Wrong place wrong time

Chapter one: Danger

Twelve year old Ponyboy Curtis woke up when he heard the sound of his parents talking or should he say arguing with someone. Throwing his legs over the side of the bed Ponyboy pulled himself to a sitting position and slowly climbed out of bed.

Walking towards his door Ponyboy could hear the fighting intensify.

"The boys are not here, I don't know where they are it's a Friday night." Ponyboy's mom Carol, shouted causing Ponyboy to swallow hard. They were arguing about his brothers. He that when it came to Soda and Darry his parents would not say a word.

Ponyboy opened his door and walked down the hall silently, he walked to the end of the hall but remained in the shadows so whoever the man was wouldn't be able to see him.

As Ponyboy watched the man picked his mom up and threw her into the wall. He watched in terror as his dad tried to defend her. His dad leaped for the man aiming to pull him away from Carol but instead the man turned to face him and pulled a gun and shot Darrel sr in the middle of his chest. Ponyboy's mother screamed and the gun was turned on her.

"Tell me where they are now?" the man demanded. Carol just shook her head no as the gun was placed against her head.

"I'll never tell you where my boys are" she said firmly. Ponyboy watched in growing terror as the masked man pulled the trigger.

"So be it" the man said as he turned and walked out of the house. Ponyboy jumped to his feet and ran to his dad's side. Darrel senior was just barely breathing as he gazed at his youngest son.

"How's your mother?" Darrel asked POnyboy who turned to look at what was left of his mother's face. "she's dead" Ponyboy whispered softly barely able to say the words. Ponyboy could see the tears in his fathers eyes.

"I love you son, tell your brother's that I love them too" Darrel closed his eyes and his breathing slowly came to a stop. Tears filled Ponyboy's eyes as he watched his father die, weeping Ponyboy lay his head on his fathers shoulder and cried himself to sleep.vv