Chapter 2
Johnny's POV
Oh, my God. She beat Darry Curtis. Only Steave has beat Darry and that was because Steave was drunk, but Paige beat Darry. She looks up and smiles shyly.
"I better go," she says, and she leaves. Her black hair and shirt disappearing into the night.
"I think I'm in love," Two- Bit jokes. "She is the toughest girl I think I've ever seen in my life." I know he's only joking, but it makes me irritated. Soda and Steave are punching Darry.
"Man, she whooped butt," Soda yells. "Darry, what happened, man?" Darry was of course in shock.
Ponyboy was staring in the direction she went. "What's wrong, Pony?" I ask. He waits a minute then speaks up.
"She doesn't seem right," he says. "How she caught that football, and now this. Don't you think something's wrong?"
I didn't know how to answer him. Surely there is something weird going on, but I don't pay attention to it right now. Ponyboy starts to walk in the direction where Paige went.
"What are you doing, Pony?" I ask.
"I'll be right back," he says.
"I'll go with you."
Pony nods and starts walking again. We walk until we hear a loud bang! I stare at Ponyboy. It could've been anything. A heater probably. We walk on and it happens again. We don't know what it is, until we come across the old park where I talked to Paige today.
"What are you doing here?" we hear behind us. I turn just in time to see the black hair weave between the shadows.
"Did you see that?" Pony asks.
"Paige?" I call.
"Get away!" She yells.
"Paige, what's going on?" Pony yells back. There's no response. Pony takes a step forward when something bursts out of the shadows. It's not Paige. That's for sure. It looks demonic. With sharp, jagged teeth it growled.
"Holy…" Ponyboy starts, but the creature stares into him and he stumbles a bit.
"Whoa, Pony, what's wrong?" I ask ready to catch him.
He blinks a little and crashes to the ground. Before I can do anything, the creature stares at me. Before I have time to think I yell, "Dally!"
Nothing. No response. There's nobody here for me and I have no idea what's going on. "Johnny!" I hear but it's too late to make out who it is, because I pass out.