This was the first time. The first time I'd ever been jumped. I know I shouldn't have been walking alone. Sure, I knew it was dangerous to do that but I didn't know where the gang was and I had to get home. I was just happy that they hadn't done worse like they would to most girls like me, or almost any girl, really.
I saw a figure about twenty feet away from me. He wore a jean jacket with the collar popped up and old converse sneakers. I recognized the figure as Johnny. I tried to call him but when I did my side began to hurt, probably way more than it should have. I started to breath heavy and clutched my side. I attempted to call him one more time and, thankfully, got his attention and he came running toward me. He leaned down when he saw me, "Rain, what happened?" His voice was quiet and his eyes showed worry.
"Who do you think?" I breathed out.
He nodded and helped me lean up against a tree. "Stay here, I'm gonna go get Darry, he'll know what to do," he said and ran off. He came back a few minutes later with Darry, Sodapop and Ponyboy running behind him. "They got you , huh?" Soda frowned. I nodded.
"Where does it hurt you most?" Darry sighed.
"My right side," I choked out.
He struggled to help me on my feet without touching my side and helped me into the passenger's seat of his car. Soda, Pony and Johnny all got into the back. I clutch my side again and leaned my head against the window. "You're gonna be ok, Rain," Sodapop said and put his hand on my left shoulder from the back, "Do you remember what they looked like?" I just shook my head and I saw him nod.
Darry pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, "Soda, help me with Rain. Pony and Johnny, you go sign her in to see a doctor." The two nodded and ran inside. I glanced out the windshield and saw Two-Bit's car and him, Steve and Dallas came out toward us. "What happened?" Two-Bit asked and Darry explained what he knew so far. Two-Bit nodded and looked at me, "How bad does it hurt?" I just shook my head and bit my lip.
…twenty minutes later…
"How long does it take for x-rays to develop?" I whispered to Darry. He shrugged and shook his head not knowing the answer to my question. A woman came into the room in a white doctor's coat after what felt like forever of waiting. "Hi, Raina, how are you feeling?" she asked with a small smile. I glared at her a bit. She nodded, "I thought as much… ok, so I've looked at your x-rays and, this probably wasn't what you wanna hear but, you have a broken ribcage and the only way to fix them is by surgery." I cringed at her words.
"When would you do it and how long would it take?" Darry asked, standing up from his seat.
"Well I'm working on scheduling it for tomorrow morning, for a few reasons. One: just so nothing else gets broken or that the break gets worse. Two: it'll help get rid of Raina's pain sooner. And three: the sooner we get it done and over with, the better for everyone… and time wise, probably about four hours. I know it seems like a difficult operation, but it's actually not as bad as it sounds."
"How long will she have to stay here after it's done?" Soda asked.
"Probably a week then we would release her to her parents."
My eyes widened. Two-Bit stood up from his seat, "Her parents are outta town for their jobs and can't come back for a while. At least not till their trip is completely done or whatever." I looked at him and mouthed, "Thank you." He nodded and looked back at the doctor.
She nodded, "I see… is there anyone she can stay with or is staying with?"
"She can stay with us," Darry said, "She's stayed with us before and we have an extra room."
"Alright," she nodded and looked back at me, "Raina, I'll see you in the morning." And with that she walked out. I put one hand over my face in worry while the other clutched my side.
"So, I guess you're stuck in this hell hole overnight," Dallas said.
"Not helpful," I mumbled through my hand.
AHHHHH FIRST CHAPTER! I'm kinda excited for this story. Ok, for those of you reading this, I have a story "To Love A Greaser" so if you found this before that, it doesn't matter cause this can be either a prequel (beforehand) or a sequel (after) to it… the concept for this story was requested by shanny02 on wattpad… she contacted me through instagram after I posted a court scene in "To Love A Greaser" for that chapter and she said she was curious about certain things that I had said happened to the character addressed as "Rain" (Raina Johnson) so I decided to make this story. So this story is dedicated to you- both on wattpad and fanfiction. net!
Anyway! So this chapter was kinda short, but that's cause it's basically an intro so yeah- but if you're reading this before "To Love A Greaser", make sure you check that one out too since they go hand in hand!
Oops, billy joel is on the radio so you know what that means (cause I LOVE his music): Bye! =^-^=