teenager! They are 18! You're 14! You shouldn't be doing that stuff, you're a kid." That reallllllyyyy set him off

"I hate you!" He pushes me, I stand my ground. "You're ruining my life!" Dramatic much? He pushes me again, I don't move. He shoves me "I wish you stayed with Jesse!" I fall to the floor. The moment the words leave his mouth his entire body language changes. He goes from furious to remorseful in half a second.

Theo steps in and starts yelling at August and he returns to his room and closes the door. I don't hear a word either of them say. My heart is pounding in my ears so loud it drowns out everything else. Did he really say that?

The thought of my own brother saying that he wished I stayed with the man who abused me for months cut me straight to the core. I started bawling my eyes out immediately, uncontrollably sobbing.

Theo tried comforting me but when he realized it wasn't doing any good he went back to yelling at August. I could hear some bits of it, it was mostly 'what the hell august why would you say that?' And 'I'm sorry it just slipped out!'

     When my tears slowed I climbed up the stairs to my room, reached underneath my mattress and pulled out my tequila, and took a good long drink. I flopped face down into my pillow and continued crying. It wouldn't be much longer before we would need to leave for dinner so I'm just going to lay here till Theo comes and gets me.

Well tonight is going to be very fun.

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