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Pony's POV
"I'm sorry, Ponyboy. There is nothing else we can do for you." The doctor said.
My heart dropped, and it suddenly became hard to breathe. I froze. I couldn't move. I didn't want to die.
"No." I said frantically. "It can't be true. I have to live. I have to make it!"
"I'm sorry..."
The doctor's voice echoed over and over in my mind. Many questions ran through my head. How long did I have? How could Darry and Soda make it without me? Was I going to see Mom, Dad, Johnny, and Dally soon?
Soda's POV
I heard lots of tossing and turning beside me. Me and Pony had fallen asleep on the hospital bed watching T.V. I knew he was having a nightmare. I tried to calm him down.
"Pony, it's just a dream. Wake up." I said as I rubbed his back.
"No...I can't die. This can't be happening." Pony said in his sleep.
My blood ran cold, and I immediately knew what he was dreaming about. My thoughts were interrupted by a blood curdling scream. Pony sat up in bed, shaking and sweating with tears running down his face and looked at me.
"Pony, calm down. It's okay. You're safe." I pulled him into a hug.
"Soda, it was awful." Pony cried.
"What happened?" I asked softly even though it was obvious from what he had said in his sleep.
"The doctor said I was dying, and there was nothing else they could do for me. I got so scared, Soda. I don't want to die. I don't want to leave yet..."
"It was just a dream. That is not going to happen, little buddy. We won't let it." I said as tears welled up in my eyes.
Pony just buried his face in my shirt. I hated that my little brother even had the thought of death in his mind. That wasn't right. I remembered the nightmare he'd had right before the diagnosis. That one had come true. I hoped this one wouldn't. After a while, Pony finally relaxed.
"Can you go back to sleep now?" I asked.
He just shook his head and leaned against me.
"Why not?"
"I'm afraid to. What if I have that nightmare again?"
"You won't. I'll stay right here with you. I promise. You have to get some sleep. You're restarting treatment in the morning."
Why did I just say that? I thought. Why did I have to remind him of chemo?
"Yeah. Maybe I should get as much rest as I can." Pony said.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you think about that." I said.
"It doesn't matter."
Pony lied back down and closed his eyes. He was sound asleep in no time.
Pony's POV
Here I go again. I thought as the chemo flowed into my veins. I couldn't wait until this was over, so I could go back to my room and rest. At least, I would rest if the chemo didn't hit me too hard. I was sure it would though. When I got back to my room, only Twobit was there. Everyone else had to work.
"Hey, kid." He said grinning.
I grinned back at him, but I felt nauseous as I lay down on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Twobit asked.
"Oh, just great. About as good as you must have felt after you got jumped." I said sarcastically.
How did he think I was feeling? I had chemicals going through me and cancer along with it. Twobit looked hurt. I hadn't thought he would take it so personally.
"Twobit, I'm just kidding. I didn't mean anything." I said.
"Yeah, I know." He said.
A doctor walked in then, and I tried to read his expression. Did he have good news or bad news?
"Ponyboy, I looked over your most recent test results, and there seems to be a mistake. They all show no blasts. You've been off chemo for days, and your blast count was high before you got pneumonia. I need to take more blood to recheck this." He said.
The doctor left saying a nurse would come in soon. I wasn't sure what to think. Could this be a miracle? A nurse came in a few minutes later to take more blood. I still hated needles even after all this.
"The results should be back later today." The nurse said as she left the room.
"What do you think?" I asked Twobit.
"I don't know, but I do hope those results weren't a mistake."
I smiled then. Maybe this would be over soon, but not today. I thought as I made it to the bathroom just before I started vomiting constantly.
Darry's POV
I went straight to the hospital after work where I found Soda and Steve already there, and Pony asleep. He must have been tired from the chemo. The gang told me what the doctor had said earlier. I didn't know whether to be happy or not. I was afraid to be hopeful that a miracle had really happened. What if it hadn't? What if everything was still the same? We talked for a couple hours before Pony woke up.
"Hey, Darry." He said sleepily.
"Hey, little buddy." I said.
"Did you hear about my test results?"
"Yeah."
"The nurse said the results will be back later today. I hope the first tests were right. I don't know if I can take anymore of this."
I sighed as I wondered what was coming next. I wished those results would hurry up, so we would know for sure what was happening. Just as I was thinking this, the door opened and in walked the doctor.
Yay! 132 Reviews!
JL Collett: I'm glad he's out too!
MissLKid: I don't always review everything I read either!
Karen: Thank you so much!
alyssaloo: Yes, he's finally out! Now, what is going to happen next?
Koujaku: I hope you figure out what to do with the trial scene soon!
Karlei Shaynner: Thank you!
