*** The same applies here. I only own Addie. ***
*** Steve's POV ***
"Steve, Soda, what are you doing home so earl… what happened? Is Addie ok?" Darry asked as we walked through the door.
"Let me put in bed and then we'll tell ya what happened." I said heading to the back bedroom.
Laying her down on bed, I pried her arms and legs off. Covering her up with the blanket I brushed a piece of hair out of her eyes. Tears were cascading down her cheeks. Getting up I brushed past Soda and Darry in the doorway. They followed me out, coming into the living room I sagged into the couch. Soda sat down besides me while Darry sat on the coffee table.
"What happened?" He asked looking from me to Soda and back to me.
"Her dad… he's dead. We were at the station when… we heard the gunfire. He was… dying when we got there. He died… in our arms." I said looking down at my hands.`~!
"Oh, lord god. Poor kid. She'll stay with us." Darry responded
*** Addie's POV ***
The image of my dad lying there on the ground played over and over in my mind. It scared me. I tried to get away from the memory, but it attacked me full force.
"Ahh." I screamed bolting upright.
Darry, Soda, and Steve came running into the room. Soda and Steve crawled onto the bed. I collapsed in Soda's arms and began to cry. Steve rubbed my back, hoping to calm me down. Darry stood at the edge of the bed.
"Darry, Soda, I'm home." Pony called as he, Dally, Two-Bit, and Johnny walked into the bedroom he stopped. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Pony, guys… Addie's dad is dead. He was killed a little while ago." Darry spoke softly.
"Lord Almighty." Two-Bit said.
I turned to the guys tears streaming down my face. I weakly smiled at them. Pony sat down besides me and pulled me into a hug.
"Pony, when are the nightmares gonna stop?" I asked looking up into his eyes.
"I don't know honey, but we'll help you through them. Won't we guys?" Pony replied.
"Aw, Addie you know we would." Dally answered.
"Yeah, Addie we'll help ya." Johnny said.
I sat up and looked at them. Smiling I grabbed all of them into a group hug.
"Thanks guys, I don't know what I'd do without you." I whispered.
Yawning I lay back down. Soda and Steve climb in bed on either side while the others left the room. Steve pulled me close to him, wiping the tears from my eyes. Resting my head on his chest I fell into a dreamless sleep.
*** What do you think? By now you should notice that I like orphan stories. The chapter was kinda short, but I hope ya liked it. ***
*** Steve's POV ***
"Steve, Soda, what are you doing home so earl… what happened? Is Addie ok?" Darry asked as we walked through the door.
"Let me put in bed and then we'll tell ya what happened." I said heading to the back bedroom.
Laying her down on bed, I pried her arms and legs off. Covering her up with the blanket I brushed a piece of hair out of her eyes. Tears were cascading down her cheeks. Getting up I brushed past Soda and Darry in the doorway. They followed me out, coming into the living room I sagged into the couch. Soda sat down besides me while Darry sat on the coffee table.
"What happened?" He asked looking from me to Soda and back to me.
"Her dad… he's dead. We were at the station when… we heard the gunfire. He was… dying when we got there. He died… in our arms." I said looking down at my hands.`~!
"Oh, lord god. Poor kid. She'll stay with us." Darry responded
*** Addie's POV ***
The image of my dad lying there on the ground played over and over in my mind. It scared me. I tried to get away from the memory, but it attacked me full force.
"Ahh." I screamed bolting upright.
Darry, Soda, and Steve came running into the room. Soda and Steve crawled onto the bed. I collapsed in Soda's arms and began to cry. Steve rubbed my back, hoping to calm me down. Darry stood at the edge of the bed.
"Darry, Soda, I'm home." Pony called as he, Dally, Two-Bit, and Johnny walked into the bedroom he stopped. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Pony, guys… Addie's dad is dead. He was killed a little while ago." Darry spoke softly.
"Lord Almighty." Two-Bit said.
I turned to the guys tears streaming down my face. I weakly smiled at them. Pony sat down besides me and pulled me into a hug.
"Pony, when are the nightmares gonna stop?" I asked looking up into his eyes.
"I don't know honey, but we'll help you through them. Won't we guys?" Pony replied.
"Aw, Addie you know we would." Dally answered.
"Yeah, Addie we'll help ya." Johnny said.
I sat up and looked at them. Smiling I grabbed all of them into a group hug.
"Thanks guys, I don't know what I'd do without you." I whispered.
Yawning I lay back down. Soda and Steve climb in bed on either side while the others left the room. Steve pulled me close to him, wiping the tears from my eyes. Resting my head on his chest I fell into a dreamless sleep.
*** What do you think? By now you should notice that I like orphan stories. The chapter was kinda short, but I hope ya liked it. ***