Ponyboy and I then went into the mall. Since I now have money to spend and we're not so poor, I buy everyone anything and almost everything they want. It's so much fun. A felt a little tug on my shirt.

"Scuse me can u help me fin-" and then she took in a big breath and paused wide eyes. What's wrong with her? She looked about 10.

"Honey what's wrong?" I asked.

"Ur.. ur... " And then I realized she was gonna scream who I was. I forgot I was famous. I knew if she shouted my name I was gonna be mobbed!

"Woah woah woah wait! U want an autograph?" I asked quickly hoping she wouldn't yell. I didn't want to get mobbed. She nodded smiling.
"Wait.. I don't have anything for u to sign" she whined.

"Well y don't u choose a notebook and Maria will buy it for u ok?" Pony said trying to cheer the little girl up. She nodded brightly.

"All right now what's ur name?"
"Angalie" she smiled.
"Well that's a very pretty name" I smiled.
"U also said u needed help?" I questioned.
"Oh ya I lost my mom" she frowned
"Well she couldn't of gone to far what's her na-"
"ANGALIE!" I heard a woman yell.
"Mommy!" She yelled running into her arms. That reminded me of my mom. Of how when she would get home I would run up into her arms and hug her.
"Oh Thank u...." She then gasped staring at me. Oh no here we go.
"Oh my gosh.. ur Maria Curtis! U wrote-" before she could finish people started surrounding me. Man I thought I was out of the woods. Pony grabbed me buy the arm and dragged me out running torwards the back door of Sears.
"What do we do?!"
"Can u not see I'm working on a plan here!" Pony yelled freaking out. It was difficult running out with a bunch of bags. People were starting to take pictures of me and Ponyboy again. It was good that he was on the track team. I gave him all our bags and told him I'll meet him at our hotel. He nodded and took off. I don't know where I am now but I know this isn't Manhattan. I ran far.
"Hey what r u doin here!" A boy yelled. He looked to be about 14 or 15.
"Sorry but I got lost." I said shyly.
"U ain't from around here r u?" He smiled getting closer.
"What makes u say that?" I chuckled.
"Well for one no one dresses like u with a leather jacket and a high Ponytail and two u don't know ur in Brooklyn in MY territory" he said now circling me.
" Well ur right I'm not from here and I'm a greaser so I just dress this way" I shrugged off starting to sound a little tuffer.
"What's ur name?" I asked keeping a close eye on him.
"The names Colon, Tony Colon." He shrugged with a strong new York accent.
"Cool nice to meet ya Colon" I said coolly calling him by his last name.
"Ya so im supposed to be heading Manhattan. I have to get back before my brothers find out I left." I said lookin around.
"Oh ya?.. well y don't u come to my place and I can have my dad call a friend to get u to Manhattan." He said moving his head to get me to follow him. I didn't want to but what choice did I have.