Aemilia Rose: Pony could use a hug! You don't have to hide!
Sara1664: More should happen soon! I'm not sure what yet.
Steph: Yeah, it can be depressing. I'll write more!
CrazeLilDreamer: Pony could use a party!
Joce: Thanks for reviewing! Somebody reported your story?
Pony's POV
"I'm sorry, Ponyboy. There is nothing else we can do for you." The doctor said.
My heart dropped, and it suddenly became hard to breathe. I froze. I couldn't move. I didn't want to die.
"No." I said frantically. "It can't be true. I have to live. I have to make it!"
"I'm sorry..."
The doctor's voice echoed over and over in my mind. Many questions ran through my head. How long did I have? How could Darry and Soda make it without me? Was I going to see Mom, Dad, Johnny, and Dally soon?
Soda's POV
I heard lots of tossing and turning beside me. Me and Pony had fallen asleep on the hospital bed watching T.V. I knew he was having a nightmare. I tried to calm him down.
"Pony, it's just a dream. Wake up." I said as I rubbed his back.
"No...I can't die. This can't be happening." Pony said in his sleep.
My blood ran cold, and I immediately knew what he was dreaming about. My thoughts were interrupted by a blood curdling scream. Pony sat up in bed, shaking and sweating with tears running down his face and looked at me.
"Pony, calm down. It's okay. You're safe." I pulled him into a hug.
"Soda, it was awful." Pony cried.
"What happened?" I asked softly even though it was obvious from what he had said in his sleep.
"The doctor said I was dying, and there was nothing else they could do for me. I got so scared, Soda. I don't want to die. I don't want to leave yet..."
"It was just a dream. That is not going to happen, little buddy. We won't let it." I said as tears welled up in my eyes.
Pony just buried his face in my shirt. I hated that my little brother even had the thought of death in his mind. That wasn't right. I remembered the nightmare he'd had right before the diagnosis. That one had come true. I hoped this one wouldn't. After a while, Pony finally relaxed.
"Can you go back to sleep now?" I asked.
He just shook his head and leaned against me.
"Why not?"
"I'm afraid to. What if I have that nightmare again?"
"You won't. I'll stay right here with you. I promise. You have to get some sleep. You're restarting treatment in the morning."
Why did I just say that? I thought. Why did I have to remind him of chemo?
"Yeah. Maybe I should get as much rest as I can." Pony said.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you think about that." I said.
"It doesn't matter."
Pony lied back down and closed his eyes. He was sound asleep in no time.
Pony's POV
Here I go again. I thought as the chemo flowed into my veins. I couldn't wait until this was over, so I could go back to my room and rest. At least, I would rest if the chemo didn't hit me too hard. I was sure it would though. When I got back to my room, only Twobit was there. Everyone else had to work.
"Hey, kid." He said grinning.
I grinned back at him, but I felt nauseous as I lay down on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Twobit asked.
"Oh, just great. About as good as you must have felt after you got jumped." I said sarcastically.
How did he think I was feeling? I had chemicals going through me and cancer along with it. Twobit looked hurt. I hadn't thought he would take it so personally.
"Twobit, I'm just kidding. I didn't mean anything." I said.
"Yeah, I know." He said.
A doctor walked in then, and I tried to read his expression. Did he have good news or bad news?
"Ponyboy, I looked over your most recent test results, and there seems to be a mistake. They all show no blasts. You've been off chemo for days, and your blast count was high before you got pneumonia. I need to take more blood to recheck this." He said.
The doctor left saying a nurse would come in soon. I wasn't sure what to think. Could this be a miracle? A nurse came in a few minutes later to take more blood. I still hated needles even after all this.
"The results should be back later today." The nurse said as she left the room.
"What do you think?" I asked Twobit.
"I don't know, but I do hope those results weren't a mistake."
I smiled then. Maybe this would be over soon, but not today. I thought as I made it to the bathroom just before I started vomiting constantly.
Darry's POV
I went straight to the hospital after work where I found Soda and Steve already there, and Pony asleep. He must have been tired from the chemo. The gang told me what the doctor had said earlier. I didn't know whether to be happy or not. I was afraid to be hopeful that a miracle had really happened. What if it hadn't? What if everything was still the same? We talked for a couple hours before Pony woke up.
"Hey, Darry." He said sleepily.
"Hey, little buddy." I said.
"Did you hear about my test results?"
"Yeah."
"The nurse said the results will be back later today. I hope the first tests were right. I don't know if I can take anymore of this."
I sighed as I wondered what was coming next. I wished those results would hurry up, so we would know for sure what was happening. Just as I was thinking this, the door opened and in walked the doctor.