"Don't Tell Anyone Yet"
I began to walk faster, but Pony caught up and pulled me back.
"Don't think I didn't see you holding his hand in the hospital," he said smiling at me.
"Damn you, Ponyboy Curtis!" I screamed sarcastically. "You always know what's goin' on!" He laughed real hard, and then we started walking again. I told him about that night when me and Johnny first kissed.
"Aw, man! He's lucky to have a girl like you," he responded. I blushed and looked down at my shoes.
"Thanks, Pony! That's so sweet of you!" I don't know why, but I had the sudden urge to pinch his cheeks. I didn't do it, though, because it would look pretty stupid. "Just," I hesitated, "don't tell anyone yet, k?"
"I won't. I promise."
We got to the door and went inside. Instantly, I plopped myself onto the couch and fell into a deep sleep. The whole time I was with Johnny, I couldn't fall asleep. Not even for a minute. But now, I was as dead as a dehydrated flower.
I woke up to the sound of laughter and enjoyment. 'They must be home,' I thought. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock on the wall. It was four in the morning.
"How was it?" I asked Darry. It was his first time in a long time that he went to a party at Buck's.
"Awesome!" he exclaimed. "Well, I'm goin' to bed and sleeping the rest of the day." He then left the living room and went straight to bed. I saw Dally sit on the couch next to Pony, who probably fell asleep right after I did. Soda gently picked him up and carried him to their room.
"Steve went home?" I asked when I didn't see him anywhere.
"Yeah. Or at least tried," Two-Bit said as he went into the kitchen. I knew he was looking for some chocolate cake and a beer. (It's his favorite snack.) He then turned on the TV, sat in front of the couch I was sitting on, and enjoyed eating, drinking and watching a late-night Mickey cartoon. I think Two-Bit looks awfully cute whenever he does this. Just replace the beer bottle for a glass of milk, and all girls would think he was an angel sent from heaven.
"Lor, you wanna go to the hospital with me and Dal?" Soda asked me once he came out of his room.
"Now?" I was surprised. It was too early to go, but he shook his head anyway. "Alright." The three of us went in Darry's old pick-up truck. We rode off in silence.
