chapter 8! hope its to your liking.
DISCLAIMER: i own nobody! thats rite NOBODY! except for dr.pepper (no not
the drink), rockelle, sabrina, rockelles mom, kevin, jen...and thats it! so
dont think otherwise and sue me! im flat BROKE! okay enuff of my stupid
disclaimer and on with my story!
*Scene: Curtis House (Nobodys POV)*
Darry and Soda were sitting in the living room. Neither one of them saying a word. Soda had just got done crying when Sabrina walked in.
"Hi," Sabrina said softly. She sat next to Soda on the couch and put an arm around him. "Everything's gonna be okay," she whispered. Just then the phone rang. Darry ran to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is this Darrel Curtis?"
"Yes it is. Who is this?"
"Dr. Pepper from Tulsa Hospital." (A/N: i could not think of a better name for the doctor! LoL)
"Is something wrong?"
"We have your brother Ponyboy Curtis in the waiting room. When you come to pick him up, I'll fill you in on all the details."
"Okay. I'll be there." He hung up the phone without saying good-bye to Dr. Pepper. He picked up the keys to the truck and said, "Soda, Rina, get in the truck. We're going to the hospital." He walked out the door with Soda and Rina right behind him.
*Scene: The Truck and still nobodys POV*
Rina sat in between Soda and Darry. "Darry, is Ponyboy okay? Whats wrong? Did the doc say anything?" Soda asked nervously.
"No he didnt, Soda. Just calm down. We'll find out as soon as we get there, okay?"
"Why--" Soda was cut off by Sabrina. She put her index finger on his lips to silence him. He was way too nervous to enjoy a kiss so this would have to do.
"Soda, everything is gonna be all right. Just relax, okay?" Her voice was low and soothing. She kissed his cheek and took her finger off of his mouth. Soda grabbed her hand and held it the rest of the way to the hospital. Nobody said another word.
*Scene: Hospital and once again its still nobodys POV*
When they were inside, Darry demanded to see Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper and said, "Hello, how can I help you?"
"You just called me and said my little brother, Ponyboy Curtis, is here. Whats wrong with him?"
"He'll be okay. Just a little smoke inhalation from the fire."
"There was a fire?"
"Yes. Him and three others saved little kids from a burning church. But your brother is all right. He's in the waiting room. Third door on your right."
Darry, Soda, and Sabrina ran down the hall and saw Ponyboy sitting in a chair.
"Pony!" Darry and Soda shouted.
Pony looked up and ran over to them. He hugged them tight and Sabrina joined their group hug. "Hows Rockelle?" asked Sabrina.
"And Johnny?" asked Soda.
"And Dallas?" asked Darry.
"I dunno. The doc wont tell me nothin'. Says he'll only talk to family," said Ponyboy.
Darry stormed out of the waiting room and found Dr. Pepper. Once he found him he dragged him back to the waiting room so they could all here the news together. "Tell us the conditions of Dallas Winston, Rockelle Stevens, and Johnny Cade. Now," Darry demanded.
"I can only give family that information."
"Look, doc, we're the only family those three have got so you better tell us now. I mean it."
"Okay. I'll tell you. Dallas Winston has a third degree burn on his left arm. It should heal in two weeks. Johnny Cade has a few burns and smoke inhalation. Rockelle Stevens has first degree burns on her back, a deep cut on her forehead and a shattered leg. She's still unconcious."
"Will Rockelle be okay?" Ponyboy asked softly.
"She should regain conciousness soon but I'm afraid that her leg wont heal. She will remain disabled." He look at all of them one last time and left.
"Can we stay here? You know, wait for Rocky to wake up?" Pony asked Darry.
"Sure. Maybe they'll let us visit Dallas and Johnny while we wait."
*Rockelle's POV*
I woke up and the scent of sterilizers and cleaning detergeants. I looked around and saw I was hooked up to a heart moniter and had an IV in my arm. What was wrong with me? "Dallas!" I screamed. "Johnny! Pony! Two- Bit!" I called for the whole gang until one of the nurses came in.
"Whats wrong?" she asked.
"Who are you?" I was so scared.
"I'm Nurse Loya. You can call me Jen."
"Nurse? Where am I?"
"The hospital."
"Get Dallas. I have to thank Dallas."
