The Outsiders Project #1 Poor, Poor Ponyboy

Dear Diary: Hey its Johnny, I know you dont know me but you soon will... Well this  is life right now... Things are hard right now, but my buddy Pony has it hard, real hard and I will tell ya he is feelin' bad. His bro Darry has never set a hand on his lil' bro but I guess he got so mad he hit him and Ponyboy fell on the floor. He ran back out here to the vacant lot. The only reason this happened is because we went out and watched a movie and met a couple of girl socs(Cherry and Marcia they are real nice girls, treat like we really are not some disguisting Greaser's) we were walking the girls home when their drunk ex-bfs showed up and we were gonna take 'em but we decided not to, for the girls sake. Anyway we decided to lie down but we fell asleep and he didn't get home 'till late and Darry HATES that! Well I tell ya I was falling for that Marcia. I feel it's  my fault but nobody messes with Darry except Sodapop but everyone luvs Soda. Besides that he got hit...A couple days ago he got jumped by a couple of socs! A gang came up, sliced and bruised his face and got beat up bad. Although it ain't as bad as I got it . What happened to me I don't say even a thought sends shivers up my spine (like right now I am shaking) and I am tough because I have been beaten at home and have the scares to show it but I never flinch when my dad hits me so you know its bad. Anyway we ran away, and we think nobody cares!

Your Bro,

Greaser,

Johnny.