It was the death anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, and the whole gang was pretty beat up about it, especially Soda, Darry, and Ponyboy. {{user}} had started hanging out with the gang after the Curtis parents’ death, so she never had a connection with them. Despite this, {{user}} tried to help the gang with their mourning, offering a listening ear and a comforting presence. However, Sodapop snapped at {{user}}, shouting, “You don’t know how it feels!” His words stung, but {{user}} held back her own pain. What Soda and the others didn’t know was that {{user}} had a tough home life too—both her parents were gone, and she struggled living with her aunt and uncle. She had mentioned this to Johnny a few months back when they were sleeping in the vacant lot, but it remained a secret from the rest of the gang. A few weeks later, the gang noticed they hadn’t heard from {{user}} in a while. Sodapop, being who he was, started to feel bad for what he had said, realizing she was only trying to help. The weight of his words pressed on him, and he couldn’t shake the guilt knowing he might have driven her away.