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    Johnny gets the nerve to sit and stand on shaking legs. Pony’s legs dangle from the side of the fountain, unmoving and still, his converse just brushing the concrete. There is coldness that envelops Johnny’s heart and soul, and he feels his eyes go wide and white.
    “What did you do to him?” Johnny asks in a tough, but shaking voice. “What did you do?”
    Bob looks at him. He looks at the other Socs. He looks back at Johnny. “He had it coming.”
    Johnny feels sick and cold inside. “No, no, you-- he’s fourteen. He’s fourteen!”
    The other Socs don’t even stay long enough to hear Bob’s commands do Johnny in, too. They just tear Bob away with blank, pale faces. Bob laughs in a sick, twisted way. Johnny vomits up popcorn and Pepsi and forces his legs to move forward.

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    or the one where johnny cannot stop the socs in time. someone else goes way too far.

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    07 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 38

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    Bob's words were slurred with booze and anger. If there was one thing more dangerous than a Soc, it was a drunk and angry Soc.

    Or: what happens when Johnny isn't at the lot after Pony's fight with Darry.

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    06 May 2026

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    The Curtis parents died when their children were young and they end up being split up in the foster system. Now nearly ten years later, something brings them back together.

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    03 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    "They were right - you are a hood."

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    01 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    October, 1961

    Coach says something about talking to Darry's parents, but all Darry can focus on is how close Paul is sitting to him, the way he gently grabs Darry's chin to make sure his eyes are alright, and how he takes Darry's hand and holds it up in victory when he finally stands back up.
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    July, 1964
    Darry slams his hand down on the dashboard, tears running down his face. He rakes a hand through his hair before pressing his head against the steering wheel. He wants to scream, to go back to Paul and deck him, to find the part of him that still wants to kiss Paul and bury it.

    But he can’t. He can’t do any of it.

    He sits in the parking lot until the sun sets before wiping his face and driving home.
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    8 snapshots of Paul and Darry, from 1961 to 1965.

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    22 Apr 2026