"Winston?"
"Yeah." My throat was getting sore.
"He's in the room next to yours."
"Is he okay?" Fear came over me like a tidal wave.
"Yeah."
"Am I okay?"
"I'll get Dr. Pepper in here for you." Jen left and a man of about 50 came in. He had sympathetic brown eyes and a gentle smile. He was going bald and the hair he had left was gray.
"Hi, Rockelle."
"What the hell is wrong with me?" My voice cracked.
"You have a few first degree burns on your back. So try not to move too much. There is a deep cut on your forehead but it should be all right. And your whole left leg is shattered. I believe it will leave you disabled."
"Disabled?" I couldnt believe it! It was gonna kill me trying to escape Kevin now. "I want Pony and Darry and Soda and Rina. Now."
"Okay. Just a second."
He left and they all came in. Ponyboy ran to me and held my hand softly. He was afraid of hurting me. I could tell by the look in his eyes. "Hows Johnny?" I asked.
"Hes gonna be okay. Dallas too," Soda said.
"But I'm not. I'm gonna be disabled." A painful lump formed in my throat and tears threatend to fall down my face. The only person I wanted now was Two-Bit. "I want Two-Bit," I said weakly, choking back my tears.
"We couldnt get a hold of him or Steve," Sabrina said.
"But I need Two-Bit right now!"
"I'll call him at his house again," Darry said and rushed out.
'I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry,' I thought to myself. Just thinking that helped and the painful lump in my throat dissolved and the tears no longer were threating to spill down my face. Before I knew it, Darry came back.
"I finally got a hold of Two-Bit. He's on his way."
"Thanks, Darry."
"Do you want us to go?" Soda asked.
"No. Dont leave me alone."
Nothing more was said until Two-Bit came running through the door. Pony moved away from my bedside so Two-Bit could be next to me. "Whats wrong, Babydoll?" he asked.
"My leg is shattered. I'm gonna be disabled. And I got first degree burns on my back and a cut on my forehead. I'm never gonna be able to get away from Kevin any more! Two-Bit..." My voice trailed off and the tears from earlier sprang to my eyes and fell down my face.
He patted my hand gently. "Everything will be okay," he whispered. "We'll all take good care of you."
"I missed you," I managed to choke out.
"I missed you too. But I'm here now and you'll be okay."
*Scene: Curtis House (Nobodys POV)*
Darry and Soda were sitting in the living room. Neither one of them saying a word. Soda had just got done crying when Sabrina walked in.
"Hi," Sabrina said softly. She sat next to Soda on the couch and put an arm around him. "Everything's gonna be okay," she whispered. Just then the phone rang. Darry ran to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is this Darrel Curtis?"
"Yes it is. Who is this?"
"Dr. Pepper from Tulsa Hospital." (A/N: i could not think of a better name for the doctor! LoL)
"Is something wrong?"
"We have your brother Ponyboy Curtis in the waiting room. When you come to pick him up, I'll fill you in on all the details."
"Okay. I'll be there." He hung up the phone without saying good-bye to Dr. Pepper. He picked up the keys to the truck and said, "Soda, Rina, get in the truck. We're going to the hospital." He walked out the door with Soda and Rina right behind him.
*Scene: The Truck and still nobodys POV*
Rina sat in between Soda and Darry. "Darry, is Ponyboy okay? Whats wrong? Did the doc say anything?" Soda asked nervously.
"No he didnt, Soda. Just calm down. We'll find out as soon as we get there, okay?"
"Why--" Soda was cut off by Sabrina. She put her index finger on his lips to silence him. He was way too nervous to enjoy a kiss so this would have to do.
"Soda, everything is gonna be all right. Just relax, okay?" Her voice was low and soothing. She kissed his cheek and took her finger off of his mouth. Soda grabbed her hand and held it the rest of the way to the hospital. Nobody said another word.
*Scene: Hospital and once again its still nobodys POV*
When they were inside, Darry demanded to see Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper and said, "Hello, how can I help you?"
"You just called me and said my little brother, Ponyboy Curtis, is here. Whats wrong with him?"
"He'll be okay. Just a little smoke inhalation from the fire."
"There was a fire?"
"Yes. Him and three others saved little kids from a burning church. But your brother is all right. He's in the waiting room. Third door on your right."
