Margaret's POV
It was Thursday and I was at the drugstore, working. I wasn't there an hour before Steve and Soda showed up. They told me they came to talk to me.
"Hey, Margaret. Can we talk to you about some stuff?" Steve asked
"Yeah, I guess." I answered him back.
"Well, we wanted to talk to you about that guy that got shot a few nights ago."
"Oh. So-" I started to say before
"We know that you know something about it." Soda said
"Fine. I knew the guy that got shot." I said
"What else?" Steve asked
Before I could even answered Steve's question Two-Bit ran through the door.
"Guys! Pony, Johnny, and Dally are in the hospital."
"What!" Steve, Soda, and I said in unison.
"They're in the hospital we gotta go now."
They started running out the door then I called out, "Hey! Wait for me!", as I was running out the door, quickly turning the sign on the door to "Closed". I ran and jumped into Two-Bit's car with him, Steve and Soda.
"No offense, Margaret, but why are you coming?" Steve asked.
"Ummm...well. I...um." I racked my brain for some excuse to tell them.
"Just tell them, Margaret." Two-Bit said over his shoulder from the driver's seat.
"Dally made it clear that he didn't want anybody to know." I said to him.
"Him being in the hospital right now, I highly doubt that he would care if his girlfriend gave them up."
"Two-Bit!" I yelled at him almost making him crash the car, "Sorry." I said for almost making him crash the car. I look at Steve and Soda and see shocked spread across their faces at Two-Bit's words.
"You. and. Dally." They said in unison. I nod my head. "Who knew?" they said again
"How did this start?" Soda asked
"Well, you know how Dally got in a fight with my brother the night of the dance?" I asked them and they nodded their heads.
"That was because...he kissed me." I said, "Later that night, he sneaked over to my house and we just talked for what seemed like hours." I paused, then said, "It seemed like it was love at first sight." A smile grew across my face as I thought about that night that was only a few days ago.
We arrived at the hospital I we all out of the car and running through the hospital's doors. I looked back and saw Darry getting out of his truck and running inside with us. Ponyboy was sitting in one of the chairs in the waiting room. Soda and Darry immediately ran up to him and started hugging him.
I ran over to the nurse's station and asked for "Dallas Winston, please".
"Room 3B" she said
"Thank You!" I called as I ran down the hall. I ran towards the elevator and hit the "3". It felt as if the ride in that elevator would never end. I was dying to know how Dally was. As soon as I saw him I was going to kill him for breaking his promise. He told me that he would be fine and that everything would be okay. The elevator doors finally opened and broke me from my thoughts. I ran down the hall and found room 3B.
I knocked on the door and I heard a "Come in" by a voice I knew all to well. I walked in and there was Dally, lying on his bed with his eyes closed. I knew that he was awake, I walked over to his bedside and grabbed his hand. He opened his eyes and when he saw me, he gave me that smirk that always made me melt.
"Hey, Baby." He said
"Hey, yourself. Now what did you do?" I asked him
"I ran into a burning building, saving Johnny's ass."
"Oh my god." I nearly whispered. I sat down in the chair that was beside his bed.
"Do you know how he is?" I asked him
"No. The docs here won't tell me anything."
"Huh. So what's the damage on you?" I ask him
"Nothing bad. Sprained wrist, few burns. Nothing major." he said
"Good. Now I won't feel bad when I do this." I said as I hit his arm
"Hey." he said while laughing, "What was that for?"
"For not listening to me when I told you to be careful."
His smile faded and a sad look came upon his face. "I'm sorry." he said
"Margaret, you know actually I think I did get hurt badly."
"What?! Where?" I ask frantically.
"Right here." he says as he puts a finger to his lips. A smile crept upon both our faces.
"Do you want me to kiss it to make it feel better?" I asked
"Yes, please." he answered. I leaned in towards his face and then I closed my eyes and felt my lips touch his. He cupped my face and immediately deepened the kiss. We stayed like that, kissing for roughly ten minutes before we heard whistles from the doorway. We pulled back quickly to see all the guys in the door way. Dally's face paled.
"They know." I whispered into his ear.
"You told them." Dally said
"No. Two-bit did." I said in reply.
"Hey! Don't be putting all the blame on me." Two-bit said agitated.
"Fine. Darry just found out now." I said then turned back to look at Two-bit, "Happy now?"
He shut up and started mumbling to himself. I turned my attention back to Dally to see his reaction. The look on his face was a mix of fear and shock. Then a resolution came across his face.
"Well, now I won't have to worry about doing this in front of the guys." he said as he pulled me back to him. I felt the familiarity of his lips on mine. The whistling returned and we just ignored them this time. After about a minute we pulled apart.
