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Chapter 16
Angel yawned for about the fifth time that day. She then gave Johnny's hand a slight squeeze,to see if he would respond. Nothing happened. Well,that doctor had said that he might be out of it for awhile. Suddenly,his eyes opened.
"Hey,Johnnycake," Angel whispered,smiling down at him.
"Angel," he asked in confusion.
"The one and only," she replied.
"Am I in Heaven?"
Angel chuckled softly. "Nah,you're still among the living. If you were in Heaven,why would I be here?"
"You're an angel."
"How are you feeling," she asked concerened.
"I thought I was dead," he said,his eyes wide with fear.
"Nah. The doc said that if the bullet had hit two more inches to the right,it would have hit your heart.You're very lucky that Jones's aim sucks."
"Yeah," he said,managing a smile. He tried to chuckle,but the effort caused him pain.
"Sshh. You need to rest."
"You look like you need the rest more than I do," he countered. "How long have I been here?"
"Three days. It's Wednesday. The gang's been in and out to see you,but you haven't woken up until now. Jones is down the hall."
"What happened?"
"After he shot you,everyone went into a rage. We all hurt him bad. He's getting kicked off of the force for attempted murder and they think he may be mentally unstable."
"Good," Johnny said,his eyes going hard. "How long have you been here," he asked,
looking her over.
"I haven't left your side since I got out of my room. Jones managed to shoot me and Jade,also. She got out before me since the bullet was only in her arm. Mine went through my shoulder blade, and it took a long and painful process to get it out. That was Sunday night. They released me Monday morning and I came down here and haven't left since. It's driving people crazy. I had to strap myself to the chair with Dally's belt one day when they tried to drag me out."
"You should get some sleep," he replied worridely.
"I'll be fine. Now you sleep."
"Only if you go get yourself someting to eat," he said stubornly.
"Deal," she said,shaking his hand slightly. She then kissed his forehead lightly and walked out of the room. Dally was coming her way.
"Any changes," he asked nervously.
"He just woke up," she assured him.
"Thank god!," Dally shouted in happiness. He hugged her and ran down to Johnny's room. She chuckled then went to see if she could find something to eat. And some coffee.
Angel walked back down the hall five minutes later carrying some sweets and a big cup of coffee. When she came into Johnny's room,she saw that the whole gang was there. Johnny looked so happy. She smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed beside him.
Somone was arguing outside. Everyone stopped their merriment and looked at Johnny. The rest of the gang reconized one voice as belonging to Johnny's mother. Angel walked to the door and poked her head out.
"I should get to see him,he's my son!,"the little woman cried in outrage.
"Is there a problem,doctor," Angel asked the doctor.
"This woman is wanting to see the paitent,and we've been told that he doesn't want to see his parents,but we should let them in."
"The boy said he doesn't want to see his parents," cried two nurses in unison.
"He doesn't want to see them," Angel told the doctor.
"He was delrious when he said that," stressed the doctor.
"No,he wasn't. Johnny said he didn't wanna see them,and they won't come in unless they go through me," Angel said,coming out of the door all the way.
"And who are you," asked his mother.
"I'm Angel,not that it's any of your bussiness."
"You're the little hussie he's been running around with lately."
"HUSSIE," Angel screeched. "I'l show you a hussie,you--"
"Don't you dare talk like that to Angel," Johnny shouted. "She's no hussie. She may be a tough girl,but she's no hussie. You better watch what you call people, and for your information,that's what you are. A heartless hussie who doesn't give a flip about weither I live or die. You probally just came down here to see if I was dead and how much these hospital bills are gonna cost you. You haven't ever cared about me. You can say what you want about me,but don't you dare say one rude word about Angel,or so help me,I'll bash your head in and that's a promise. Now got outta here and I never wanna see you again."
Everyone just stared at him. No one had ever heard him talk so much at one time. His mother walked off in a huff and the gang cheered him. He smiled and his cheeks reddend.
The days passed mostly the same. Johnny had to stay in the hospital about a month and,unknown to anyone but Johnny,Angel was paying his medical bills. She would come and see him and bring his homework to him in the afternoons and on weekends. She was walking out of the hospital on just such a weekend when she saw a unpleasently familiar face waiting for her by his car.
"Well,well,lookie who it is. Little Angel,the greaser," Charles taunted.
"Shove it,Soc," Angel replied,walking away.
"Better be nice to me. I know a big secret that you wouldn't want any of your greaser pals to know about."
"What? That I sleep with a teddy bear? Yipee-dee. Better worship the ground you walk on so you don't spill that one," she retorted,her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Not that. I know something else. Something that would make everyone of them turn against you."
"And what would that be," she asked,pretending that she didn't know. But really,in the back of her mind,she was hoping that he wasn't talking about what she thought he was talking about.
"I know that you,dear Angel,are a Soc," he said with a laugh.
