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Bob fell to the ground; he was swimming in a pool
                     flipped his switchblade and stabbed Bob in the back.
                          of his own blood by the time the boys and I made a
                                      stated
                                   As Randy was telling me the story, I was imagining
                  seconds ago, he was worried about his friend. He
                                      I
                                      and
                                      awful


                                      looked  breathing heavily while my heart pounded in agony.  So, it was Bob that started all of this. Or was it me?  I still couldn’t decide if it was my fault or not, but I  knew that Johnny killed Bob out of self‐defense. It  still didn’t sit right in my head, saying that Johnny  killed Bob. Saying that it was all my fault made more  sense and was more accurate. Johnny would have  never killed him if Bob hadn’t threatened his friend.  Johnny wou



                                      It
                                      said.                              about to drown Ponyboy to death.    never fidgeted so much before.

                                      he                                                   to look after us.” I muttered.
                             run for it.”       everything























                  got                                really   gets          those   young        started   few

                  we                  convince   happened   he              of                            a
                  as                                 was   that                the               he       down
                  said                couldn’t   really   Bob               two   with,          Ponyboy,

                  Randy               still   what   night.   know   you    saw   We   out                knocked



                  in.”  seated in his living room. His back was slouched, and  his head was still down. Without looking at me he  said “it wasn’t your fault Cherry, you know. It was   I looked at the ground, I didn’t want to respond to   I   “Randy,   Randy sighed and said “Well after we dropped you   last  angry  because  he  saw  you  hanging  out  with,  you   And  blinded by anger and doesn’t think twice about he’s  going to do. And I didn’t help a lot of calming him  down as wel

                  come                because        home                   territory.   were    one      kid


                  please              statement   otherwise.   you   Greasers.   Greasers   you   the   them,   other


                  no,                       that night?”   Marcia   the     the                  of       The

                  “No,       ours.”       that   myself      and   know,    to   Greasers        one      time.
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