Pony
I stayed at the hospital with Johnny watching Gracie all night to make sure she was ok. Darry kept trying to get me to come home with him but I told him I wasn't gonna leave Gracie. After a lot of arguing I got him to let me stay. I couldn't not stay, I felt so guilty about what happened to Gracie. She lost her eyesight all because I wanted to be a hero.
She looked so pale laying there in her hospital bed with a white strip of gauze over her eyes. Me and Johnny were sitting in chairs right next to her bed. He was asleep with his fingers laced with hers. I don't know why but I felt jealous. I felt like I should be the one that Gracie loves and who's holding her hand while she's in the hospital. Gracie and her sister have been living at our house for a while now and I think during that time I developed feelings for her.
I'd never even think of taking her away from Johnny, but I was so jealous of him it made me want to scream. Gracie was so beautiful, Johnny deserves her, but I really want her.
I was so busy staring at Gracie that I didn't hear someone come up from behind me.
"How's she doin?" a voice said from behind me. I musta jumped three feet in the air. I didn't scream though because I didn't want to wake Gracie or Johnny.
"Chill out kid I didn't mean to scare you." It was Dally.
Dally
"I wasn't scared," Pony said trying to cover up his fright.
I knew when I came into the room that Pony didn't know I was there. I could've announced my presence but I just wanted to see Pony jump. Of course he wasn't gonna scream god forbid he'd wake up precious little Gracie, I'm saying this sarcastically of course.
"Of course you weren't so how's she doin?"
"She's alright, she looks so pale, but she still looks so beautiful," Pony said while looking at Gracie. He looked like he was in some kind of trance or something.
"What are you blind? She looks terrible," I said almost laughing. Although when I did look at her that second I noticed something I never noticed before. I noticed how tough she was. She had to be really tough to have sacrificed Johnny for herself and then to end up losing her eyesight. I pity no one, but I do give respect and Gracie earned it.
"No she doesn't she's beautiful," Pony said still mesmerized.
"Yeah, ok," I said sarcastically and moved closer to her bed.
"Watcha doin here anyway Dal, shouldn't you be in your own room?"
"I wanted to see how the kid was and make sure she wasn't dead. Lota good it woulda done me if I hurt myself to save her precious sunglasses for nothing."
"You saved her sunglasses!?" Pony exclaimed in shock.
"Keep your voice down your gonna wake the kid and Johnny and yea I did save them."
"Wow you risked your life to get what mattered most to her."
"Chill, I don't like her that much."
"Then why'd you go back for them?"
"What is this, an interrogation? I get enough of those from the police and I don't need one from you."
"But do you like her?"
"What is this second grade? I saved her and her freakin sunglasses that's it alright Pony. What are you jealous or something?"
"No of course not why would I be," Pony said almost too quickly.
"I don't know your acting weird I don't know if I want to be around you when your like this."
"Fine then leave."
"Whats up your butt, your not usually this feisty or eager for a confrontation?"
"Nothing I'm just being protective, you have hurt Gracie before."
"You've gotta be kidding me. Kid I saved her from her older bro and that freakin church but if you feel this strongly then I'll just give the girl what I came here to give her then leave."
"Fine."
I went over to the bed and put my hands into my leather jacket pockets. I reached around until I found the thing I was looking for. Then I took them out and put them on the table next to her bed. I thought she would need her sunglasses considering me and her would probably never see each other again. I was planning on leaving in a coupla days to go back to New York. I was gonna say goodbye to Johnny first of course but I wasn't planning on saying good bye to Gracie. Things were getting to hot for me around here. After the fire people are gonna start thinking that I'm a hero but I don't want that so I'm takin off for New York.
After I put the sunglasses on the table I walked out of the room without saying goodbye to anyone not even Pony. I could tell he was still staring at me as I walked down the hallway.
