"Dylan, you must not of understood. I miss you and I'll always miss you. You were my first love but, I've moved on. I'm dating somebody else," he replied breaking the long silence.

"Oh okay. I should go," I reply as I wipe a tear that slides down my face.

"Dylan please." he pleads in his soft voice.

"Goodbye Noah," I hang up the phone as I plop on my bed bursting into tears. I've gotta see the gang tomorrow. Well some of them.

****

"Dylan, wake up it's time for school!" My bratty sister Rylee yells in my ear as she slaps me repetitively.

"I'm up," I whine as I get out of my bed. I didn't feel like doing much, my heart ached too much. I simply threw my hair into a sloppy bun on top of my head, put on no make-up, I threw on my red sweats and black sweatshirt. I slide my feet into fuzzy boots and ran out of the house not wanting to see Lexi or anybody else for that matter. 

I reached school to see Johnny, Pony, Two-bit, and Lexi already in a circle laughing. Lexi must of slept over Soda's last night. I roll my eyes as I walk past them. "Dyl, we don't bite. You can come talk to us, we ain't Soda. Ya know?" I heard Two-bit call after me.

I turned around to show them my face, "no, I don't know. You guys could bite. I'm not a greaser. I'm not a soc either. I'm not a middle class broad either. I'm a Jersey girl and I got pulled away from Jersey. So you know what? I'm just gonna forget about it. I only have three years left here before I go back. So why get close to you? To hurt you. No thanks. See ya." I felt the tears slide down my cheeks but, I quickly wiped them away

I went through the day normally I had one of my three old best friends in all my classes but, I just ignored them the best I could. That was until this happened, "Ponyboy Curtis and Dylan Jueggers you two are paired up for the project."

"What?" I ask.

"You and Pony are paired up to take care of the robot baby together. Here it is," the teacher in a duh tone. "It's a girl."

"Great," I muttered under my breathe.

"Hey Dyl. I was so nervous, I was gonna get some soc. I'm just happy I got you. So I'll take it home today and you'll pick her up for the night then vise versa tomorrow," he informed me.

"Okay," I reply in a high-pitch tone. "What should her name be?"

"You choose," he shrugs.

"Kendall Jane Jueggers. KJJ," I sigh sadly. "My twins name."

"Okay, I'll see ya later Dyl," he replied as he walked away with Kendall.

"Pone! Wait!" I call out to him.

He spun around. "yea?"

"Maybe, I can come over for dinner tonight just for the baby," I offer pretending like it's nothing when really it's everything.

"Works for me Dylan," he laughs as he walks off.

I walk home after last period ends and get ready for dinner with the gang. I miss them, I really do but, I don't think I could ever just be a greaser girl again.I would then have to see Sodapop everyday and I just don't know if my heart could take that. I don't know if I could deal with going back to the way things were. I mean, I wish I could go back in time and redo everything in Tulsa. Wait, sorry I wish I could redo everything since I woke up the morning my sister died. I could of said no, lets just hang out here but, nope we had to go to the mall.

I walk into my house and grab a light pink blouse, a white skater skirt, a white cardigan, light pink ballet flats and my white MK purse. I then put my hair in loose curls just to give it some bounce. I do my make-up lightly, some concealer, cover-up, blush, nuteral eye-shadow, mascara, eyeliner, and pale pink lipstick.  I look at my stuff in the mirror and smile at my appearance. 

*****

I knock on the door not wanting to just walk in like I used to. "I'll get it! It's probably Dylan!" I hear Ponyboy yell. I chuckle slightly as the sound goes silent at my name. I stand there tugging at my clothes before Pony opens the door with Kendall in his arms, "hey Dyl. You could of just walked in, you know."

"Hey Pone, I know. I just didn't feel comfortable with that giving the circumstances," I sigh sadly as I take Kendall into my arms.  I turn to see the gang still silent, "hey boys."

"Hey Dyl. We've missed ya," they say.

"Yea," I whisper sadly.

"You here to stay?" Darry asks.

"No, I'm just coming to pick up Kendall," I replied. I guess Pony didn't tell them, I was coming for dinner.

"I thought you were staying for dinner," Pony frowns.

"I as gonna, but I can't. I'm going out tonight," I sigh as I turn around to walk away.

"Wait!" Pony yelled. I turned back around to look at him, "I'll take Kendall until you're finished with you plans."

"Thanks," I sigh handing Pony Kendall and walking out.

"I'll walk you home," Sodapop says shyly as he stands up.

"I can walk home by myself," I snap angrily.

"Dylan, I know you can, but the socs. I couldn't stand worrying," he replies.

"Whatever," I roll my eyes.