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” I can pay for ya if you want?” Cherry thought it was the least she could do. “And I hope its some Paul Newman movie! He is a great actor don’t ya think?” Paul Newman was one of Cherry’s Favorite actors, her room was filled with posters of him, The Beatles and Elvis.   

“No it’s fine. I’ll pay. I like Paul Newman. Pony Loves him.” As they approached the Stand to get in Johnny took out his money. He gave it to the man behind the counter and walked In with Cherry.

“Please don’t let the gang be here” Johnny thought. He didn’t want the gang to make fun of him for hanging around a Soc.

Cherry smiled big, “Oh yeah, Ponyboy Curtis right? I think I have met him once or twice. He is a sweet Boy” 

As they walked in Cherry heard the yelling voices of the boys who were harassing Johnny, ‘Great’ Cheery thought she has had enough drama for one night. 

“Yeah that’s him.” Johnny was remembering the time they first met Cherry. He was with Pony and Dallas. then T-wo-Bit cane over.

He turned around as he heard the people’s voices from earlier that day. “Oh no” he thought. “They’re here too.”

Cherry smiled and remembered that she has met Johnny before as well. “Hey, haven’t we met before?” Cherry said looking at him, he looked a little worried, but she thought he would be fine. He was still probably shaken up from earlier that night she thought. 

“Uh, Yeah. A few weeks a go I was up here with Dallas and Ponyboy.” Johnny remembered all the bad things that had happened that night. Stabbing Bob. Running to Windrixville. He was just glad everyone was ok.

“Oh right, that was the night Bob got stubbed.” The smile dropped from her face and her eyes to the ground as she remembered everything that had happened that night. Cherry still had nightmares about Bob being stabbed and she hated when people brought it up.

“Yeah. Hey, I’m really sorry about that. It was my fault. It was just…” he didn’t know how to put it. “It I didn’t Ponyboy would’ve been dead. I didn’t want to but Pony’s my friend. I’m really sorry.” Johnny was now looking at the ground. He was mad at himself for what he put Cherry through.

Cherry looked at Johnny and those big puppy dog eyes of his. “No its fine, I’m fine,” She lied. “I would have done the same thing if my friend was in trouble. Hey, and at least ya’ didn’t kill Bob.” That part was true, she would have done the same thing if her friend was in danger, or anyone for that matter.

“You’re Lying. I can tell.” Johnny could always tell when someone was lying. “But yeah, im glad i didnt kill him. I really am sorry.” He could only wonder how Cherry must’ve felt when she heard about Bob.

Cherry stopped and stood there and thought about how Johnny must have felt knowing he almost killed somebody. Cherry felt like she was going to cry. “No, I’m sorry for Bob always picking on you Greasers,” she felt a tear roll down her cheek and quickly whipped it and turned her head so Johnny wouldn’t see that she was crying.

“No don’t cry. Please don’t. I hate when people cry.” Johnny was trying to get her to stop. He rubbed his hand up and down her back. “Come on, cheer up!”

Cherry turned back Johnny and whipped away her tears. It was silent for a few minutes until Cherry spoke, “Johnny, why are you being so nice to me?” Truth was she was very confused, she thought any other greaser would just let her stand there and cry, except for maybe Sodapop And Ponyboy. 

“Why shouldn’t I be? I mean you saved mr from the Socs. I also don’t believe in being mean.” Johnny couldn’t think of a time he’s ever been mean to someone. “I guess I’m just a genuinely nice person.”

Cherry smiled “Well let me tell you that you are Johnny, don’t let anyone change you!” they continued walking. Cherry looked down at her watch, “We better hurry if we wanna catch the next movie!” She said quickly.

“I promise not to change of you promise not to change, if you promise to help a greaser whenever you can. You could be the one to change the social class separation.” Johnny looked up at Cherry, then quickly looked away.

Johnny started speed walking to catch up to her. They got to the seat just as the movie was starting. They were in the same seats they were in weeks earlier when they first met each other.

Cherry thought for a while, she could have a chance to stop the whole Greasers and Soc thing. “I promise, You know, i hate going along with what my friends do and what society tells me to do.” 

Cherry sat down next to Johnny and remembered sitting there when they first met.

“Then why do you do it?” Johnny asked. “Why don’t you just do what you want?” He knew part of the answer, but he wanted to know Cherrys response.

Johnny looked around. Trying to see if anyone from the gang was there. Nobody he recognized. “We’re good.” he thought.

“Its just… well I don’t know. To be accepted I guess.” 

Cherry looked around there was not very many people there that night, but she didn’t care who was there and who was not. Cherry at that moment decided it was time to live her own life and not the life that her friends and society made her live.

She turned to Johnny, “If your friends saw you here with me right now what would they say, what would you say to them?”

“Well, it depends on who it is.” Johnny started. ” If it was Dal or Pony I would say ‘You remember Cherry, she saved me from getting jumped earlier and then I brought her here as a thank you.’ If it was Two-Bit, he’d be too drunk to do anything so I’d be like ‘Two-Bit, This is my friend Cherry, remember her?’ Then if it was Soda or Darry, i would say, ‘Guys, This is Cherry, I met her a few weeks ago, but today she saved me from getting jumped again, so I decided it’d be nice to take her to a movie.’ Then there’s Steve. If it were Steve, I would go, ‘Steve, I don’t give a shit if she’s a Soc. She helped me earlier today, so as a thank you, I brought her to a movie!’ If that answers your question.” Johnny thought about the last thing he said. ‘If that answers your question?’ it sounded so rude.

Cherry nodded her head. She gigged at how descriptive Johnny was, “You sure know your friends real well huh?” She loved the fact that Johnny knew the boys so well, she could tell that he really loved his friends “I can tell how much you care for them.”

“Yeah, I guess I know ‘em pretty well. I spend all my time with them. And I really do love them. They’re all I got. They’re more a family than my parents.” Johnny started thinking about the gang. He probably knew them better than he knew himself. He knew them better than his actual parents that for sure.

Cherry wondered what he meant by “They are more of a family to me then my parents” but she did not dare to ask. 

Cherry wished she had friends as great as Johnny’s. “Yeah, well I wish I had friends as great as yours, one who really take and take time outta their day for you, Ya’ Know?” Cherry looked into his puppy dogs eyes and waited for his reply.

“Yeah. I know. The gang is always there for me. They help me with everything. I bet you have friends like that too. Maybe not exactly or as many but you have some.” Johnny looked at the screen. There was just some guy trying to look tuff sitting in a mustang.

“You’re thinking about my parents aren’t you. You’re confused about what I said while describing the gang.”