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Chapter 17- Coming Home
** Ponyboy's POV**
Darry had to spend the rest of the day in the hospital. He was gonna be ok. He just has a couple of bruises,scars,and some stitches in his hand. I was freaking on the way to the hospital and Sodapop had to control me. He yelled at me to shutup, which I wasn't surprised, but I shuted up. The way Soda has been, I wasn't gonna take any chances. Sodapop hasn't really said a word about this. I guess he was scared as much as me, but Sodapop has been not trying to show his emotions lately. Sodapop used to be wild,nice,funny,and did have a soft side if you know him. But now he is mean,cold,harsh,and could scare me as Dally use to for being too real. Well Sodapop drove us home. Darry's car was totaled, and I don't think there is any use of people trying to fix it. Darry is really upset about that, the doctors almost has to give him a shot to calm him down when he got the news. He was quiet on the way home, actually all of us were quiet. I guess we really didn't have anything to talk about. Two-Bit and Steve were there when we got there.
" Where were you-" Two-Bit was saying but the sight of Darry made him stop. " What happened?"
" I was in a car accident. But everything is fine, but the car of course. That damn car is gone, god the bills are going to go up" Darry said. He was balling up his good hand trying to control himself.
" Oh, well it's good that you are ok" Two-Bit said while sitting back at his place at the table, playing cards with Steve.
" Uh huh" Darry said while trying to pick up clothes and things on the floor. He doesn't know when to stop, I'm surprise that his energy isn't all gone.
" Darry stop!!" I yelled. I didn't want it to come out like that. " I mean you are in bad shape,you go to bed. We'll handle the mess." Everyone looked at me like I was off my knocker. Two-Bit and Steve would never clean up, and I don't know if Sodapop will, I'll probably end up doing it by myself. Darry looked at me. He raised on of his eyebrows, a trick he must have gotten from Two-Bit.
" Ok" He said and went to his room. Before he went through the door he turned back to us. But was staring at Sodapop.
" Sodapop get to your room" He said smoothly. Sodapop stood up from the sofa.
" Why!" He yelled. Darry shook his head.
" Do you have to answer that question?" Darry said. I guess Darry won't let it alone that Sodapop did drugs. He was still pretty mad about it.
" But Darry-"
" No buts Sodapop Curtis, go to your room....NOW!!" I hoped Darry would calm down a little, I didn't want him to lose his temper,and break the stitches out of his hand or something. Sodapop narrowed his eyes.
" Yessir" He mumbled and walked to the room, causing a slam afterward. Darry was too tired I guess to make a fuss so he just ingored that comment and went to his room,closing the door. I looked at Steve and Two-Bit.
" I hope this change of Sodapop will end soon" Steve said. I stared at Steve. For the first time I can see Steve as a person who cares. Someone who isn't that of a bad person. I looked away and started to pick up the rest of the mess.
" I do too Steve, I do too"
Chapter 17- Coming Home
** Ponyboy's POV**
Darry had to spend the rest of the day in the hospital. He was gonna be ok. He just has a couple of bruises,scars,and some stitches in his hand. I was freaking on the way to the hospital and Sodapop had to control me. He yelled at me to shutup, which I wasn't surprised, but I shuted up. The way Soda has been, I wasn't gonna take any chances. Sodapop hasn't really said a word about this. I guess he was scared as much as me, but Sodapop has been not trying to show his emotions lately. Sodapop used to be wild,nice,funny,and did have a soft side if you know him. But now he is mean,cold,harsh,and could scare me as Dally use to for being too real. Well Sodapop drove us home. Darry's car was totaled, and I don't think there is any use of people trying to fix it. Darry is really upset about that, the doctors almost has to give him a shot to calm him down when he got the news. He was quiet on the way home, actually all of us were quiet. I guess we really didn't have anything to talk about. Two-Bit and Steve were there when we got there.
" Where were you-" Two-Bit was saying but the sight of Darry made him stop. " What happened?"
" I was in a car accident. But everything is fine, but the car of course. That damn car is gone, god the bills are going to go up" Darry said. He was balling up his good hand trying to control himself.
" Oh, well it's good that you are ok" Two-Bit said while sitting back at his place at the table, playing cards with Steve.
" Uh huh" Darry said while trying to pick up clothes and things on the floor. He doesn't know when to stop, I'm surprise that his energy isn't all gone.
" Darry stop!!" I yelled. I didn't want it to come out like that. " I mean you are in bad shape,you go to bed. We'll handle the mess." Everyone looked at me like I was off my knocker. Two-Bit and Steve would never clean up, and I don't know if Sodapop will, I'll probably end up doing it by myself. Darry looked at me. He raised on of his eyebrows, a trick he must have gotten from Two-Bit.
" Ok" He said and went to his room. Before he went through the door he turned back to us. But was staring at Sodapop.
" Sodapop get to your room" He said smoothly. Sodapop stood up from the sofa.
" Why!" He yelled. Darry shook his head.
" Do you have to answer that question?" Darry said. I guess Darry won't let it alone that Sodapop did drugs. He was still pretty mad about it.
" But Darry-"
" No buts Sodapop Curtis, go to your room....NOW!!" I hoped Darry would calm down a little, I didn't want him to lose his temper,and break the stitches out of his hand or something. Sodapop narrowed his eyes.
" Yessir" He mumbled and walked to the room, causing a slam afterward. Darry was too tired I guess to make a fuss so he just ingored that comment and went to his room,closing the door. I looked at Steve and Two-Bit.
" I hope this change of Sodapop will end soon" Steve said. I stared at Steve. For the first time I can see Steve as a person who cares. Someone who isn't that of a bad person. I looked away and started to pick up the rest of the mess.
" I do too Steve, I do too"