Chapter 15
It was ten 'o clock the next day. Johnny,Soda,and Dally still weren't home. Everyone was trying to urge Jade to go to the hospital,but she wouldn't,not until Soda got home. The end result was everyone dragging her into the car and holding her there.
At the hospital,Jade was getting her arm stitched up.The nurse was going on about something or the other.
"...And some officers brought in three boys last night.They were in pretty bad shape,come to think of it.They looked about your age,actually. That one sure did raise caine. All done,dear."
"What," Jade shouted,jumping off of the table and knocking things off in the process. "What did you just say?"
"I said 'all done,dear'," the nurse replied,backing away with a frightened look on her face.
"No,before that," Jade shouted,advancing on the nurse,who was much bigger than Jade.
"About the teenage boys coming in last night," the nurse asked fearfully.
"Yes! Did they have long hair with lots of hair grease," Jade demanded.
"Of course," the nurse said."One of them had a funny name.Something like Cola..."
"Soda," Jade screamed in question to the shaking woman.
"Yeah,that's it."
"And they were hauled into the cooler," Jade asked,still shouting.
"Yes," the nurse whispered.
"Darry!," Jade screamed,running out of the room, leaving behind a throughly frightened nurse.
"Are you sure that that's where they are," Darry asked for the ninth time as they drove to the prison.
"Positive," Jade stated firmly. She turned to see Angel pulling out a pair of brass knuckles and sliding them on her left hand. Before she could say anything, the car stopped and Angel was out the door.
With Angel walking quickly in the lead,the walked up the drive. When she got to the door,she threw them open with a BANG. All heads snapped around to look at her,but she took no notice. She saw the face she was looking for,and with Jade and Joe right behind her,marched right up to the desk.
Not uttering one word,Angel grabbed Inspector Jones by the shoulder,wheeled him around,and punched him hard with her left fist. Before he could do anything else,she grabbed his shirt collar and held his face inches from hers.
"Where's Johnny Cade," she growled.
"Why should I tell you," he scoffed.
"Because if you don't,you're going to have a date with your maker."
This scared Jones and he gladly showed them to the cell where Soda,Johnny,and Dally were being held. Without saying a word,Jade swiped Jones's keys,unlocked the cell and let the three boys out. Angel hugged Johnny tight. He looked so scared. Johnny had a deadly fear of cops.
As they all walked out of the police station,Jones screamed for them to come back. Angel mearly threw a wad of bills,which was the bail money, onto Jones's desk and walked off. He commanded that they stop or her would shoot, and Joe just gave him the finger. Jones pulled out his gun,cocked it,aimed it at Angel, nnd pulled the trigger.
She barely had time to turn around. The bullet was flying towards her in a blur. Then Johnny jumped in front of her. It was like time slowed. She saw the bullet hit him,in his chest, and he fell to the floor. Her world seemed to crash down around her.
Angel's: "JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!" was the last thing he heard. He fell to the floor and everything went black.
It was ten 'o clock the next day. Johnny,Soda,and Dally still weren't home. Everyone was trying to urge Jade to go to the hospital,but she wouldn't,not until Soda got home. The end result was everyone dragging her into the car and holding her there.
At the hospital,Jade was getting her arm stitched up.The nurse was going on about something or the other.
"...And some officers brought in three boys last night.They were in pretty bad shape,come to think of it.They looked about your age,actually. That one sure did raise caine. All done,dear."
"What," Jade shouted,jumping off of the table and knocking things off in the process. "What did you just say?"
"I said 'all done,dear'," the nurse replied,backing away with a frightened look on her face.
"No,before that," Jade shouted,advancing on the nurse,who was much bigger than Jade.
"About the teenage boys coming in last night," the nurse asked fearfully.
"Yes! Did they have long hair with lots of hair grease," Jade demanded.
"Of course," the nurse said."One of them had a funny name.Something like Cola..."
"Soda," Jade screamed in question to the shaking woman.
"Yeah,that's it."
"And they were hauled into the cooler," Jade asked,still shouting.
"Yes," the nurse whispered.
"Darry!," Jade screamed,running out of the room, leaving behind a throughly frightened nurse.
"Are you sure that that's where they are," Darry asked for the ninth time as they drove to the prison.
"Positive," Jade stated firmly. She turned to see Angel pulling out a pair of brass knuckles and sliding them on her left hand. Before she could say anything, the car stopped and Angel was out the door.
With Angel walking quickly in the lead,the walked up the drive. When she got to the door,she threw them open with a BANG. All heads snapped around to look at her,but she took no notice. She saw the face she was looking for,and with Jade and Joe right behind her,marched right up to the desk.
Not uttering one word,Angel grabbed Inspector Jones by the shoulder,wheeled him around,and punched him hard with her left fist. Before he could do anything else,she grabbed his shirt collar and held his face inches from hers.
"Where's Johnny Cade," she growled.
"Why should I tell you," he scoffed.
"Because if you don't,you're going to have a date with your maker."
This scared Jones and he gladly showed them to the cell where Soda,Johnny,and Dally were being held. Without saying a word,Jade swiped Jones's keys,unlocked the cell and let the three boys out. Angel hugged Johnny tight. He looked so scared. Johnny had a deadly fear of cops.
As they all walked out of the police station,Jones screamed for them to come back. Angel mearly threw a wad of bills,which was the bail money, onto Jones's desk and walked off. He commanded that they stop or her would shoot, and Joe just gave him the finger. Jones pulled out his gun,cocked it,aimed it at Angel, nnd pulled the trigger.
She barely had time to turn around. The bullet was flying towards her in a blur. Then Johnny jumped in front of her. It was like time slowed. She saw the bullet hit him,in his chest, and he fell to the floor. Her world seemed to crash down around her.
Angel's: "JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!" was the last thing he heard. He fell to the floor and everything went black.