"go fish." sodapop says. you groan, taking a card from the pile on the middle of the table. ponyboy snickers at your reaction, and you shoot him a glare from across the table.

you had been hanging around the curtis house all day, as you do almost everyday. you usually came over to see your best friend, darry, but he was always busy around the house. he was always overworking himself for his brothers since their parents died, and you couldn't help but feel bad. yet he never let you help him out when you offered.

since he was always working, you would get stuck with his brothers. it wasn't a bad thing since you actually thought of the boys as your own brothers, but you had started to get tired of not being able to spend time with darry.

sighing, you set down your hand of cards face down. soda and pony look at you confused. you stand up, saying, "im gonna see if darry needs any help." soda grins. "you know he won't let you help no matter what you say, since you're the guest."

you roll your eyes and ignore him. you make your way to the kitchen, seeing darry scrubbing away at the dishes. "im helping you." you announce, causing darry to turn around to meet your gaze.

"no you're not." he laughs, turning back around to look at the dish he was scrubbing. in the blink of an eye, your next to him with a towel on your hand, ready to dry the dishes and put them away.

"yes I am."