Disclaimer: S.E. Hinton owns every character.
Karlei Shaynner: The socs are stupid. They can't even leave people alone when they're in a tough situation!
JL Collett: The socs just don't want to leave them alone. Do they?
Karen: You really think it's well written? Thanks!
CrazeLilDreamer: Yeah, two chapters in one day. I just felt like writing a lot last night!
SpreadTheLove: Hey, I might put two more up today! I'll just have to see.
Battosai Yuriko: Yeah, it was random. The accident Steve and Soda got in was too. I thought that life doesn't stop for the socs just because the greasers are going through something. They are still going to do whatever they want. Anyway, I doubt there will be any more jumping, but who knows? I didn't plan on the first one until last night! I love your long reviews!
justxme: Yeah, poor Twobit! Yay Pony!
Koujaku: I feel sorry for them too! What am I doing to those poor guys?! Please update Broken Tears!
Sara1664: They are having a rough time, aren't they?
crazy4nc128: Yeah, Pony and Steve are getting along pretty good.
BTW The only thing I changed was that Pony is not on the ventilator in 14 or 15 until after his heart stops. No major event changes or anything like that!
Darry's POV
Three days later, Pony was taken off the ventilator. His throat was sore, but he still talked a mile a minute. I couldn't blame him. I would too if I hadn't talked in four days! I didn't know when he was going to get out of ICU, but it had to be soon since there were obvious improvements. The doctors kept talking about how well he was doing and how unbelievable it was that just days ago he had gone into cardiac arrest.
"Darry, are you going to work tomorrow?" Pony asked me.
"As far as I know." I said.
I hadn't worked since Friday. My boss knew about what was going on, so he told me to take a few days off. Pony was much better, and I knew he wouldn't want me to skip too much work because of him being sick. I was also going back tomorrow because I wanted some time away from the hospital. What I wanted the most was for Pony to be released, but that was going to take more time.
Pony's POV
I was so glad to be off that ventilator! I never thought I would say this, but I couldn't wait to resume chemo. The faster I got back on it, the faster I would be in remission. I had heard about Twobit getting jumped and Steve and Soda getting in the accident, but I felt like there was something the gang wasn't telling me. It's probably just my overactive imagination. I thought. After Darry left, Soda came in smiling.
"Hey, Pony. Guess what a doctor just told me?" He said.
"What?" I asked hopefully.
"You're getting out of here and going back to your regular room. The pneumonia cleared up!"
"Really? Let's go." I said starting to get up, but I was still weak.
"Hold on a minute, little buddy." Soda said gently pushing me back down on the bed. "They have to arrange some stuff first. Besides, you're not up to going walking around this place. You're still sick, just not enough for ICU."
I have to admit he was right about that. I still didn't feel well. I would feel even worse soon when I restarted chemo.
Soda's POV
I was so happy Pony was getting out of ICU. It was a step closer to getting out of the hospital altogether. I felt much better now. I wasn't as worried, but this was far from over. There was still a long way to go before things would be completely normal. Not too much later, a nurse came in with a wheelchair to take Pony back to his regular room. He sure was happy. I couldn't wait to see the look on his face when remission finally happened. Pony immediately made himself comfortable on the bed when we got back to his room and turned on the TV. It seemed like he'd want to sleep, but he was wide awake. He needed to enjoy himself right now anyway before more chemo had to be put into him. I lay down on the bed next to him and put an arm across his shoulders. I could finally touch him and be near him without a gown or any other hospital clothing on. I hoped Pony would never have to go back there again, and there would be no more ICU. I never wanted to set foot in that place again. We had almost lost him there. I shook that thought out of my head and thought about how good we would all feel when my little brother went home.
A/N Sorry, I know it's short. I just wanted to post something about when Pony gets out of ICU and how the brothers feel about that and what lies ahead. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm going out of town to Atlanta. Maybe I'll have time to write some more.
Karlei Shaynner: The socs are stupid. They can't even leave people alone when they're in a tough situation!
JL Collett: The socs just don't want to leave them alone. Do they?
Karen: You really think it's well written? Thanks!
CrazeLilDreamer: Yeah, two chapters in one day. I just felt like writing a lot last night!
SpreadTheLove: Hey, I might put two more up today! I'll just have to see.
Battosai Yuriko: Yeah, it was random. The accident Steve and Soda got in was too. I thought that life doesn't stop for the socs just because the greasers are going through something. They are still going to do whatever they want. Anyway, I doubt there will be any more jumping, but who knows? I didn't plan on the first one until last night! I love your long reviews!
justxme: Yeah, poor Twobit! Yay Pony!
Koujaku: I feel sorry for them too! What am I doing to those poor guys?! Please update Broken Tears!
Sara1664: They are having a rough time, aren't they?
crazy4nc128: Yeah, Pony and Steve are getting along pretty good.
BTW The only thing I changed was that Pony is not on the ventilator in 14 or 15 until after his heart stops. No major event changes or anything like that!
Darry's POV
Three days later, Pony was taken off the ventilator. His throat was sore, but he still talked a mile a minute. I couldn't blame him. I would too if I hadn't talked in four days! I didn't know when he was going to get out of ICU, but it had to be soon since there were obvious improvements. The doctors kept talking about how well he was doing and how unbelievable it was that just days ago he had gone into cardiac arrest.
"Darry, are you going to work tomorrow?" Pony asked me.
"As far as I know." I said.
I hadn't worked since Friday. My boss knew about what was going on, so he told me to take a few days off. Pony was much better, and I knew he wouldn't want me to skip too much work because of him being sick. I was also going back tomorrow because I wanted some time away from the hospital. What I wanted the most was for Pony to be released, but that was going to take more time.
Pony's POV
I was so glad to be off that ventilator! I never thought I would say this, but I couldn't wait to resume chemo. The faster I got back on it, the faster I would be in remission. I had heard about Twobit getting jumped and Steve and Soda getting in the accident, but I felt like there was something the gang wasn't telling me. It's probably just my overactive imagination. I thought. After Darry left, Soda came in smiling.
"Hey, Pony. Guess what a doctor just told me?" He said.
"What?" I asked hopefully.
"You're getting out of here and going back to your regular room. The pneumonia cleared up!"
"Really? Let's go." I said starting to get up, but I was still weak.
"Hold on a minute, little buddy." Soda said gently pushing me back down on the bed. "They have to arrange some stuff first. Besides, you're not up to going walking around this place. You're still sick, just not enough for ICU."
I have to admit he was right about that. I still didn't feel well. I would feel even worse soon when I restarted chemo.
Soda's POV
I was so happy Pony was getting out of ICU. It was a step closer to getting out of the hospital altogether. I felt much better now. I wasn't as worried, but this was far from over. There was still a long way to go before things would be completely normal. Not too much later, a nurse came in with a wheelchair to take Pony back to his regular room. He sure was happy. I couldn't wait to see the look on his face when remission finally happened. Pony immediately made himself comfortable on the bed when we got back to his room and turned on the TV. It seemed like he'd want to sleep, but he was wide awake. He needed to enjoy himself right now anyway before more chemo had to be put into him. I lay down on the bed next to him and put an arm across his shoulders. I could finally touch him and be near him without a gown or any other hospital clothing on. I hoped Pony would never have to go back there again, and there would be no more ICU. I never wanted to set foot in that place again. We had almost lost him there. I shook that thought out of my head and thought about how good we would all feel when my little brother went home.
A/N Sorry, I know it's short. I just wanted to post something about when Pony gets out of ICU and how the brothers feel about that and what lies ahead. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm going out of town to Atlanta. Maybe I'll have time to write some more.