A/N: hey everyone. Sorry about the three months delay! Shoot, I didn't realise its been so long. I had exams then I went on holidays and now I'm back at uni again but I'm going to try to make regular weekly updates ok! I'm glad ya'll like it though.
Dear Darry:
I'm sorry I didn't write to you sooner. We got your letter yesterday but it was dated 3 weeks ago. Of course we believe you. How could you think we wouldn't? We're both fine. Soda doesn't feel like writing so he told me to send you his love.
We wanted to come and see you but we won't be able to for another week at least. They have a bus that takes everyone to the prisons to visit their relatives here but we missed the last one.
I've already got a lot of assignments to do for my classes. It's good because it keeps my mind off reality. I really miss you Darry and so does Soda.
Write to us soon.
Ponyboy
Darrel put down the letter and leaned back against the wall. He was sitting on his bed; it was already passed lights out but he couldn't sleep. The only light left on was the one in the hallway which made his eyes hurt.
He'd already read the letter from Ponyboy 5 times but every time he read it, he grew more certain that there was something wrong. Sure, Ponyboy said that they're both fine; it was what he wasn't saying that worried Darrel. There was no way Soda would pass off a chance to write to him.
Maybe he's mad at me, Darrel thought.
But that would be out of character for Soda as well. and Ponyboy didn't really say much about the home, he only referred to it as 'here'.
Darrel put his head down on his worn out pillow. He couldn't find out the truth about his brothers. How could he? He had enough to worry about. Prison life wasn't exactly a picnic. Lucky he know how to use his head but sometimes that wasn't enough, he'd have to make alliances too.
The first time he got attacked, in the showers, he realised this. It wasn't about being tough; being surrounded by ten big angry guys with switchblades could make anyone drop to their knees. It was all about who you know- problem was- he didn't know anyone.