After I'm done with my dinner, I get up and go into the kitchen to wash the dishes since it's my turn tonight. I haven't even turned on the water yet when Darry comes in.
"Sky, I'll clean up. You just got home from the hospital you should be resting. Pony and Soda are in the living room watching Mickey, so why don't you go relax on the couch and watch it with them." he says taking the plate that is in my hands and putting it in the sink.
"Darry you guys have been doing my chores for weeks now, I think it's time for me to go back to doing my own chores." I tell him.
"Sky we don't mind doing them. Now let me do this and go rest on the couch with Soda and Pony." he says pointing in the direction of the living room.
"Darry I've been resting for weeks now, I'm sick of it. I know the doctors say that I should continue to rest for the next few days but I know my body better then they do. I feel well enough to not be sitting on the couch or laying in bed 24/7 for the next few days." I argue.
"Sky you need to go rest and that's final. Now go." he says in a fatherly tone.
I glare at him and huff in annoyance. I turn around and start stomping my way to the living room.
"Sky stop stomping." Darry warns.
That just makes me stomp even louder. I flop myself down on the couch in between Soda and Pony and just sit there pouting.
"What's with the pout, Sky?" Pony asks.
"Darry is just really getting on my nerves." I tell him.
"What did he do this time or what did you do this time baby girl?" Soda asks.
"Neither of us did anything, we just got in an argument." I say.
"Over what?" Pony asks.
"Well he keeps telling me that I need to rest, but I have been resting for weeks now and I'm sick of it! I'm going stir crazy!" I exclaim dramatically.
"Sky the doctor did say you need to rest though and you need to listen to him." Pony says agreeing with Darry.
"I think that I know my body better then my doctor. I feel well enough to not sit around the house 24/7 for the next few days. I'm not saying that I'm ready to go out and run a marathon, but I'm certainly well enough to go for a walk or climb the tree in the backyard or do the damn dishes for Christ sake." I rant.
"Baby girl we're all just trying to make sure that you heal properly and don't over do it just because you're home and out of the hospital now." Soda says also agreeing with Darry.
Ugh.
"Fine. I really don't like you guys right now though." I say irritated.
"We love you too, Sky." Pony says smiling at me.
"Yeah, yeah." I say waving my hand.
Pony, Soda, and I have been watching Mickey for half an hour now, while Darry sits in his recliner reading the newspaper. I am so bored, I wish I could go do something or something interesting would happen.
A few minutes later the gang comes busting through the door. My prayers have been answered!
"Dally!" I shriek jumping off the couch and throwing myself into his arms.
"Hey short stuff, how ya been?" he asks hugging me tight but not too tight, not wanting to hurt my arm anymore than it already is.
"I'm not short!" I protest.
"Keep telling yourself that short stuff. But really how are you?" he says using his nickname for me once again.
"I've been better." I tell him truthfully.
He smiles at me and ruffles my hair, to which I smile back at him.
"Skyler!" Two-bit shouts picking me up and spinning me around.
"Two-bit put her down now!" Darry booms.
Two-bit immediately sets me back down on my feet, not wanting Darry to skin him for not listening.
"Guys I told you to come by sometime tomorrow, not tonight. Sky just got home from the hospital today and she needs her rest." Darry says clearly not happy.
"Darry I've been resting for weeks, if I rest any longer I am going to lose my mind. Can they please stay?" I beg putting on my puppy dog eyes, knowing that he can't say no to them.
"Fine, but only for a couple of hours." he says firmly.
"Thank you Superman." I say hugging him tightly.
"Sky why did you get so excited when you saw Dally, but not when you saw the rest of us?" Steve asks me.
"Oh I was excited to see all of you, but Dally's my favorite so that's why." I say.
"Ha, told ya." Dally says proudly shoving Steve.
"I'm truly hurt Sky." Steve says.
"Me too." Two-bit chimes in.
"Me three." Johnny says speaking up for the first time since he's been here.
"Oh quit acting like babies. You guys know that I love all of you, it's just Dally's my favorite since I've known him the longest." I say hugging each of them.
Once it's settled that I love all of them, we all sit anywhere there's a seat in the living room and talk about anything and everything. Everyone tries to stay clear of talking about anything that has to do with what happened before I went in the hospital and what happened while I was in the hospital. The gang fills me in on what I've missed while I was in the hospital. Two-bit got in a fight with a soc, Steve fills Soda in on what he missed at work, and Dally got in a drunk bar fight. Wow I've missed a lot.
"Okay guys it's getting late." Darry says getting up from his recliner.
I look up at the clock on the wall and it reads 10:30. Where did the time go?
"Yeah it is. We'll see you later Sky." Dally says getting up, he gives me a hug, and then heads for the door, while the gang follows suit.
"What, do we not mean anything to you anymore?" Soda complains motioning to him, Darry, and Pony.
"No you do, it's just that short stuff here is my favorite. Plus she's a lot cuter then you three." Dally says winking at me and walking out the door.
"Ass hole." Soda mumbles.
"I heard that!" Dally shouts from the street.
"I swear that guy hears everything, whether he's in the room with you or not." Pony says.
Steve, Two-bit, and Johnny all give me a hug goodbye and say they'll see me later. They then say bye to my brothers and then their out the door and walking down the street away from our house.
"Thanks for letting them stay Dar, I really needed that." I say smiling at him.
"I know you did baby. I wasn't so sure about letting them stay in the beginning, but when I saw how much your face lit up and how big of a smile you had on your face while they were here, I knew that I had made the right decision by letting them stay." he says pulling me to him and hugging me tight.
"Yeah, it was nice to see a glimpse of happy Sky tonight." Pony says.
I smile brightly at him.
"Okay now it's really late and I have work tomorrow and you have school tomorrow Pony. So I want all of you in bed within the next 20 minutes. Got it?" Darry says in a fatherly tone.
"Wait I thought Soda had to work tomorrow too?" I ask.
"My boss gave me the rest of the week off because he knows that you just got home from the hospital. So you're stuck with me all day for the rest of the week baby girl." Soda says smiling at me.
"No! You're so annoying I won't be able to survive the next couple of days." I say dramatically.
"You did not just say that." Soda says somewhat serious.
"Oh, but I did." I say smirking.
"You're going to regret that Sky." he says.
"I don't th-." I start to say but I am attacked by Soda tickling me.
"No-No-No stop please." I get out.
"I told you that you would regret it baby girl." he says still not stopping.
"Please please stop, I can't take anymore." I say in between laughs.
"Not until you apologize." he says.
"Never." I say.
"Suit yourself." he says still tickling me.
"Fine, fine I'm sorry." I say giving in, not being able to take the tickling anymore.
He stops after he hears my apology. "See, now that wasn't so hard." he says smirking at me.
"Okay guys enough fooling around. Bed, now." Darry instructs.
"Yes sir!" I mock marching off to the bathroom. Darry shakes his head at me as I march past him.
Once I've brushed my teeth and am changed into my pajamas, I lay in the middle of the bed and wait for Pony and Soda. A few minutes later they come in and get in bed on either side of me. Darry then comes in and says goodnight to all of us, then shuts the light and the door behind him as he leaves the room.
"Did you take your meds Sky?" Pony asks.
"Yup, I took them after I brushed my teeth." I tell him.
"Good." he says.
"Are you guys warm enough?" Soda asks.
"Yup." Pony says.
"I'm a little cold." I say.
Soda turns over and wraps his arm around me, which instantly provides the warmth I was needing. Today was a great day I think as I slip into a peaceful slumber.
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