Chapter Twelve
The Hospital and The Rumble
(June's POV)
[skipping the whole DQ scene]
We reached the hospital and the doctor wouldn't let us in to see him at first, but after a few minuets of arguing he let us in. When we got into the room, I turned pale again, just the look of him was heartbreaking,
"Hey Johnny, how are you?" I asked and sat down next to him.
"Hi June. I can't feel most of my back. How bad did you get hurt?" He asked me.
"Sprained wrist and just really sore from smashing threw that window." I looked down.
"Don't feel bad June. We did the right thing with those kids and all. I know I didn't help any of them out, but I was going to."
"Are they treating you okay kid?" Two-Bit?
"Don't let me put enough grease in my hair and the book, can you get me another one?"
"What book?" I asked.
"Gone With The Wind. We were reading it while we were away. Can you guys go and get a copy?" He looked at the rest of us.
"I'm staying." Crossing my arms.
"I didn't want you to leave right now June." Johnny said. I started thinking about the fire….the church. I looked at my wrist, the burns all over Johnny and the small ones on Pony. I snapped back into reality when Johnny kept saying he didn't want to see our mom, and the nurse shoved us out.
"I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE HIM, HE'S MY SON! HE'D RATHER SEE THESE NO GOO-PUNKS THAN HIS-" She was cut of when she saw me. "What are you doing back? I thought I had seen the last of you fifteen years ago!" The woman yelled at me.
"I came back for Johnny! To be with him! Not you!" I yelled at her.
"Your scum, just like the rest of them! Nobody wants you! You're a fucking whore! A dirty little bitch!" She was right up in my face looking me square in the eye's. We stared at each other for a few minuets. Nobody dared to move.
"Well, like mother like daughter, eh?" I smiled and she drew her hand back and was about to make contact with my face when Two-Bit pulled me away, as her hand swatted air.
"I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY BITCH!" Was the last thing she said before being dragged off by security.
"You aren't a whore June." Ryan said.
"I know, I just said that to piss her off." I said to him.
"Come on, lets go see Dally." Two-Bit said as we all crowded in the elevator to the next floor, where we saw Dally fighting with his nurse. Something about not wearing his gown.
"Hey." He laughed.
"How are you man?" Two-Bit asked.
"Alright, man. Are you two okay." He asked but I couldn't seem to get any words out.
"I just have some burns, and bruises. June has that and a sprained wrist. Plus she's been really sore, from smashing threw that window and all."
"June could've told me that. Couldn't you?" He asked and I remained quiet. "She okay?" He asked, pointing at me with his thumb.
"She was fine about ten minuets ago….guess she's just a little quiet now." Pony looked at me with curious eye's, Two-Bit and Dally continued to talk, and Ryan just looked around randomly. I jumped when I heard the flip of a blade. Two-Bit gave Dally his blade.
"We have to win that fight tonight! We'll do it for Johnny man! For Johnny!" He turned over and Two-Bit made us all leave.
The bus ride home was long and boring. Two-Bit and Pony talked while Ryan and I just sat quietly. Or I did, Ryan talked about random things and I nodded.
We got off the bus and walked through the park and saw a soc car with a girl inside it. I froze in my spot next to Two-Bit and Ryan.
"Hey Ponyboy, Two-Bit." She came up to us. "Hey" she said to us with a warm smile.
"What's going on?" Two-Bit asked.
"No weapons. It's a fair deal, they play your way." She said.
"Thanks Cherry." He said and Pony stayed behind to talk to Cherry, we walked back to the Curtis's for dinner. Ponyboy was late again. I was eating again, not a whole lot but it's been staying down.
All the guys were getting ready for the rumble as I just sat on the couch.
"June you are not to leave the house. I don't want you out tonight. These rumbles can be very dangerous." Darry said.
"Darry I know! I fought in them back home!"
"Well the way you were this morning, I don't wanting you fighting."
"Yes Darry! I get it okay?" I said loudly. "You have to chill out Darry! I'm not going to fight like this! I'm not saying that I'm terribly hurting but I'm sore enough. If I would go out and fight and got hurt, I'm sure somebody would yell at me." I wanted to fight, I really did but I knew I couldn't. All of the guys said no, even Steve.
"Yeah. Your one of my best friends, and I won't let you fight tonight." Ryan said.
"Ryan, I don't want you in this fight either." I said.
"Why not?" He asked me. "I'm more than capable of fighting."
"I just don't want to be alone, if you want to go and fight go ahead." He looked at me for a minuet. Than he sat down next to me while the others walked out to the rumble. "Ryan? I wanted to you to stay because, I lost Brad this way and Johnny…. I can't loose you too." I said.
"I understand, it's okay. Honestly I wasn't comfortable with you here alone anyway."
"Thanks Ryan, you're a great friend, loyal and trustworthy too." He smiled back and we watched TV until the others came back inside.
"Fuck, what happened?" I asked when they came in all bloody and Steve barley able to walk.
"We won!" Two-Bit smiled.
"Guy's give Steve the couch. June, take the chair if yo-or jusr sit on the floor."
"What happened to Steve?" I asked.
"Cracked-Ribs." Steve said painfully. Darry got the first aid kit and patched everyone up. Than Ponyboy came in like an hour later.
"Where have you been?" Darry asked, but Pony looked down. "Ponyboy, what's wrong?" Pony froze for a few minuets than said.
Dun-dun-dun! Cliff hanger…sort of. This chapter is very short…but if you read between the line's of the past few chapter's you might discover something! Megan tell me what you think that could be…unless I told you. Well I'm done for tonight, I should stop before I break my back as well.
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