[✓]secret − p. curtis

seventeen.

"The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are."
GOLDIE HAWN

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that night, the whole gang except Two and Darry crashed at Steve's.
Pony and Georgia were in Georgia's bed, and the rest of the gang was in the living room from Buck's.
when Pony woke up, Georgia was gone.
he was curious so he went downstairs, expecting to see her making breakfast.
but she wasn't there.
everything was still.
Pony lightly shook Johnny who awoke immediately.
"hey Johnny, wake up Dal and Soda. I'll get Steve." Pony said.
it was 11, everybody should be up.
after they were all cranky and awake, Pony turned opened the blinds.
"Georgia wasn't here this morning. i don't know where she went." Pony said and Steve and Dally looked up.
"well where could she be?" Steve asked.
"i dunno. she always writes a note before she's gone." Pony said.
"what if she's hurt or something?" Johnny asked, worried.
"she's not, trust me. that girl can handle herself. i'll go out and find her. Pony, why don't you come?" Dal said.
they agreed and Soda and Steve headed off to the DX, even though it was Sunday.
it was bitter cold outside, about 35 degrees.
Pony wrapped his hoodie closely to himself and Dal shoved his hands in his jacket's pockets.
"well, where could she be?" Dal asked.
"let's try the shopping center."

there was no sign of Georgia.
at this point Pony was a little concerned.
"Dal i don't know where she could be. we've checked everywhere!" Pony exclaimed.
"chillax, kiddo. she's a tough one, everything's alright." Dal said.
they were walking down the street when they saw Mark driving by.
Pony stopped them, "y'all seen Georgia?" he asked.
Mark smiled like a devil and looked to the other Socs in his car.
"yeah, we seen her. y'all really though she'd wanna be a Grease like you? you really thought she'd date you? think again, pal." he said and drove off.
Pony turned and looked to Dally who looked stunned.
"she wouldn't do that, right?" Pony asked
Dally shook his head and they headed towards the north side.
"Bob's house? really?" Pony asked.
Dally shrugged and rung the doorbell.
Bob answered, thank God.
"where's Georgia?" Pony asked in a stern voice.
"that broad who two-timed you? last i saw her was about 3AM last night. she was drunk and dancing all over my buddy." he laughed.
"WHAT?" Pony yelled.
"yeah, if i were you, i'd check Carl's house." Bob said and slammed the door in their faces.
"shit." Dal mumbled.
"Pony, promise me that whatever we see, you won't yell at her." Dal said and Pony pounded on the door of 'Carl.'
"yeah, sure."
the door opened and it was a boy.
"what do you need, boys?" he asked annoyed.
"is Georgia here?" Dal asked.
he looked at Dally and was intimidated.
"yeah, she's upstairs-" he didn't get to finished his sentence before Pony bursted in with Dally behind him.
"hey, you can't go up there!" said the boy and followed them, but they didn't listen.
Pony opened the first room, it was a bathroom.
he went to the second room, a nice bedroom.
the third room was the master bedroom.
lastly, the fourth room's door was closed, so he opened it.
his heart stopped.