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A/N This story isn't over yet! Pony has to get back into a normal life with school and everything. Then, there is always the fear of relapse. I'm going to try to put some more drama in here before I end it because a cancer patient's life doesn't just go back to complete normalcy when they get better. It has a big effect on them and the family. Anyway, I'm glad you all are enjoying it. That alone makes me want to continue!
Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders.
Pony's POV
After everything settled down a little, I had gone to bed early. I had to sleep, so I could get all my strength back. Darry said I could go back to school in a few days, and I couldn't wait. I hadn't seen anything outside that hospital in so long. I fell asleep listening to my friends and my brothers still joking around in the living room and thinking about my parents. They would have been really proud of us. I knew they were seeing how happy everyone was now and laughing and smiling right along with us. I slept better that night than I had in a long time.
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When I got up the next morning, Soda was already up. He was making breakfast. That was unusual because Darry was always the first one up. He usually made breakfast.
"Hey, Soda. Where's Darry?" I said as I walked into the kitchen.
"He's still asleep. Can you believe it? He must have been tired." Soda said as he flipped pancakes.
"Yeah."
I sat down at the table and waited for the food to be ready. I was hungry, and those pancakes looked really good. I was already getting my appetite back. Darry came out of his room a few minutes later.
"Now, that was a good night's sleep." He said.
"It must have been. Soda was the first one up!" I said.
"It looks like I get to help do the dishes this time."
We all sat down and ate breakfast, and then I said I was going to go to the movies. I had really wanted to see a movie lately. I put on a hat and started to walk out the door.
"Are you sure you're okay to go out?" Darry asked.
"Yeah, maybe you should rest some more." Soda added.
"I'm fine. Don't worry so much." I said.
I walked out of the house and to the movies. I thought about how Darry and Soda must be really worried about me. I couldn't blame them though. I hoped they wouldn't be overprotective of me for too long. I had to get back to being a normal teenager again. I felt better than I had in weeks, and I wanted to take advantage of it. There weren't many people out this early, so I didn't have to be too much on the look out for any Socs. The last thing I wanted was to get in a fight and have to go to the hospital again. The movie I saw was okay, but I was too lost in my own thoughts to pay that much attention to it. I decided to take a walk over to the park. I hadn't been there in months. I didn't have good memories of that place. The Socs weren't too crazy about it either. I sat down on a bench and stared at the fountain and the sky. There were little kids running around too. They didn't have a care in the world.
Soda's POV
I was worried about Pony. That would never stop. He had been way to sick for it to stop. Darry was being overprotective too. We hadn't wanted Pony to go out because he wasn't completely well. There was still chemo in his system. All the "what if's" were running through my mind, but we couldn't keep him cooped up in this house. Fresh air would be good for him. That must have been why Darry had let him go when he said he was fine. I guess we were both afraid that something else was going to happen. Gosh, I hoped not. We couldn't take anymore.
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Pony had left the house at 11:00, and it was now 2:00. I was getting nervous. That wasn't normal for me. It was usually just Darry who got all worked up when one of us was gone a long time. I was too protective of my little brother. He hadn't even been gone that long! This whole cancer thing had made me want to know where he is and what he's doing at all times. What if he got sick again? He just seemed so fragile now, like he could break any second. I knew Pony had to put this behind him, but in the hospital someone was always nearby to help if anything happened. I sat down on the couch and tried to clear my head.
Darry's POV
How long did it take to go see a movie? Well, Pony hadn't really been gone very long, but I was getting worried. I knew Soda was too. He's fine. I told myself. I was just being overprotective and paranoid. As all these thoughts were going through my mind, I heard the door open. Pony walked into the living room.
"Hey." He said.
"How was the movie?" Soda asked.
"It was okay. I stopped at the park for a while on my way home too. I have a headache now, and I'm kind of tired. I'm going to go take a nap." Pony said.
"All right, little buddy. You're not running a fever. Are you?" I said.
"No, I'm just a little tired. It's no big deal."
I hoped he would feel better soon. I was absolutely terrified of him getting sick again. He still didn't have much of an immune system yet, and that was part of the reason he was not going back to school just yet.
Tensleep: I'm glad you like it! I laughed when I read your review!
Battosai Yuriko: This story isn't over yet!
Lizzy Halliwell: I'm glad you love it!
Karen: I'm continuing this story!
alyssaloo: You have a feeling he's going to die again?!
Karlei Shaynner: I'm glad you think it's cool!
sara1664: I'm happy he's in remission too!
