"Soda!" Ali said loudly as she walked down the corridors of the hospital. Everything was white except for the blotches of people and it reeked of medicine and that icky hospital smell.
Soda was sitting on the back of a chair with his feet on the butt of the chair. When he heard her say his name he stood up almost immediately. She walked over to him and breathed a deep sigh of relief in seeing him.
Tensing up again, she asked, "How's your brother?"
"They say he'll be fine." Soda said, smiling softly, "He's just a little unconscious at this point." He laughed slightly. "That and his arms a little burned."
"What happened?" Ali asked, sitting down on a chair.
"Someone set the house on fire. Darry didn't see who it was but it was someone. If I ever catch that no good son of a b-" Soda started, but before he could swear Ali cut in.
"Were there any clues?" Ali asked.
"It was a Soc." Soda said, getting a face that said he was angered.
"How do you know that?" Ali said, backing up with almost shock. How could he just assume that? He had no idea who it was. He couldn't know.
"'Cuz there was a pin that only people from your school get."
"Not only Soc's go to my school, Soda." Ali said, standing up as he realized what he had done.
"Well who else would it be? Why would anyone else burn down are house?" Soda said, standing up and walking over to Ali.
"For fun! I don't know! But don't assume anything, Soda. I hate it how you two groups separate yourselves!"
Ali made a noise in frustration and started a little away from Soda.
"Ali." Soda said, also in frustration.
"Whatever." Ali said, walking back over to the bench and sitting down. Soda followed, but before he could say anything the doctor came out.
Ponyboy, who was sitting on the bench across the hall (who was trying not to notice the two fighting), stood up first. "How is he?"
"He's sleeping, thanks to the medicine." The doctor said chuckling. "He wants to leave, says he needs to work. He'll be out tomorrow, we just want to monitor his burns over the night."
"Does he need anybody?" Soda asked.
"I think he'd want you all to go and get some sleep. Maybe at a friend's house?" The doctor suggested.
Soda agreed, after arguing for a little while.
"You two could stay at my house." Ali suggested.
"Do you think your mom would be okay with that?" Soda said, almost twitching. He gave Ponyboy a look that Ali wasn't suppose to notice.
"She'll have to deal, I guess." Ali said, giving a small smile, picturing her reaction.
(A/n: I know I know, another small chapter, but that's okay, you get to read some nonetheless…. Uhhh…… yah, that's about it.)