DALLY'S POV

Darry drove us home. The way there, we were all silent, it creeped me out. Not because of the silence, but because Two-bit actually stayed quiet. We all went inside, I sighed. Darry's gonna worry, Soda and Steve aren't here. Johnny went straight to Pony's room. Two-bit lied down on the carpet floor, just staring at the ceiling.

"I'm going to bed…Good night guys," Darry told us tiredly. We all nodded. Two-bit fell asleep in minutes, but I was still up. I checked on Johnny, he was sleeping on Pony's bed, I sort of smiled, man, those two are inseparable. Again, I went back to sit down on the couch….My eyelids felt heavy, and my head felt like it was gonna fall off. So, I decided to lay down on the couch. Finally my eyes closed….But something woke me up….Or someone.

"Dally! Wake up." Johnny.

"What is it?" I asked still groggy.

"Soda and Steve are back," he said still shaking me.

"All right, just stop shaking me, I think I might just throw up." Johnny stopped and walked up to the window near me.

"See, they came back…." Johnny whispered.

I looked out, and he was right. Soda and Steve were here. With all this sound, Two-bit also woke up.

"Whas the problem?" Two-bit said yawning.

"They're back," I told him.

Johnny opened the door for them. Soda and Steve came in looking a bit….blank.

"What happened?" I asked lighting up a cigarette.

Soda looked up at me, "Bob told us why he did it…" I nodded.

Steve looked at me, and I understood. "Here." I handed him a cigarette.

Soda sighed, "Bob had a brother too…But he died moths ago…" Johnny seemed to gasp.

"What does that have to do with Pony?" Two-bit asked.

"Bob…He felt mad for his brother dying…And he kinda wanted to….He wanted someone else to feel his pain…."

"And Pony was the perfect target…." Johnny whispered.

Steve nodded. I shook my head, always gotta be Pony getting into stuff like this.

"What happened to his brother?" I asked.

"Died in a car accident…"Steve said.

"Yeah, said that his brother's friends were drunk and stuff…Said that it was all Bob's fault for letting him sneak out…" Soda let out a sob.

"Feeling sad for the guy?" Two-bit asked.

"No it's just that…I would have done the same thing…In letting Pony sneak out…."

Johnny gulped. He would do that? Wow. Something I didn't expect from him

"Wait a minute…What happened with Pony?" Soda suddenly asked.

"Oh, uh, he's in a coma…" Two-bit replied stretching his arms.

"In a coma? When will he wake up?" Soda asked anxious.

"Calm down. Calm down. The doctor said he'll probably wake up soon…" I lied. Didn't want to worry him too much,

"Yeah, it's just that Pony's heart stopped for a second…"

"TWO-BIT!!!" Johnny whispered harshly. I rolled my eyes and smacked Two-bit on the back of his head.

"What?" He asked rubbing his head.

"Po-Pony's heart stopped?" Steve asked in shock.

"So…He was dead for a second?" Soda asked getting up.

"Oh, now I know why I should have shut up…." Two-bit said lamely.

"Don't worry though, he's alive, just asleep…In a very deep sleep." Johnny said still looking a bit angry.

Soda gulped and took a deep breathe. "All right…Guess I better go to sleep…Night guys…" He left and closed the door behind him.

"Nice going Keith…" Johnny said. Johnny and Pony always used Two-bit's real name when they got angry. Two-bit winced.

"Sorry guys…" He said laying down on the carpet. I yawned. Tomorrow is another day…What will it bring us?

"Maybe Pony will be awake tomorrow…" Johnny whispered laying down in the couch next to me. I shrugged, who know?

"Night guys…." Steve said already sleeping next to Two-bit.

I just hope nothing bad happens again…In other words, Pony better not get hurt again because, somehow, I got a feeling that if something like this happens to Pony, he won't make it…

BOB'S POV

Soda and Steve took me back home, they didn't beat me up after I explained EVERYTHING. All I got were dirty looks….They left me in front of my house. The lights were off…Good. I quietly sneaked inside into my room. Fortunately, no one woke up…. I laid in my bed staring up at my ceiling…What will happen now? My eyes were closing…And closing…When they were fully closed, I heard someone say something…

Say Sorry…

My eyes quickly opened and I looked around searching where those words could have come from. Nobody seemed to say anything…I shook my head, just my imagination. But that voice was right…I should say sorry. I will say sorry. I sighed, just gotta find a way.

"Just need to find a way to say sorry…" My decision was made….I'm going to say sorry and ask for…Forgiveness.