I wake up in a bed and I sit up automatically a little too fast. I feel a hand on my chest pushing me back down then a familiar soothing, calming, voice that makes me feel safe, "easy there Lucy."

I look over and the tears stream down my cheeks immediately, "Darry!"

"It's me Lucy," he says. "You have to take it easy though. You're really hurt and if it wasn't for Sodapop, you'd probably be dead right now. How ya feeling?"

"Like I got hurt some how," I say as I put my hand on my stomach to feel stitches. "What happened?"

"Lucy, you don't know," he sighs as he looks away.

I look at my foot that has a boot on it than over to my wrist that has a cast on it, "Darry what happened?"

"You were in a car accident Lucy," he sighs. "Stevie is fixing up your car. Are you staying in Tulsa forever now?"

I look away, "I gotta get out of here. I gotta get to Windrixville. I can't be here. Where's my car?" Darry stays silent just staring at me. "Darry help me! I need to leave!"

"Lucy!" He screams the scream I've actually missed. "You're not leaving! You need to rest and you don't have a car!" Me being me I rip the IV out of my arm. "Lucy sit your little ass down! We know what you've been doing and you're not going back to that place!"

"DARRY! I am sixteen years old and I've been living on my own for a while now! I am fine and you can't tell me what to do! You're not my dad! I don't have to sit down and do what you say anymore! I don't even live with you! I also know what I'm doing and I don't care anymore! I don't care if I die at this point! I lost EVERYTHING Darry.....EVERYTHING! So tell me what's the point of living?"

He looks at me with tears in his eyes, "just please Lucy. We love you."

"Yea, well nothing matters anymore," I sigh as I shakily stand up. "I wish Sodapop would of left me there 'cause I no longer care Darry!"

"What happened to you Lucy? You were so happy once. You were so tough once. What happened? Please, we all need to know. Why do you want to die so bad?" He asks with tears in his eyes. "I remember when you never cried. I've seen you break, but never this bad and I don't know how to bring back who you once were. Just please Lucy. We love you."

"I have nothing Darry," I say as tears stream down my cheeks. "No gang. No home. No Sodapop. No brothers. No family. No nothing. Goodbye Darry. I love you."

"I guess I can't get you to stay," he sighs as he looks at me with tears glassing his eyes. "Just promise me one thing Lucy."

"Shoot," I smile weakly.

"Just promise me I won't hear that you killed yourself," he says as he looks away. "Just promise me you won't kill yourself. Please Lucy. We all love you and it would kill us."

I hug him tightly with tears streaming down my cheeks, "I love you Darry."

"Wait!" He yells as I'm about to limp out the hospital. I turn around to look at him weakly. "Promise me."

"I can't Darry," and with that I walk out of the hospital.

Soda's P.O.V. 

I walk into the room to see Darry sitting staring at an empty bed with tears in his icy blue eyes, "where's Lucy?"

"She left," he says two simple words as he voice breaks, but not as much as my heart does.

"What?"I ask tears forming in my eyes.

"She got up, ripped out the IV, and left," he sighs. "I don't know man, but I think she's gonna kill herself."

"I gotta find her!" I yell. "The cars not out of the DX."

Before I have a chance to walk out the door he grabs my arm swinging me back into the room, "just let her go."

"Darry I can't just let of go. I love her Darry," I say as I try to run off once again.

"Soda!" He yells. "We all love her, but she's gone. The Lucy in that bed I don't even recognize. She's broken Sodapop and there's nothing we can do about it. She's not eating at all, she's hurting herself, she's suicidal, she doesn't smile, she can't hold back tears, and she can't make a promise to not kill herself. Does that sound like Lucy to you?"

"I'll admit that I don't know who she is either at this moment," I look away sadly knowing I might lose Lucy forever. Everything we ever had. "I just have to try though. What we had is real. We can fix her."

"I'm not gonna tell you no or yes because, I don't think she's fixable. If you want to try go, but I don't want you to be there when she comes undone because, it will hurt you," he sighs.

"I wanna be there though, I love her Darry," I say before running out of the room. I have to find Lucy.

Lucy's P.O.V.

"Steve where's my car?" I yell as I walk into the DX. It's weird everybody's eyes go to me. The only people not here are Sodapop and Darry.

"It's in the garage let me get it for you," he says. "Where you going in such a rush?"

"Windirxville," I look out the window not wanting to see the look on the gangs face.

"Like that?" Two asks.

"Yea," I sigh. "I can't stay here.

Steve strolls back into the shop, "okay your cars ready."

"Can I just talk to ya'll for a few before I go because," I stop there as I try to fight back tear, but fail as they stream silently down my cheeks. "I know once I go I-I'll never see you again."

"Well you can always come back and visit," Pony 'reminds' me and I know I could if I wasn't going to do what I'm doing, but once I do it there's no going back.

"You're right,"my voice cracks as I look away sobbing silently.

"Why are you torn up?" Dally asks. "You weren't last time."

"Because this time everything is different," I sob.

"What do you mean?" Two-bit asks.

"Are you gonna kill yourself?" Dally pries.

Sodapop runs in, "Lucy wait!"

"Soda, what are you doing here?" I ask.

"You can't leave, don't do this," he pleads.

"Soda just go and let me-" I start to yell, but her cuts me off.

"Kill yourself," he cuts me off. "I can't do that, I love you Lucy."

"You don't understand!" I sob.

"Please just give me another chance," he says as he steps forward. "we were so much more than this."

"Soda if you get close to me, you're just gonna get hurt," I whimper as tears stream down my cheeks. "Please Sodapop just move on. Forget about me. Forget about what we had. Forget about us."

"How?" He asks."How do I forget everything when all I do is wait for you to come back?"

"Find somebody else!" I yell. "Please. Do it for me."

"Did you forget everything?" He asks as he walks toward me a few silent tears falling from his eyes, but nothing compared to me.

"No, I still remember the spark, the camping trip with the horses, when you did the post-it cards to convince me I'm special, the drag race-s, our moon-light picnic, the time you told me you loved me, the fireworks, our first kiss, the happiness, the love. I still remember everything Sodapop and I wouldn't take it back for a second," I frown.

"Then please stay," he begs.

"I don't want to hurt you Sodapop!" I yell angrily. "Can't you see I'm doing this for you? If I had it my way, we'd be together still, but I'm protecting you! I'm doing this because I love you!"

"Then stay," he says quietly. "You're hurting me by leaving me. I love you too Lucy and even though you think you're protecting me, you're not. Please just one more chance even if we're just friends."

I look at him and smile weakly, "I guess as friends, but only friends."

Will she stay forever? Will they get back together? Will they just hurt each other? Will Lucy stay at the Curtis house? What happens next? Will they stay friends? Will they fall back in love? Will they date? Stay gold. Do it for Johnny!

-Beth