"I guess you won't." I said, "So, when are you getting out of here?"
"I don't know. I think tomorrow." Dally said.
"Great." I said while I was getting up, "I'm gonna go visit Johnny-cake. Anyone else wanna come?"
"Sure." Pony and Two-Bit said
We headed out of Dally's room after I waved good-bye to him. We head down the hallway to the elevator and once there we quickly got inside and went to the ground floor. Johnny's room was at the end of the hallway. When we got there we knocked on the door and let ourselves in. Johnny was lying on the bed asleep, we didn't want to wake him up but Two-Bit trip on a nurse's cart and woke him up.
"Sorry." Two-Bit said, "Hey Johnny."
"Hey." he said groggily.
"How ya doing?" Pony asked him
"I've been better."
"Do you know when you're gonna be outa this joint?" I asked him
"Few days, I gotta a broken arm, but that's not stopping me from fighting in the rumble Saturday." he said
"Just don't say that I didn't warn ya not to fight in the rumble when you break your arm even worse." I said to him
"But you didn't warn me."
"Yes I did... Right now." I said
"Fine. So, how's Dally?" he asked, mainly directing towards me.
"He's been better. But, he only got outta the church with a few burns and a sprain."
Then a nurse came in the room and told us that the visiting hours were over and that we had to leave. We were all coming back tomorrow of course, though. When we were walking back down hospital's hallway, a name caught my eye on one of the doors.
"I'll catch up with you guys in few minutes." I told the guys as I made my way to the door. I took a breath and then open it and shut it quickly.
"I was wondering when you were gonna visit me." Randy said from his bed.
"Why should I be visiting you?" I asked him
"Because I'm your boyfriend."
"No. You never were, Randy. You did things to me that can never be undone. You abused me! I hope that you never get well again. I and Bob can do perfectly fine without you. He doesn't even miss you." I looked at his face, hoping to see some remorse. But there was none.
"You know you enjoyed what I did to you."
"Yeah, my screams were no give away that I wanted you out of my life. You raped me! Why should I be happy about that!" I was fuming now. I don't even know why I was doing this. Oh, yeah, that's right. I wanted to face the guy that had been haunting my dreams and ruining my life. I wanted all of the sorrow to be over. I have Dally now, someone who truly loves me. Not the rat that I am staring at now.
"You know what, Randy? Screw you. I hate you and I hope you rot in hell." I said before I stormed out. I ran all the way to the parking lot where Two-Bit was still waiting for me with Steve.
"Hey, thank you so much for waiting and not leaving me stranded." I said
"No problem." Two-Bit said as we got into his car. "So what was so important that you had to run off?"
"Nothing, there was nothing important about that." I said
The guys could tell that I was in mood to talk about it, so Steve quickly changed the subject, "So how was Johnny"
"He was fine. Besides his arm being broken he was fine." Two-Bit said
"Good. Now Margaret, really, you and Dally?" Steve said
"Yes. Is it that hard to believe?"
"Sorta, just Dally isn't the girlfriend type. So, what made you different?"
"I don't know. Just we can be ourselves around each other." I said
We got to my street and it was already dark. I got out of the car when Two-Bit parked in front of my house.
"Thanks for the ride." I said to Two-Bit
"No problem. You want me to pick you up tomorrow when we go to check Dally out?" Two-Bit asked
"Definitely. See ya tomorrow!" I called as I walked to my front porch. I walked inside to see an angry Bob.
"Woah. Who you got you mad?"
"What were you doing with those Greasers!" he yelled at me
"They're not Greasers. They're just guys." I said
"No, they're dangerous. You know what they did to Charlie!"
"You, know that Charlie was a drunk dick! They were just defending themselves when Charlie tried to kill them." I said agitated now.
"I don't want you to be around them."
"You're not the boss of me!"
"I am when mom and dad aren't here, and oh yeah. THEY'RE NOT HERE!" Bob screamed at me.
"Is this what this is about? Little Bobby wanting his parents?"
"No. This is the fact that I am basically raising you. You are my sister, Margaret, and I just want what is best for you. That includes not hanging out with greasers."
"'Cause Socs are so much better. You know what happened with Randy. If I wasn't your sister then I am positive that almost every guy in the gang would have tried what he did." I said with so much venom in my voice. I was on the break of tears when I mentioned Randy.
"I'm sorry, Margey, but my answer stays. You are not going to see those greasers." He said with as much authority in his voice that he could conjure up.
"Fine." I said as I walked up to my room and through myself on my bed. I cried myself to sleep that night.
