Chapter 13. Wow. all stand back and be amazed!!! Three chapters in two days. a new record for me. of course today is my last day to sleep in. but no I'm up already cuz I can't sleep.ugh. anyway. I don't know how often I'll be updating after this with school, isus, exams, and my other story. so yeah I anyway.

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Two-bit, Steve, Noah and Meghan rushed into the hospital only to find Soda and Darry waiting. Soda looked as white as a ghost and Darry was pacing back and forth. It was not hard to tell that they'd both been crying. This worried the four because they figured it must be really serious. Soda didn't worry them too much but if Darry was crying you knew it was bad because he rarely cried.

Two-bit spoke everyone's question. "Is he alright???"

Darry stopped pacing and looked up. "I dunno. We just got here and they took him right to surgery. But in the helicopter they said they didn't think he was gunna make it. he lost a lot of blood." Darry immediately went back to his pacing.

Noah put a hand on his shoulder. "They have awesome doctors here Dar. it'll be fine." This didn't convince any of them.

They waited for what seemed like ever. Eventually Noah and Meghan left back for the lodge instructing them to call as soon as anything was found out. They had left the lodge completely without supervision so they had to be returning.

Two-bit sighed. The rest of the guys turned towards him but nobody said anything for a while.

Two-bit suddenly remember something from a few months ago. It was the day of the rumble and him and Pony wanted to visit Dally and Johnny before the rumble. Before getting on the bus he had told Pony that the gang could make it without anyone but Johnny. He couldn't believe he had said it and thought nothing of it until now. He sighed again.

Steve finally voiced everyone's thoughts. "What???" Two-bit shook his head. "I just remembered something I said to Pony once." He didn't go any farther because he did not want to upset anyone---especially Soda who was about to pass out--- by talking about Pony.

To everyone's surprise Soda spoke up. "What did you say???" He asked without looking up.

"Remember the night of the rumble. Well that day me and him went to the hospital and around and stuff. And after seeing Johnny I remember saying to him that we could make it without anyone but Johnny." He sighed for the third time.

"Two-bit, he knows you didn't mean it." Soda said. Two-bit just nodded. He was busy thinking about something else right now. This was his fault. He didn't know it but everyone else was thinking the same thing at that exact moment.

Two-bit finally spoke his feelings. "I'm sorry guys."

They were all confused. "For what???" Steve asked.

"This is all my fault. I knew he was up there and I was gunna come get you guys right away when I couldn't get him down but I didn't. I stayed up there and talked with him first instead and when he fell I didn't do anything." He hit his head with the palm of his hand. "What was I thinking???"

Steve spoke up. "You couldn't have done anything Two-bit. Besides he wouldn't be up there if I hadn't been such a jerk. I have nothing against the kid, heck he's like a brother to me just like the rest of you. But I have to go and chase him off."

Soda finally looked up for the first time since they arrived. "Yeah but if I hadn't gotten so jealous and insisted he come with us he would have been with Darry or in his room or somewhere safe. I'm so stupid." Steve through an arm around him trying to comfort his friend.

Darry shook his head. "You guys are all wrong. It's completely my fault. I made us come. if we didn't come none of this would have happened. He knew something was gunna happen. He was set against coming and I made him. He's so smart and he knew. I should have listened to him."

Soda looked at Darry. "You were just trying to help him Darry. but you are right about him being smart. he's so smart and amazing it scares me sometimes.

Steve spoke up. "That's why he's gunna make it through. He is an amazing kid."

They continued to discuss Pony trying to pass the time until finally a doctor came in. "Daryl Curtis???" Darry stood up. "Yeah that's me."

"May I speak to you in private please???" The doctor said.

"Well I'm gunna tell them anyway so I think it would be a lot easier if you just told us together."

"Alright if that's what you wish." The doctor spoke up a little bit louder now so everyone could hear. "He made it. He's alive right now but we're still not sure if he's gunna make it. He's in a coma right now. All I can tell you is he may wake up in a few days or weeks, or never at all. I'm sorry."

"Can we see him???" Soda asked.

"Of course." The doctor answered.