His brown eyes stared out the window as rain tapped against it. He brought his knees up to his chest and hugged them as lightning struck somewhere near by. The thunder was so loud that it almost made him jump.
He looked out the window again and watched the rain pour down. Somehow he felt connected to it … like it understood him. He looked down and traced one of the particularly long scars on his arm. That one had hurt … a lot.
Lightning struck again and he quickly looked out the window to see it's jagged shape light up the sky. That shape … it was the same as … He looked down at the scar he had traced only moments earlier. His eyes widened and he quickly looked out the window again as another lightning bolt lit up the dark sky. He slowly placed his hand against the cool glass of the window. Finally, he thought, something understands me.
"It's late Soda." Darell Curtis said in a soft voice. "Time for bed."
Soda looked at Darry and nodded. Darry helped his younger brother up and put his arm around him as they walked together to the bedroom Soda shared with Ponyboy. Soda looked out the window one last time to see another similar jagged shaped lightning bolt dance across the sky. Finally, Soda thought, I am not alone …