Nightmares of You

Disclaimer: S E Hinton owns all the characters in the outsiders I own nothing expect the plot.

I woke up in a cold sweat. I rolled over and turned to face Sodapop. I was glad to see I hadn't woken him up.

I slid Soda's arm off of me and climbed out of bed. I padded across the floor to the bathroom and shut the door behind me before I turned on the light. I looked at myself in the mirror and I looked horrible .

I quickly splashed some cold water on my face. I turned off the light and opened the door. I quietly walked across the floor to mine and Soda's room and slid back into our bed. I felt his arm go back over me and I fell back asleep quickly.

I dreamed the same dream I did before.

I was standing in a meadow and across from me stood Johnny and next to him was Dallas. I stood there not speaking for a while.

Finally Dally spoke "Hey Pony how ya been" he said as he lit up a weed.

I found that I couldn't speak and I could tell Dallas was getting mad that I wasn't answering.

I looked at Johnnycakes in his eyes and begged for him to explain to Dally. To my horror he shook his head no and pointed to his mouth. He couldn't speak either.

"Answer me Ponyboy" Dal told me.

Finally I could speak and it all came out. "I'm am so sorry I should be dead not either of you. I ran into that church first this is my fault, all my fault."

Then I woke up to Soda pulling me to the floor and attacking me. We started to wrestle and we ended up with me pinned under him and him yelling at me to say Uncle.

"Never" I hollered right back.

He started to tickle my stomach and sides and I was about to get up when I heard Darry call from the kitchen, "Breakfast!"

That seemed to be the magic word and it got Soda off of me and in the kitchen in a matter of ten seconds. I went to get up off the floor and as soon as I stood up, my head started spinning and my legs felt weak.

"Probably from that dream last night" I said to the empty room around me.

I went into the bathroom and took five aspirins and chased them down with water.

"Ponyboy, hurry up your eggs are getting cold!" Darry hollered at me from the kitchen.

I went in and grabbed my plate of eggs, I ate them quickly standing up and then I went to wait outside for Two-bit to come pick me up for school in his car.

When Two-bit came I climbed into his car and we pulled away. He drove to the school in such a fast mode that it made me sick. I got out of the car and started the school day.