I haven't moved since the performance, I don't have the energy or motive to. Darry, Soda, and Pony have been living with me taking care of the kids. I'm in my old room, but I don't get it. What's the point of moving if you just lost everything? Dallas and I, we're meant to be. I know we; I can feel it. There's something about him that whenever I see him I just know. We love each other. I changed him once, I can change him again. I know I can, because we're in love.

"Hey Bay," Sodapop comes in and sits next to me.

"Hi Sodapop," I say emotionless.

"C'mon Bay, you gotta get out of bed," he urges. "Wanna go for a walk?"

"Not really," I respond again emotionless.

"Well you have to," he concludes. "You live under Darry's roof and you have to follow his rules. So go on and go for a walk."

I stand up tirdly and look down at my outfit, slippers, sweats, and a t-shirt. I guess that's good enough, "I guess for a little bit, but I wanna go alone."

"Okay," Soda smiles as I walk out of the house.

I breathe in the fresh spring morning air. It's a new day and I guess I have to move on. I guess I can't just stop living. I guess I have to forget about Dallas. I guess I should try to start talking to Micah again, I haven't talked to him since the day we got here. I think we kind of boke up, but I don't really know. 

I walk down the streets of Tulsa rethinking life. This is a not start, not an ending. I didn't date anybody, but Dally when I got back and I could've. The one thing I don't get about all of this is, we still love each other and we know we love each other. I think he might be scared of losing me again just like I was scared of catching him cheating again. If he never would of cheated on me with Sylvia, we would still be together in that house we just bought. I think that's where I should go because, we both left.

I start walking over to the house when I release a blue mustang is trailing me. Great! This is just what I need! I try to walk faster, but they pull up next to me and about six Socs get out of the car. "Hey Winston, I haven't seen Dallas around you lately. I heard you two broke up."

"How'd you hear?" I ask trying not to show any fear or sadness in my voice. I could do it with my family, but with these Socs I just can't.

"Word gets around fast," he smirks. "So, you have nobody to protect you."

"I don't need no protection," I growl.

"Awe tough one," he nods to the boys. "Get her."

"What?" I yell as I get tackled to the ground. "Get off me!" I yell trying to push them off.

"No way," one of them smiles evily as he pulls out a swich blade making me scream off the top of my lungs. "Shut her up!"

I feel a hankercheif get shoved down my throat making it hard to talk. The guy on top of me was tracing my face and neck with his blade while the rest of the socs are either punching or kicking me. There're are hot tears streaming down my face and for once they're not for Dallas, but my girls. They can't grow up without a mom or dad. If it was just me I wouldn't mind this, but now I have two daughters.

I feel stinging sensation on my cheeck and look up to see the guy on top of me slapped me. He does it again to the other side of my face. Then he does the unthinkable he pulls his blade up and plunges it into my stomach. I try let out a scream of pain, but it comes out to muffled for anybody to hear. The tears speed up at the pain sets in. I watch as the Socs flee the scene, but it's not why I think.

I hear a familiar voice as I feel hands cerressing my face, "Basil! Basil, stay with me. You stay with me."

I look over to see Dally with tears clouding his eyes looking down to me, "Dally?"

"I'm here Basil. I'm right here baby," he says slowly as he pecks my lips. "I ain't gonna leave you again. You hear? You pull this and we can live happily ever after because, I wanna be with you for the rest of my life."

"I.....love......you......Dally," I gasp out slowly, ".......but......I..........don't.........know....if..........I.......can....stay"

"Shhhh," he says as he pulls off his shirt putting it over my stomach and scooping me up, "you can make it through this. Please  I need you Basil. I need you to keep me on the right track and to show me love. Please, don't leave me now. I was just coming to tell you I want you back. You can't leave me now. I need you Basil."

I smile slightly wincing with pain before I weakly whisper, "it's time to let go."

He shakes his head, "no."

"I love you Dallas," I say before I close my eyes and everything because muted and dark. This is it at least I got Dally back before I went.