Chapter 16
Angel yawned for about the fifth time that day. She then gave Johnny's hand a slight squeeze,to see if he would respond. Nothing happened. Well,that doctor had said that he might be out of it for awhile. Suddenly,his eyes opened.
"Hey,Johnnycake," Angel whispered,smiling down at him.
"Angel," he asked in confusion.
"The one and only," she replied.
"Am I in Heaven?"
Angel chuckled softly. "Nah,you're still among the living. If you were in Heaven,why would I be here?"
"You're an angel."
"How are you feeling," she asked concerened.
"I thought I was dead," he said,his eyes wide with fear.
"Nah. The doc said that if the bullet had hit two more inches to the right,it would have hit your heart.You're very lucky that Jones's aim sucks."
"Yeah," he said,managing a smile. He tried to chuckle,but the effort caused him pain.
"Sshh. You need to rest."
"You look like you need the rest more than I do," he countered. "How long have I been here?"
"Three days. It's Wednesday. The gang's been in and out to see you,but you haven't woken up until now. Jones is down the hall."
"What happened?"
"After he shot you,everyone went into a rage. We all hurt him bad. He's getting kicked off of the force for attempted murder and they think he may be mentally unstable."
"Good," Johnny said,his eyes going hard. "How long have you been here," he asked,
looking her over.
"I haven't left your side since I got out of my room. Jones managed to shoot me and Jade,also. She got out before me since the bullet was only in her arm. Mine went through my shoulder blade, and it took a long and painful process to get it out. That was Sunday night. They released me Monday morning and I came down here and haven't left since. It's driving people crazy. I had to strap myself to the chair with Dally's belt one day when they tried to drag me out."
"You should get some sleep," he replied worridely.
"I'll be fine. Now you sleep."
"Only if you go get yourself someting to eat," he said stubornly.
"Deal," she said,shaking his hand slightly. She then kissed his forehead lightly and walked out of the room. Dally was coming her way.
"Any changes," he asked nervously.
"He just woke up," she assured him.
"Thank god!," Dally shouted in happiness. He hugged her and ran down to Johnny's room. She chuckled then went to see if she could find something to eat. And some coffee.
Angel walked back down the hall five minutes later carrying some sweets and a big cup of coffee. When she came into Johnny's room,she saw that the whole gang was there. Johnny looked so happy. She smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed beside him.
Somone was arguing outside. Everyone stopped their merriment and looked at Johnny. The rest of the gang reconized one voice as belonging to Johnny's mother. Angel walked to the door and poked her head out.
"I should get to see him,he's my son!,"the little woman cried in outrage.
"Is there a problem,doctor," Angel asked the doctor.
"This woman is wanting to see the paitent,and we've been told that he doesn't want to see his parents,but we should let them in."
"The boy said he doesn't want to see his parents," cried two nurses in unison.
"He doesn't want to see them," Angel told the doctor.
"He was delrious when he said that," stressed the doctor.
"No,he wasn't. Johnny said he didn't wanna see them,and they won't come in unless they go through me," Angel said,coming out of the door all the way.
"And who are you," asked his mother.
"I'm Angel,not that it's any of your bussiness."
"You're the little hussie he's been running around with lately."
"HUSSIE," Angel screeched. "I'l show you a hussie,you--"
"Don't you dare talk like that to Angel," Johnny shouted. "She's no hussie. She may be a tough girl,but she's no hussie. You better watch what you call people, and for your information,that's what you are. A heartless hussie who doesn't give a flip about weither I live or die. You probally just came down here to see if I was dead and how much these hospital bills are gonna cost you. You haven't ever cared about me. You can say what you want about me,but don't you dare say one rude word about Angel,or so help me,I'll bash your head in and that's a promise. Now got outta here and I never wanna see you again."
Everyone just stared at him. No one had ever heard him talk so much at one time. His mother walked off in a huff and the gang cheered him. He smiled and his cheeks reddend.
The days passed mostly the same. Johnny had to stay in the hospital about a month and,unknown to anyone but Johnny,Angel was paying his medical bills. She would come and see him and bring his homework to him in the afternoons and on weekends. She was walking out of the hospital on just such a weekend when she saw a unpleasently familiar face waiting for her by his car.
"Well,well,lookie who it is. Little Angel,the greaser," Charles taunted.
"Shove it,Soc," Angel replied,walking away.
"Better be nice to me. I know a big secret that you wouldn't want any of your greaser pals to know about."
"What? That I sleep with a teddy bear? Yipee-dee. Better worship the ground you walk on so you don't spill that one," she retorted,her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Not that. I know something else. Something that would make everyone of them turn against you."
"And what would that be," she asked,pretending that she didn't know. But really,in the back of her mind,she was hoping that he wasn't talking about what she thought he was talking about.
"I know that you,dear Angel,are a Soc," he said with a laugh.