I grab a pink tank top that reads, 'YOU DIG?' and tan high-waisted shorts that end my mid-thigh, I wear tan ballet flats. I curled my hair into loose curls parted to the side. I quickly pound make-up onto my face and rush out the door grabbing my MK bag as I leave. I quickly scribble a note to my family explaining to them where I'll be.

As I approach the DX my smile drops as I see Soda with another girl. I paint a fake smile on my face as I walk into the DX, "hey Soda."

"Hey Dylan!" He beams as he looks at me. "This is my girlfriend Sandy."

"Oh, she-she's pretty," I say shyly my voice laced with sadness.

"What's wrong Dyl?" Soda asks me.

"Nothing, I-I'm just tired, I might head home," I lie.

"No! Stay Dylan, I like hanging out with you and Sandy was just leaving," he insists.

"Yea, I guess I was," the girl says in a bitchy tone. As she walks out she walks into my shoulder "accidentally".

"So Soda, what's up?" I ask as I prop myself on the counter.

"We're having a car wash today," he smiles as he throws a ball of clothes at me. "Here get changed."

I look down at the clothes to see leggings, and a DX t-shirt that is probably gonna be huge on me. "Thanks," I smile as I walk into the bathroom to get changed. I slowly walk outside swaying my hips slowly back and forth. I look over to Soda doing the most unattractive thing ever, I see him flirting with another girl even though he's dating Sandy. Do we flirt? I walk over to him and go to kiss his cheek but, remember Sandy. I might not like her but it's wrong. "What's wrong Dyl?" He asks.

"It's nothing. I just don't flirt or kiss guy's cheeks if they have a girlfriend. It's girl-code," I giggle.

 "Well does that mean, I can't do this?" He yells as he throws a soapy sponge at me.

"Sodapop Curtis! I'm gonna get you!" I yell as I grab a bucket of soapy water and pour it all over his greasy hair. His hairs sticks to his head and he's drenched in water. He picks me up bridal style and carries me to right in front of the DX. I look at him skeptically before feeling ice-cold water get squirted on me. I look to see Sodapop laughing as he squirts me with the hose. "Sodapop!" I squeal as I try to block the water.

"What's wrong Dyl?" He asks. I look up at him shivering as my teeth chatter together he must of felt bad because he stopped and I took the time to take a sponge and throw it at him even though both out shirts were see through at this point. He looks at me and goes, "I'm gonna get you for that!" At this point we're both having a full blown water fight laughing our butts off. We're both soaking wet with soapy water. "Sodapop Curtis," the boss says as he throws a bucket of water at me.

"Uh, yes sir," he says nervously.

"You're shifts been over for over two hours," he says loudly.

"Oh really? Let's go Dyl. Bye sir," he calls as he bends down so I can get on his back and we run off together. I can't help but laugh as he runs right past his house. 

"Sodapop!" I squeal as I see Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny.  I give my girl-est scream as I laugh my butt off. "Sodapop Curtis!"  We don't stop until we get to a small beach that I know for a fact is outside if Tulsa. I only then release how far he truly ran. "Sodapop, where are we?"

"I used to come here with my family," he smiles as he slings his arm around me. We sit there with my head laying on his shoulder and his arm around my small body pulling me closer as we watch the sunset. It's literally picture perfect.  

He looks over to me and leans down as I lean towards him too, before I know it our lips are touching. He cups my face in his soft arms as I wrap my arms around his neck to deepen the kiss. He nibbles my bottom lip a little begging for entrance and of course I allow him in. We fight for dominance until he wins. We both pull apart for a quick breathe but, once we get it we dive right back in. The longer the kiss lasts the more fireworks explode inside me. He picks me up and lays me back down on the ground. He gets on top of me and continues to kiss me passionately. I've never felt so much emotion, passion, need, and desire in one simple kiss. I've always thought they were nothing, kisses, but now I know they mean so much than just kisses. We both pull apart for good after about fifteen minutes of hard core making out. 

I look into his now broken eyes with tears falling down his cheeks as he whispers, "I'm so sorry Dyl, I don't know what that was. I-I-I love Sandy. I'm sorry. I should go." I watch as he walks off into the distance.

"Wait! Sodapop, I don't know how to get home," I  yell after him.

"Tulsa is straight ahead, then turn left at the second turn and right at the third one after that aka the fifth turn," he informs me not even looking back. 

I walk back home alone, in the pitch black as tears form streams down my bright red cheeks as I shiver.