The next night, I snuck out of the house while Mom was watching TV. I successfully jumped out my window and walked to the Curtis' house. I opened the door.

"Hello?" I shouted.

"In the kitchen!" Darry shouted back.

I walked in the kitchen.

"Hey, Darry."

"Hey, Jackie. Tonight's the night."

"I know. Where's the guys?"

"At the drive in, they should be home in a minute. Still can't believe Bob challenged you to a fight! Them Socs should be treatin' ladies with respect whether they're Greasers or not."

"I know. He'll get what's coming to him, Darry, trust me. Back in Kentucky, I got suspended from school more than once for grievous bodily harm. I can take this guy like I took Randy."

Darry stared at me in silence for a few seconds. That was when the boys walked in.

"Darry, we're home!" Ponyboy shouted.

"In the kitchen! Jackie's here too!"

"Hey Jackie!" Two-Bit shouted as he ran to the kitchen.

We moved to the living room.

"We have to leave for the lot in a few," Darry said.

"I cant believe Jackie's gonna fight a Soc," Dally said.

"Dally, I can take him. I said to Darry that I got suspended from school more than once for grievous bodily harm back in Kentucky."

"What did you do to them?" Two-Bit asked.

"First one was three broken ribs for touching my ass, second one was a bruised thorax for bullying a friend, third and final one was a broken nose and black eye for the theft of my seat in the cafeteria while I went to dump my tray, I knew who it was and she knew I was there first and she sat a table behind me."

"Damn," Soda said.

"And you guys should see what I'm about to do to Bob!"

We all went out to the lot.