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A 14-year-old boy ran away from home, early this morning around 2am. His home is on the East side of Oklahoma. His family believes that he left town, but has no idea where he would go.
The 14 year old (Ponyboy Curtis), fell asleep in the parking lot with his friend Johnny Cade. His big brother Darry was at home worried, when Pony got home they started fighting and arguing. Darry lost it and hit Ponyboy witch then Pony ran away. Darry was screaming “He didn’t mean to” but Ponyboy didn’t look back.
Darry acts protective because he’s the big brother. He also looks out for Pony and Pony’s other brother (Soda) because he doesn’t want them to get in big trouble
Darry cares about ponyboy and Soda. When they were young their parents died

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