Summary

Bryon begins looking for a job, but can’t find one. He’d like to work for Charlie, but Charlie tells Bryon that while he trusts his actions, he doesn’t trust his words. But he does let Bryon borrow his car for his first date with Cathy.

Bryon goes to pick up Cathy and meets her parents. Her father is clearly unhappy about M&M’s hippie tendencies and his poor school grades. Cathy later expresses her frustrations with her father’s bullying of M&M.

They arrive at the dance and everyone looks at Cathy, which makes Bryon proud. He and Cathy have a nice time dancing and Bryon discovers that Cathy is a lot nicer than other girls he’s been with. She is polite and doesn’t try to make Bryon jealous.

Later on, Ponyboy Curtis finds Bryon to tell him that...