The Outsiders "New Scene"

 

Cherry got into the blue Mercedes feeling terrible. Bob was still out there threatening the greasers as Cherry and her friend sat silently in the car.  Her friend felt ashamed, she thought that letting Two-Bit drive them home would be no issue,  he'd just drop them off . Little did she know that she was going to have something in common with Two-Bit and actually enjoy talking to a greaser. Cherry was feeling full of guilt, she didn't think Bob would be on the wrong side of the tracks and see them. She didn't feel one bit bad that she had a good time with the greasers but a little shocked. She didn’t think she'd meet a sweet greaser like Pony Boy that acted like he was actually interested in what she was saying, he actually cared.  Cherry didn't know what to think about Dally. He was intriguing, and he was such a bad boy, with his bright blonde greased hair and the leather jacket, he interested Cherry, but then again, she could never be with him, he was a greaser.

The Girls watched in the car quietly as Bob and the other Socs yelled at the greasers.  Pony boy looked scared, his face was white, but Johnny looked worse, he looked sick and kept his eyes on Bobs hand, where he held his prized possession rings on his finger.  Bob gave one last threatening glance in Pony Boys direction and stomped back to the drivers seat. The socs climbed into the backseat as Bob slammed the door and drove away before Cherry could even peek back at the greasers on the sidewalk.

"Gosh Cherry, do you have a brain?" Bob screamed at Cherry. The rest of the car shut up when Bob yelled.  Cherry hated when Bob was in his violent mode, it scared her, hesitantly she replied "Bob, it's not a big deal, they were just helping us out.   Besides,  you left us, what'd you expect would happen? That we'd just meet up with Dallas Winston and make him a Soc? No, because you used us. You knew that we hated drugs and alcohol, but no, you brought it anyways just expecting us to go along with it? Who do you think you are?" Everyone in the car were dead silent. No one has heard Cherry talk with such attitude before. Bob even looked shocked himself. "You shut up Cherry Valance, or I'll tell every one your  now with the greasers. Cherry looked at him and then looked at the stop light. She then unlocked the car and got out.