Soda Sodapop Curtis is the middle kid of the Curtis brothers. Soda is movie-star handsome. He isn't as tall as Darry, and he is slimmer, but he has a finely drawn, sensitive face that somehow manages to reckless and thoughtful at the same time. He's got dark gold hair that he combs back, long, silky, and straight. He has his father's eyes. He is very understanding and he is very popular. He dropped out of high school because he was dumb. He works at the DX gas station with his best friend Steve Randle.