I walked to the hospital as soon as I finished my detention hours. I went
to go visit Dally first. I walked into the room, and found Two-Bit and
Ponyboy there.
".it here," Dally was saying. I was guessing he was talking about Two-Bit's switch because he handed it to him. "We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny."
I felt weird just standing there. I saw that it wasn't the best time to talk to Dally, and I could see that Two-Bit and Ponyboy were ready to leave too.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"Well, we just had gone to see Johnny and he had passed out cold before we left. We told that to Dally, and well you know," Two-Bit said.
"Boy, he's really taking this hard, isn't he?"
"Yeah."
We took a bus home. I sat by myself, while Two-Bit and Pony talked. I didn't feel much like talking and I wasn't listening either.
We finally got to our stop and walked the rest of the way. On our way we saw Cherry sitting in her Corvette.
"Hi, Ponyboy," she said. "Hi, Two-Bit."
"What's up with the big-times?" Two-Bit asked.
"They play you r way. No weapons, fair deal. Your rules."
"You sure?"
She nodded. "Randy told me he knows for sure."
"Thanks Cherry." Two-Bit turned to go home.
"Ponyboy stay a minute." Ponyboy turned to her while me and Two-Bit walked slowly away.
"I don't see how Pony can like that whore."
"She ain't no whore. If I didn't know you, I would think you were more of whore than she is."
"My God! What the fuck is your problem? You defend her instead of me, who has been your friend for a much longer time than she has. How long have you known her? One week?"
"Look, Coke. I didn't mean it that way. You know what I meant."
"You know what? Forget it. I'm going home."
I left without another word. I was so angry. I never would've thought any of my friends would turn on me like that. I mean he could've at least just defended her, he didn't have to dis me too.
I decided to go to the DX station because I figured that Ponyboy and Two- Bit were going to the house.
"Hey, Coke! What you doin' here? I thought you were with Two-Bit and Ponyboy." It was Soda.
"Oh, I was, but when that Soc came by and then it so turns out that Two-Bit goes and takes her side and disses me."
"Okay, I didn't quite get that. Repeat more slowly, will ya?"
"Okay. We were coming home from the hospital, and walking home. We see Cherry sitting in her little Sting Ray. When she wasn't listening I called her a whore. Then Two-Bit says She ain't a whore, you look more like a whore than she does."
"That ain't true. Look, don't listen to him. I mean, Cherry's his friend too. Just know not to dis a friend of his again."
"I'm a friend of his too. What a bastard."
"Okay, Coke. Just calm down. I don't see why you're making such a big deal about this. You usually don't."
"Yeah well. It's not the fact that he called me whore that bugs me, I can take that. It's just that he took her side instead of mine."
"Okay, well let's go home now. My shift is over. Bye Steve. See you later."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Steve."
"Bye, Coke."
Soda and me walked home, talking about nothing the whole time. It was almost six when we got home. Darry wasn't home yet.
"You went to see Dally and Johnny, right?"
"Well, I didn't see Johnny, and when I went in to see Dally he was pretty mad, and so I didn't wanna talk to him. Two-Bit said that Johnny wasn't looking so good, and he passed out before they left the room."
"Oh. I really hope he makes it. Who knows what we'd do without him."
"It'd be real different."
"Yeah. What did Dally say about this?"
"Well, he didn't say much to show concern, but I could see that he is taking this pretty hard. I mean Johnny means everything to him. I know he's never said so, but I could tell. Johnny is like his little brother, but I think he'll get over it. I mean, he's always come through before, right?"
"Yeah."
I was really worried though. I was worried about the rumble mostly, and also about Johnny. I really hoped he made it. Who knows what we would do without him.
".it here," Dally was saying. I was guessing he was talking about Two-Bit's switch because he handed it to him. "We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny."
I felt weird just standing there. I saw that it wasn't the best time to talk to Dally, and I could see that Two-Bit and Ponyboy were ready to leave too.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"Well, we just had gone to see Johnny and he had passed out cold before we left. We told that to Dally, and well you know," Two-Bit said.
"Boy, he's really taking this hard, isn't he?"
"Yeah."
We took a bus home. I sat by myself, while Two-Bit and Pony talked. I didn't feel much like talking and I wasn't listening either.
We finally got to our stop and walked the rest of the way. On our way we saw Cherry sitting in her Corvette.
"Hi, Ponyboy," she said. "Hi, Two-Bit."
"What's up with the big-times?" Two-Bit asked.
"They play you r way. No weapons, fair deal. Your rules."
"You sure?"
She nodded. "Randy told me he knows for sure."
"Thanks Cherry." Two-Bit turned to go home.
"Ponyboy stay a minute." Ponyboy turned to her while me and Two-Bit walked slowly away.
"I don't see how Pony can like that whore."
"She ain't no whore. If I didn't know you, I would think you were more of whore than she is."
"My God! What the fuck is your problem? You defend her instead of me, who has been your friend for a much longer time than she has. How long have you known her? One week?"
"Look, Coke. I didn't mean it that way. You know what I meant."
"You know what? Forget it. I'm going home."
I left without another word. I was so angry. I never would've thought any of my friends would turn on me like that. I mean he could've at least just defended her, he didn't have to dis me too.
I decided to go to the DX station because I figured that Ponyboy and Two- Bit were going to the house.
"Hey, Coke! What you doin' here? I thought you were with Two-Bit and Ponyboy." It was Soda.
"Oh, I was, but when that Soc came by and then it so turns out that Two-Bit goes and takes her side and disses me."
"Okay, I didn't quite get that. Repeat more slowly, will ya?"
"Okay. We were coming home from the hospital, and walking home. We see Cherry sitting in her little Sting Ray. When she wasn't listening I called her a whore. Then Two-Bit says She ain't a whore, you look more like a whore than she does."
"That ain't true. Look, don't listen to him. I mean, Cherry's his friend too. Just know not to dis a friend of his again."
"I'm a friend of his too. What a bastard."
"Okay, Coke. Just calm down. I don't see why you're making such a big deal about this. You usually don't."
"Yeah well. It's not the fact that he called me whore that bugs me, I can take that. It's just that he took her side instead of mine."
"Okay, well let's go home now. My shift is over. Bye Steve. See you later."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Steve."
"Bye, Coke."
Soda and me walked home, talking about nothing the whole time. It was almost six when we got home. Darry wasn't home yet.
"You went to see Dally and Johnny, right?"
"Well, I didn't see Johnny, and when I went in to see Dally he was pretty mad, and so I didn't wanna talk to him. Two-Bit said that Johnny wasn't looking so good, and he passed out before they left the room."
"Oh. I really hope he makes it. Who knows what we'd do without him."
"It'd be real different."
"Yeah. What did Dally say about this?"
"Well, he didn't say much to show concern, but I could see that he is taking this pretty hard. I mean Johnny means everything to him. I know he's never said so, but I could tell. Johnny is like his little brother, but I think he'll get over it. I mean, he's always come through before, right?"
"Yeah."
I was really worried though. I was worried about the rumble mostly, and also about Johnny. I really hoped he made it. Who knows what we would do without him.
