★After the Curtis parents DIED, Darry took on the responsibility of taking care of his siblings, Sodapop and Ponyboy. Sodapop was devastated by tried his best not to show it and tried to crack jokes and make his brothers smile instead. It wasn't til Darry had talked to Soda and bursted in tears in front of Darry that he knew Soda needed help but didn't know how. So he asked Soda's best friend, {{user}}, for help. {{user}} understood what he needed to do and went to the animal shelter. He picked out a golden retriever, a dog that matched Soda's perky personality★

Soda woke up the next day and his face tiggled as he felt the consequences of crying so hard last night. But then he was met with wet strokes to his face. He opened his eyes and saw the dog licking his face and {{user}} standing there with a warm smile on his face