I DO NOT OWN THE OUTSIDERS

And thanks for the comments on the previous chapter!!!

CHERRY'S POV

I waited for an answer, he simply stared at me, hesitantly. He turned around and walked a few feet away when he froze. My eyes looked at the direction he was staring at. A picture of Bob and I hugging…..Jimmy….His little brother.

"Jimmy…" Bob whispered sadly. He took the picture and looked at it. "So young…" He whispered again. I remembered….

Memory:

It was about 3 months ago…. Bob and I were watching a movie at my house. 20 minutes into a movie, the movie, the phone rang…I picked it up.

"Cherry?" An urgent voice asked. It was Bob's mother.

"Yes ma'am?" I replied.

"Oh Cherry! Something horrible happened! Come with Bob down here to the hospital as soon as possible! Please." She hung up. Bob looked up at me.

"What happened? You look worried?"

"Bob, something happened. Your Mom just called. Told us to meet her at the hospital."

Bob quickly stood up and led me to his car.

When we got there, Bob's mom rushed into his arms and started crying.

"What's wrong Mom?" Bob asked her.

"Your brother J-Jimmy…" She sobbed.

"What about him?" I asked worried.

"Oh Cherry! It was horrible! Jimmy got in a car accident, and now…The doctor says he might not make it!!!!" She wailed.

My heart stopped. Did she really just say that? Bob's face went pale. My hand found it's way into his. Minutes later, the doctor came by with some news…

"Sorry, but, he's not gonna make it ma'am." The doctor said with sadness.

We all went silent, Jimmy's gonna die? No….

Bob and I went into Jimmy's hospital room. His whole body covered in tubes and machines. Then I gasped when I saw he had something sticking out of his chest. Oh God….He had dirty brown hair, freckles, and blue eyes. I can tell you that he was not an ugly boy. Bob messed his hair up playfully. Jimmy could barely open his eyes.

"Bob…" Jimmy said weakly…

"Hey Jimmy boy." Bob said through tears.

"Hey Bob, what's going on?" Jimmy asked.

I held Jimmy's hand, nice boy that he was. Noble, respectful….Someone that really didn't deserve to die. Jimmy smiled when I touched his hand. Oh God, why him?

10 minutes later he was dead….

Bob left the picture where it was and looked at me.

"Cherry, they need to feel the pain I'm feeling."

My heart sank, now I know what he's doing.

BOB'S POV

"Bob, you're a good brother…Don't forget that…"

Was the last thing my brother said before he died. I'm not a good brother, if I was, then I wouldn't have let you sneak out in the first place….

JOHNNY'S POV

After the rumble (which we won) Soda and I told the others where Ponyboy was being held. Darry didn't hesitate in getting in the truck and driving there. My heart was beating fast and I was staring to shake. I was finally going to see Ponyboy again! My best friend. Soda seemed kinda anxious too because he kept asking, 'Is it here?' every minute.

"That kid better be in good condition or I swear I'll kick Bob's ass personally…" Dally said through his gritted teeth. Darry finally slowed down and parked behind a small shack. This is it, we're getting Pony back. We all got outside the door, Steve, Dally, Two-bit, Soda, Darry, and I. Soda was the one to open the door. But I was the one to enter first. When I looked inside, I gasped. Why?

P.S: Sorry if the chapter was kinda short!!!