Darry, Soda, and Sabrina ran down the hall and saw Ponyboy sitting in a chair.
"Pony!" Darry and Soda shouted.
Pony looked up and ran over to them. He hugged them tight and Sabrina joined their group hug. "Hows Rockelle?" asked Sabrina.
"And Johnny?" asked Soda.
"And Dallas?" asked Darry.
"I dunno. The doc wont tell me nothin'. Says he'll only talk to family," said Ponyboy.
Darry stormed out of the waiting room and found Dr. Pepper. Once he found him he dragged him back to the waiting room so they could all here the news together. "Tell us the conditions of Dallas Winston, Rockelle Stevens, and Johnny Cade. Now," Darry demanded.
"I can only give family that information."
"Look, doc, we're the only family those three have got so you better tell us now. I mean it."
"Okay. I'll tell you. Dallas Winston has a third degree burn on his left arm. It should heal in two weeks. Johnny Cade has a few burns and smoke inhalation. Rockelle Stevens has first degree burns on her back, a deep cut on her forehead and a shattered leg. She's still unconcious."
"Will Rockelle be okay?" Ponyboy asked softly.
"She should regain conciousness soon but I'm afraid that her leg wont heal. She will remain disabled." He look at all of them one last time and left.
"Can we stay here? You know, wait for Rocky to wake up?" Pony asked Darry.
"Sure. Maybe they'll let us visit Dallas and Johnny while we wait."
*Rockelle's POV*
I woke up and the scent of sterilizers and cleaning detergeants. I looked around and saw I was hooked up to a heart moniter and had an IV in my arm. What was wrong with me? "Dallas!" I screamed. "Johnny! Pony! Two- Bit!" I called for the whole gang until one of the nurses came in.
"Whats wrong?" she asked.
"Who are you?" I was so scared.
"I'm Nurse Loya. You can call me Jen."
"Nurse? Where am I?"
"The hospital."
"Get Dallas. I have to thank Dallas."
"Winston?"
"Yeah." My throat was getting sore.
"He's in the room next to yours."
"Is he okay?" Fear came over me like a tidal wave.
"Yeah."
"Am I okay?"
"I'll get Dr. Pepper in here for you." Jen left and a man of about 50 came in. He had sympathetic brown eyes and a gentle smile. He was going bald and the hair he had left was gray.
"Hi, Rockelle."
"What the hell is wrong with me?" My voice cracked.
"You have a few first degree burns on your back. So try not to move too much. There is a deep cut on your forehead but it should be all right. And your whole left leg is shattered. I believe it will leave you disabled."
"Disabled?" I couldnt believe it! It was gonna kill me trying to escape Kevin now. "I want Pony and Darry and Soda and Rina. Now."
"Okay. Just a second."
He left and they all came in. Ponyboy ran to me and held my hand softly. He was afraid of hurting me. I could tell by the look in his eyes. "Hows Johnny?" I asked.
"Hes gonna be okay. Dallas too," Soda said.
"But I'm not. I'm gonna be disabled." A painful lump formed in my throat and tears threatend to fall down my face. The only person I wanted now was Two-Bit. "I want Two-Bit," I said weakly, choking back my tears.
"We couldnt get a hold of him or Steve," Sabrina said.
"But I need Two-Bit right now!"
"I'll call him at his house again," Darry said and rushed out.
'I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry,' I thought to myself. Just thinking that helped and the painful lump in my throat dissolved and the tears no longer were threating to spill down my face. Before I knew it, Darry came back.
"I finally got a hold of Two-Bit. He's on his way."
"Thanks, Darry."
"Do you want us to go?" Soda asked.
"No. Dont leave me alone."
Nothing more was said until Two-Bit came running through the door. Pony moved away from my bedside so Two-Bit could be next to me. "Whats wrong, Babydoll?" he asked.
"My leg is shattered. I'm gonna be disabled. And I got first degree burns on my back and a cut on my forehead. I'm never gonna be able to get away from Kevin any more! Two-Bit..." My voice trailed off and the tears from earlier sprang to my eyes and fell down my face.
He patted my hand gently. "Everything will be okay," he whispered. "We'll all take good care of you."
"I missed you," I managed to choke out.
"I missed you too. But I'm here now and you'll be okay."