Note- Everything is S.E. Hinton's, not mine.

"What the ****?!?" I mumbled, Darry's whole face was red. I regretted it, even if I wasn't so drunk, I would not have a chance against Darry. My head bubbled in and out and I heard someone saying "He's drunk" and I saw a strange looking Soda. I repeated my question and Darry stormed out of the room. Soda looked like he was going to cry, but instead he kicked me. "OK?!?!? WHAT DID I DO?!?!?" I screeched. "Where's Pony?" I heard. Pony. Pony who? Ohhhhh.. Pony. "At school?" "At nine o clock?" I knew I was drunk. Err.. Lets seeeeeeee.. Pony.. Oh yeah, he wanted me to tell them something.... Darry.. where was Darry.. Oh.. he was next to Soda.. Or was he Mickey Mouse? "He told me to tell you.." slur slur "errrrr.. Oh yeah. he loves you two" At that Soda started bawling. Darry started to scream. "Where is he Two-Bit? WHERE IS HE?" "I don't know!!!!!" I closed my eyes. I was asleep.

When I woke up, it was way past morning and I could tell Darry and Soda were at work. I was on the floor... With a hangover. Blah- hate them darn things. It took me a while before everything re-processed into my mind. Ann- Marie running, Soda crying, Darry screaming.. What? Oh yeah, screaming "WHERE IS HE?" Where's who? I suddenly sat straight up. PONY! Where was Pony! He was gone?!? I jumped up and looked around, nothing out of the ordinary. the table... A note! I ran over to it, it had already been opened, and obviously, read-

Darry and Soda, Don't worry, Im just going away for a little while to do some thinking. Don't worry about me, Im sure I'll be fine. Love from, Pony

Now I got it! He went away. I vaguely remembered something. he told me something. something about were he was afraid he would run away to, but I couldn't think of it. I fell down to the ground, my head pounded from sleepiness and beer, where did he say?!? Now I felt like crying, but I couldn't, I never cried. I could get him- I could save him- but the beer stopped me. I banged my fist against the wall and ran outside.