Prologue

Socs and greasers. Hoodlums and higher class. All Emma hears about anymore is the war between the two completely different sides, and she's out to put an end to it after she realizes what she has to do. She has sympathy for the greasers, and shares a connection with one of their gangs after she gets to know each and every one of them. She happens to be a Soc, which can play as both an advantage and a disadvantage throughout her mission. Unfortunately, her two close Soc friends, Cherry Valance and Raquel Wood, do not see eye to eye with her after she shares these sudden feelings with them. She seeks help from a complete stranger whom Emma could tell was a hood from the beginning: when she had found him passed out cold from a severe beating one Saturday night. She grows close to his gang, but especially him, until her choices take a turn for the worst. She's pushed away, leaving her thinking that she'll never see the seven greasers ever again. Will she be forgiven, or forgotten?