I DO NOT OWN THE OUTSIDERS! S.E. HINTON DOES! I ONLY OWN WHAT YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE!
I let Pony use me as a crutch as we walked back to his house. A man was kind enough to give us a ride to Pony's house, with Pony bleeding and all. We walked inside and I saw everyone there, but my brother and Dallas, lounging around. Darry looked up when we came inside and immediately knew something was wrong. I'm sure Two-Bit and Pony told him that I didn't want to leave the hospital without Johnny.
Ponyboy told everyone that Johnny died, and surprisingly, I didn't cry. Maybe it's because I knew Johnny was happy where he was. Then, everyone rushed out of the house; I completely missed why. I just sat on the sofa, thinking about my brother.
I even thought I saw him in the Curtis kitchen, drinking a coke. He looked at me and smiled, but then grimaced. My twin sense kicked in; "What's wrong Johnny?"
"Ponyboy. He's convinced himself that I'm not dead. He'll have a hard life these next few weeks. Can you stay here to take care of him please?" Johnny gave me his sad smile as I nodded my head.
"Wait, Johnny?" He nodded. "Are… are Mr. and Mrs. Curtis there?" He looked to his left and smiled.
"Yep. And they're gonna watch out for you all too." I smiled. The Curtis' always were like real parents to me.
"Okay." I smiled and suddenly, Dally appeared next to Johnny. "Dally? Not you too!"
"It's alright, Maddy. I'm finally happy. I think I'm gonna go see if there are any cute broads here." And with that, Dally left.
I shook my head. "Johnny, you better look after him. I don't want him getting kicked out of heaven."
"Alright, sis. I love you." I signed 'I love you' to him. See, when I was little, it took me forever to learn to talk. So Mrs. Curtis taught me and all the boys how to sign simple stuff. I knew Johnny was remembering that as he walked towards heaven.
The boys came back inside then: Darry carrying Ponyboy, who was unconscious, Soda had tears running down his face and was supporting Steve who was crying too, and then there was Two-Bit, who just looked shocked. I cleared off the couch and ran into Pony and Soda's room to clear off the bed so that Darry could put Pony down.
Two-Bit was just staring blankly at the TV when I went back in the front room. I sat next to him and put my arms around him. He hugged me back and attempted to make a lame joke about something completely irrelevant. I went into the kitchen to get a rag to wipe Pony's head with. I promised my brother and I keep my promises.
I walked into Pony and Soda's room to find Sodapop looking terrified. I've never seen him like that, ever. I walked over to Ponyboy and started wiping his feverish forehead. Soda still looked scared to death. I told him to go lie down and that I'll stay with Pony tonight. He nodded slightly, but paused at the door. I shooed him away with my hand.