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I have 108 reviews now! I just love reading them. Thank you so much!
BTW JL Collett: You are my 100th reviewer!
Anyway, keep reviewing. I don't know when or where this story is going to end. It's already gone further than I expected. I guess it will end when I run out of ideas! I don't know when that might be because I didn't plan a lot of the stuff that happened up to this chapter!
Steve's POV
I was at the Curtis house just lying around watching TV the next morning when Soda finally woke up. He had been asleep since yesterday afternoon. Darry sure was right when he said he was exhausted.
"Hey, Steve." He said sitting down on the couch next to me.
"Hey, Darry called yesterday when you were still sleeping. He didn't want me to wake you up. He said that Pony is awake now." I said.
"I need to go back up there, but I don't have the truck. Can you drive me back to the hospital?"
"Sure." I said as I turned the TV off and got up.
Soda followed me out to my car, and he must have been feeling better because he joked and smiled a little.
"Try not to get in any accidents this time. Okay? We don't have time for it." He said grinning.
"Yeah, sure. I'll do my best." I said grinning back at him.
Darry's POV
Pony was awake sometimes, but right now he was sleeping. The doctors had said that the antibiotics were working, and his temperature had gone down some. I guessed he would resume chemo as soon as he got over the pneumonia, but I hoped that the cancer wouldn't get any worse without treatment. I was on my way to the cafeteria when I ran into Soda and Steve.
"Darry, how's Pony doing?" Soda asked.
"He's sleeping right now, and the doctors say he is getting better. Do you feel better, little buddy?" I said.
"Yeah. I slept a lot yesterday. I didn't wake up until this morning."
"I'm going to the cafeteria for some food, so you go on and see Pony. I'll be back there in a little bit."
Soda started to leave, but then he turned around.
"Steve, aren't you coming? You haven't even seen him yet." He said.
"Oh, yeah sure. I'm coming." Steve said.
"Steve, wait a second. Have you seen Twobit? He left earlier and said he was going to our house." I said.
"No, I haven't seen him. He must have found something else to do"
Steve and Soda left to go to ICU, leaving me with a strange feeling. I couldn't explain it, but it was the same feeling I'd had when Johnny got jumped before I even knew about it. I had a feeling something was wrong, other than the reason we were in this hospital.
Soda's POV
I still couldn't stand the sight of my little brother in that hospital bed, but I instantly felt better when he opened his eyes.
"Hey, little buddy. You're going to be out of here soon. They say you're getting better." I said.
I wished he could talk, but that ventilator stopped him. I hoped he would be off that thing soon.
Pony turned a little and looked at Steve.
"Hey, how are you doing?" He asked.
"Steve, he can't answer you with the ventilator there." I said looking at him like he had lost his mind.
"I know. I was just trying to make conversation. I didn't know what to say. Well, I guess I should say I hope you get out of here soon and off that ventilator, so you can answer me."
We both laughed when Pony rolled his eyes at Steve. That was a good sign since he was still so sick.
Later that day, Cherry Valance showed up at the hospital. I hadn't seen her since the day Pony was in court. I was out in the waiting room with Steve when she got there. Pony had gone back to sleep. She walked up to us and started talking.
"You're Ponyboy's older brother, aren't you?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm Soda. Hey, you're Cherry Valance. Aren't you?" I said.
"Right. I heard about Ponyboy at school. How is he doing?"
"He could be better. Right now, he's in ICU with pneumonia. Since he's on chemo, it's dangerous. You can go see him if you want, but he can't talk because he's on a ventilator."
"Okay. I'd like to see him."
"I'll be right back, Steve."
He just nodded and went back to looking at a car magazine he had picked up. I lead Cherry to where Pony was, and she got a sad look in her eyes when she saw him. Pony had told me about Cherry. She was different than a lot of the other socs. She didn't dislike us just because we were greasers. Bob was her boyfriend, but she had testified against him. Not many socs would have done that since the police would easily believe their story over ours.
"Is he going to make it, Soda?" Cherry asked me.
"Yes, he is." I said sure of myself.
I had to keep thinking that. I had to believe my little brother would pull through.
