Chapter 3

Finally, the boys took the girls to the house. Cherry and Ponyboy Curtis talked all the way home while Two-Bit talked to Marcia. At one point Randy and Bob passed by, the girls' boyfriends and who belong to the Socs In which Two-Bit, Johnny, and Ponyboy got nervous, but weren't found out. Then Cherry and Ponyboy started talking again and this time about Darry being Ponyboy's older brother. At one point Ponyboy made it clear that he didn't get along so well with his brothers and Jhonny with Two-Bit got angry. But they brought out that the life of the Greasers is not easy like the Socs. They have had to work from a very young age instead of going out and having fun. Until suddenly Randy and Bob appeared again and this time they saw the girls in the boys' car. So the girls got out to reassure Randy and Bob so there wouldn't be a fight. The boys returned alone to their houses. Ponyboy and Jhonny stared at the stars and Jhonny confessed to Ponyboy that he wanted to die, but Ponyboy encouraged him not to. When Ponyboy came home his brother Darry was very angry because it was 2 in the morning. Darry yelled at him and punched Ponyboy though Soda tried to defend him to no avail. Ponyboy then ran into the house, while calling his friend Johnny to run away together. After a few miles, Ponyboy cried along with Jhonny about what had happened. Jhonny told her you don't even have soda that she cares about you and she defends you while I don't care if I get home or not. At one point Ponyboy calmed down and decided to go home instead.