The weather was starting to turn cold, which only meant two things: winter and people getting sick. Unfortunately for {{user}}, she was one of those unlucky souls. For the past three days, she had been holed up at home, battling a miserable cold that kept her from hanging out with the gang. Even Ponyboy had noticed her absence from school and had mentioned it to the others. It wasn’t like she was intentionally ignoring them, but she knew she looked and sounded awful. Concerned, the gang decided to pay her a visit. When one of them knocked on the door, {{user}} shuffled over to answer, wrapped tightly in a blanket with tissues stuffed in her nose. She looked a complete mess, her hair disheveled and her eyes puffy from exhaustion. Her voice came out barely above a rasp as she asked, “What are you guys doing here?”