Darry's P.O.V.

"Alright, good. And Dal, I wouldn't stay at the phone booth too long, the cops are gonna trace the call. You used gloves, yeah?" I say, waiting patiently for an answer. After about 20 seconds, I hang up. Honestly, Dally probably wore gloves. He basically does this shit for a living. I walk to the couch and sit down and wait for the gang to show up. I've just called all the gang. They all said they would be here. I have a...very important announcement. I think they're gonna be happy.

Pony is with Soda at the DX. Unless he lied to me again. Ponyboy's been better, let's just say that. After Dallas and Johnny died...Pony has kinda been in this vacuum. He got out of it for a while, and then...

Suddenly, the gang files in loudly, interrupting my thoughts.

"Hey, Darry!!!!" Two-Bit yells, sinking into my couch. He's been over-energetic and happy ever since the incident. That's just Two for you.

"Hullo, Darry, wazzup?" Steve says. Recently, he's just been slightly sad, but is returning back to normal quickly.

"Hi Dar!" Sodapop and Pony say at the same time. Sodapop is actually the only one dealing with this whole thing right. He cried for the first week, then took a break from work for a bit to get himself together. He slowly started to begin doing things to get better and happier-writing it down, talking to people, etc- and it worked, for the most part. He's still slightly sad, but steadily getting happier. I'm proud of him.

As for me, I've kinda been...ignoring it. I know that's what I told Pony not to do, but it's so easy to just...work and work and work and forget. However, this time my work actually paid off for everybody. You'll understand in a minute...

"Hey y'all, I got something important to tell y'all. Sit down, will ya?" I say seriously. Everybody sits down. Pony and Steve look nervous, and Soda and Two look excited.

"What is it?" Ponyboy says slowly to me. I just smile.

"Ok, so…" I say, taking a deep breath, "So basically I worked really hard at work and I got a non refundable trip to Florida, as many people as I wanna bring! So...I got 5 tickets to Florida!!! We're going on a vacation." I finish with a smile, the biggest I've had in a long time.

Then, something happens that makes me smile wider. Ponyboy smiles. I mean really smiles. His eyes light up, and you can see his dimples. The stress lines and his worry lines go away for a moment. Thank god.