A Whole New World// The Outsiders

I wake up with puffy eyes the next morning. I am woken up by someone knocking on the front door.
I walk downstairs to see I'm home alone and open the door, and jump behind when i see its Ponyboy.
"What are you doing here!?" I half yell from embarrassment.
"I wanted to see you. Are you okay?" Ponyboy said, coming in.
"I'm fine" i say.
"No you aren't." He says, pulling me into his arms.
I didn't realize how strong his arms were until he did that.
"Pone, I'm fine." I say as i pull away.
"No. Nicole. You aren't. Now come on. Tell me what's wrong." Pone says to me as he picks me up bridal style and brings me to the couch, and I giggle.

"Wow. Your laugh is beautiful" Ponyboy says before scratching the back of his neck "Uh sorry" he chuckles nervously as he sits down next to where I was sitting.

"So, what's wrong?" Ponyboy asked.

"I just miss my dad, that's all" I say.

Ponyboy seems to believe it as I tell him this lie.

"Oh, well, do you want to go to my house? Darry, Soda, and Steve are at work. so its just Johnny and I for now." Ponyboy asks me.

"Yeah, sure. I have to get ready, write a note, and we can go. Come on," I say as I pullhim to my room. "You stay outside and wait till I get clothes on."

I go in my room and go to my closet. What to wear, what to wear?

I grab my ripped jeans and vans, and my floral croptop. I throw my hair up in a bun, and let Pony boy in. I put my necklace on, grab the blade my father left to me, and we walk downstairs to write my note and leave.

Hey, went to Curtis house, be back by curfew love yah. -Nik

Ponyboy and I leave my house and walk for five minutes before reaching his house.

Two Bit was with Johnny. Johnny was sitting on the ratty old brown couch, shining his blae. Two bit was sitting in front of the TV watching Mickey Mouse, sipping beer, and shoving his face with chocolate cake.

"Soooo, this is what y'all tough greasers do? Watch Mickey, drink beer, eat cake?" I say, starting to laugh, making Ponyboy laugh.

"Hey, i'm shining my blade" Johnny says as I sit next to him.

"I shine mine every night, get on my level" I say as I take mine out.

"Woah Nicole, where'd a pretty girl like you get a shiny blade like that?" Two bit says, looking at me for the first time in the five minutes I had been there.

"My dad left it for me" I say quietly.

"He... left it for you? like when he went on a business trip?" Ponyboy asks as he sits next to me.

I move the hair out of my face, and look down. Just as I was about to answer, Dally comes in the house, messes Pone's hair up, and smacks Two Bit in the back of the head. Thank the lord for Dallas Winston.

"Well well well, look what the cat dragged in" I say, laughing.

"You've got quite a mouth, kid. I like you." Dally says as he points at me.

I could slightly see Ponyboy shift uneasily in his seat.

"Well, obviously you like me. I'm a hot chick with the power to destroy you" I say as I stand up and look Dally in the eyes.

"Nicole, I wouldn't challenge him" Johnny says from behind me.

"I can take him, Johnny." I say. "Outside Dal"

We go outside and I get in fighting stance. Pony looked terrified. Dally fakes me out with some punches to the side of me. I kick him in the stomach and he coughs. He throws me down, both of us wrestling and getting covered in mud. We would have gone further if Ponyboy, Two Bit, and Johnny didn't pull us apart. Ponyboy gets slightly in front of me. We go insideand I wash off my face, and notice that my necklace is missing. I instantly begin to hyperventilate. Ponyboy kept knocking on the door and I eventually came out and ran outside to the mud, digging around for it. My hands got muddier and muddier, and my hope got smaller and smaller. My face is now completely covered in mud, tears, and disappointment. I feel arms wrap around me and hold me. I pull away and run home and slam the door.

"Honey, you're covered in mud- what's wrong?" my mom said.

"I lost it mom, I lost the necklace." I start crying again and my mom's arms are around me in seconds, as I collapse into her.

"Oh honey, why don't you take a shower, and we can talk about it after." my mom says.

I go to my bedroom, and get a change of clothes before walking into my adjoined bathroom, turning on the water. I step in and watch as the mud dripped down.

I get out of the shower ten minutes later. I pull sweatpants on, and my sweatshirt.

I grab the picture frame and lay in my bed under my blanket, crying.

"Hey hun, you have a visitor, can he come in?" my mom says.

"I guess so." I say and await the arrival.

The face that I see come in makes me feel, for a second, that everything was okay.