If she paid too much attention to Dally, she'd "probably fall in love with him".
Cherry befriended ponyboy.
Cherry valance
Ponyboy gets upset with Cherry because he doesn't want her to feel sorry for him. He likes Cherry, but he thinks she is only being nice to him out of pity.
Because he hates socs
Ponyboy thought that Cherry was afraidnof loving him.
Cherry befriended ponyboy.
Cherry's comment to Ponyboy suggests trouble because he is quiet and he is nice.
Ponyboy is attracted to Cherry physically and Cherry likes Ponyboy because he isn't rude like the other boys. Even though she is a Soc, she doesn't care about Ponyboy being a greaser, she cares more about him as a person.
Cherry valance
They meet at the cinemas
he killed one of her friends/her boyfriend
Ponyboy tells cherry the story of when Johnny gets beat up.
Ponyboy told Cherry that Johnny had been beaten up a few months earlier by about 5 Socs (socials).
Because he hates socs
Ponyboy gets upset with Cherry because he doesn't want her to feel sorry for him. He likes Cherry, but he thinks she is only being nice to him out of pity.
cherry got him involved
Ponyboy thought that Cherry was afraidnof loving him.