JL Collett: Please don't strangle me!
SpreadtheLove: Yeah, everyone is happy!
crazy4nc128: It's does sound like them!
Koujaku: I hope your aunt gets better soon!
Korin: I'm writing more!
Aslan: I'm glad you think it's nice!
redrose2310: That wasn't the end! Not yet!
Aemilia Rose: Thanks for reviewing!
A/N This story isn't over yet! Pony has to get back into a normal life with school and everything. Then, there is always the fear of relapse. I'm going to try to put some more drama in here before I end it because a cancer patient's life doesn't just go back to complete normalcy when they get better. It has a big effect on them and the family. Anyway, I'm glad you all are enjoying it. That alone makes me want to continue!
Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders.
Pony's POV
After everything settled down a little, I had gone to bed early. I had to sleep, so I could get all my strength back. Darry said I could go back to school in a few days, and I couldn't wait. I hadn't seen anything outside that hospital in so long. I fell asleep listening to my friends and my brothers still joking around in the living room and thinking about my parents. They would have been really proud of us. I knew they were seeing how happy everyone was now and laughing and smiling right along with us. I slept better that night than I had in a long time.
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When I got up the next morning, Soda was already up. He was making breakfast. That was unusual because Darry was always the first one up. He usually made breakfast.
"Hey, Soda. Where's Darry?" I said as I walked into the kitchen.
"He's still asleep. Can you believe it? He must have been tired." Soda said as he flipped pancakes.
"Yeah."
I sat down at the table and waited for the food to be ready. I was hungry, and those pancakes looked really good. I was already getting my appetite back. Darry came out of his room a few minutes later.
"Now, that was a good night's sleep." He said.
"It must have been. Soda was the first one up!" I said.
"It looks like I get to help do the dishes this time."
We all sat down and ate breakfast, and then I said I was going to go to the movies. I had really wanted to see a movie lately. I put on a hat and started to walk out the door.
"Are you sure you're okay to go out?" Darry asked.
"Yeah, maybe you should rest some more." Soda added.
"I'm fine. Don't worry so much." I said.
I walked out of the house and to the movies. I thought about how Darry and Soda must be really worried about me. I couldn't blame them though. I hoped they wouldn't be overprotective of me for too long. I had to get back to being a normal teenager again. I felt better than I had in weeks, and I wanted to take advantage of it. There weren't many people out this early, so I didn't have to be too much on the look out for any Socs. The last thing I wanted was to get in a fight and have to go to the hospital again. The movie I saw was okay, but I was too lost in my own thoughts to pay that much attention to it. I decided to take a walk over to the park. I hadn't been there in months. I didn't have good memories of that place. The Socs weren't too crazy about it either. I sat down on a bench and stared at the fountain and the sky. There were little kids running around too. They didn't have a care in the world.
Soda's POV
I was worried about Pony. That would never stop. He had been way to sick for it to stop. Darry was being overprotective too. We hadn't wanted Pony to go out because he wasn't completely well. There was still chemo in his system. All the "what if's" were running through my mind, but we couldn't keep him cooped up in this house. Fresh air would be good for him. That must have been why Darry had let him go when he said he was fine. I guess we were both afraid that something else was going to happen. Gosh, I hoped not. We couldn't take anymore.
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Pony had left the house at 11:00, and it was now 2:00. I was getting nervous. That wasn't normal for me. It was usually just Darry who got all worked up when one of us was gone a long time. I was too protective of my little brother. He hadn't even been gone that long! This whole cancer thing had made me want to know where he is and what he's doing at all times. What if he got sick again? He just seemed so fragile now, like he could break any second. I knew Pony had to put this behind him, but in the hospital someone was always nearby to help if anything happened. I sat down on the couch and tried to clear my head.
Darry's POV
How long did it take to go see a movie? Well, Pony hadn't really been gone very long, but I was getting worried. I knew Soda was too. He's fine. I told myself. I was just being overprotective and paranoid. As all these thoughts were going through my mind, I heard the door open. Pony walked into the living room.
"Hey." He said.
"How was the movie?" Soda asked.
"It was okay. I stopped at the park for a while on my way home too. I have a headache now, and I'm kind of tired. I'm going to go take a nap." Pony said.
"All right, little buddy. You're not running a fever. Are you?" I said.
"No, I'm just a little tired. It's no big deal."
I hoped he would feel better soon. I was absolutely terrified of him getting sick again. He still didn't have much of an immune system yet, and that was part of the reason he was not going back to school just yet.