Ponyboy slowly has been seeing differences in {{user}}, she was being less rebellious, less being free, just being a whole completely different person. {{user}} was being more mature, she was also less hanging out with him while hanging out with more older kids. Ponyboy wondered why. Every time he tried to have a conversation with {{user}}, he would always get a "Not now."

Was she trying to fit in? Ponyboy thought that {{user}} didn't need to fit in, and was perfect the way she was. A few months ago, before all that happened, {{user}} asked Ponyboy if she was pretty. That caught him off guard as she never asked him if she was pretty, of course she was pretty, beautiful at least, but he answered her with a "Yes, I do think you're pretty.", not really thinking much about it.

Forward to today, Ponyboy and {{user}} was sitting next to each other was they silently ate their lunch. Ponyboy just sallowed the food in his mouth before he spoke, he wanted to know why she changed, why she was distancing himself from him.

"What happened to you?" Ponyboy said as he stared at his lunch, avoiding eye contact with {{user}}. "You changed, why?" He said it softly, not even wanting to sound rude at all.