I have 108 reviews now! I just love reading them. Thank you so much!
BTW JL Collett: You are my 100th reviewer!
Anyway, keep reviewing. I don't know when or where this story is going to end. It's already gone further than I expected. I guess it will end when I run out of ideas! I don't know when that might be because I didn't plan a lot of the stuff that happened up to this chapter!
Steve's POV
I was at the Curtis house just lying around watching TV the next morning when Soda finally woke up. He had been asleep since yesterday afternoon. Darry sure was right when he said he was exhausted.
"Hey, Steve." He said sitting down on the couch next to me.
"Hey, Darry called yesterday when you were still sleeping. He didn't want me to wake you up. He said that Pony is awake now." I said.
"I need to go back up there, but I don't have the truck. Can you drive me back to the hospital?"
"Sure." I said as I turned the TV off and got up.
Soda followed me out to my car, and he must have been feeling better because he joked and smiled a little.
"Try not to get in any accidents this time. Okay? We don't have time for it." He said grinning.
"Yeah, sure. I'll do my best." I said grinning back at him.
Darry's POV
Pony was awake sometimes, but right now he was sleeping. The doctors had said that the antibiotics were working, and his temperature had gone down some. I guessed he would resume chemo as soon as he got over the pneumonia, but I hoped that the cancer wouldn't get any worse without treatment. I was on my way to the cafeteria when I ran into Soda and Steve.
"Darry, how's Pony doing?" Soda asked.
"He's sleeping right now, and the doctors say he is getting better. Do you feel better, little buddy?" I said.
"Yeah. I slept a lot yesterday. I didn't wake up until this morning."
"I'm going to the cafeteria for some food, so you go on and see Pony. I'll be back there in a little bit."
Soda started to leave, but then he turned around.
"Steve, aren't you coming? You haven't even seen him yet." He said.
"Oh, yeah sure. I'm coming." Steve said.
"Steve, wait a second. Have you seen Twobit? He left earlier and said he was going to our house." I said.
"No, I haven't seen him. He must have found something else to do"
Steve and Soda left to go to ICU, leaving me with a strange feeling. I couldn't explain it, but it was the same feeling I'd had when Johnny got jumped before I even knew about it. I had a feeling something was wrong, other than the reason we were in this hospital.
Soda's POV
I still couldn't stand the sight of my little brother in that hospital bed, but I instantly felt better when he opened his eyes.
"Hey, little buddy. You're going to be out of here soon. They say you're getting better." I said.
I wished he could talk, but that ventilator stopped him. I hoped he would be off that thing soon.
Pony turned a little and looked at Steve.
"Hey, how are you doing?" He asked.
"Steve, he can't answer you with the ventilator there." I said looking at him like he had lost his mind.
"I know. I was just trying to make conversation. I didn't know what to say. Well, I guess I should say I hope you get out of here soon and off that ventilator, so you can answer me."
We both laughed when Pony rolled his eyes at Steve. That was a good sign since he was still so sick.
Later that day, Cherry Valance showed up at the hospital. I hadn't seen her since the day Pony was in court. I was out in the waiting room with Steve when she got there. Pony had gone back to sleep. She walked up to us and started talking.
"You're Ponyboy's older brother, aren't you?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm Soda. Hey, you're Cherry Valance. Aren't you?" I said.
"Right. I heard about Ponyboy at school. How is he doing?"
"He could be better. Right now, he's in ICU with pneumonia. Since he's on chemo, it's dangerous. You can go see him if you want, but he can't talk because he's on a ventilator."
"Okay. I'd like to see him."
"I'll be right back, Steve."
He just nodded and went back to looking at a car magazine he had picked up. I lead Cherry to where Pony was, and she got a sad look in her eyes when she saw him. Pony had told me about Cherry. She was different than a lot of the other socs. She didn't dislike us just because we were greasers. Bob was her boyfriend, but she had testified against him. Not many socs would have done that since the police would easily believe their story over ours.
"Is he going to make it, Soda?" Cherry asked me.
"Yes, he is." I said sure of myself.
I had to keep thinking that. I had to believe my little brother would pull through.