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A/N: Sorry it has taken so long to update but I didn't have a computer for the longest time. Then we had to get a word processor so we couldn't type. Now everything is fixed and good so no worries I will be updating more.
Chapter 4
I wrote up the next morning with the sun streaming through the window. I checked my watch and saw it was eight. I laid there for a minute before I decided to get up. I crawled out of bed, careful not to wake Soda, and headed to the kitchen.
I planned on making breakfast, chocolate cake but Darry was already up and making it. I sat at the table and leaned back on the legs of the chair. I stared at Darry for a minute before I spoke. He jumped, I guess he hadn't realized I was awake.
"So what are you doing up?" I asked, he jumped and turned around. There was a smile on his face as he flipped the eggs
"Making eggs" he replied
"You should be sleeping. You look like you haven't slept in weeks." I replied getting up for a glass of juice.
"I haven't. Last night wasn't much different. I got up and hour ago and finally decided just to give up trying to sleep and make breakfast."
"You didn't think we'd be here did you? You thought me and Johnny were gonna disappear again."
"Well…" he didn't finish. He suddenly became very fixated on his eggs. I saw a single tear roll down his cheek.
"We're not gong anywhere. For one we have nowhere to go. Two I hate being away and three," I said looking around the corner at Johnny on the couch. " I think we are perfectly fine. Besides Johnny looks comfortable."
Darry laughed and gave me a one armed hug. He ruffled my hair and went back to the eggs "Good think it's Saturday or else there would be some real cranky people in this house."
"Yeah there would. But the smell of food and your voices can't let a person sleep to long anyway." came Soda's voice from the doorway "Where the chocolate cake?"
Darry went to the refrigerator and gout out the cake. He smiled and put it on the table with the eggs and sausage. We sat down to eat, we hadn't had done this in awhile. "Keep your voice down, Johnny Cakes still sleeping. I have a feeling he hasn't slept good either."
"No, not really." I replied. I remembered him moaning in his sleep. He always seemed to be have a nightmare.
"What about you?" Soda asked me helping himself to some eggs and cake "Any nightmares?"
"Actually no, surprising but no" I replied. I was glad for that fact. I hated the nightmares but they would have been much worse without Soda and Darry there.
"Good, now let's ear." Darry announced.
We are quietly. After our homecoming I wasn't really sure what else to say. The eggs and sausage were good and the chocolate cake even better. After about twenty minutes Johnny started to stir and finally woke up and joined us. It was good timing because me and Soda were eating out way through everything, we always did.
"So what are we gonna do today?" I asked. I was eager for everything to get back to normal
"Good question. I for one vote for you two to stay out of the paper." came a voice from the door. I didn't even have to turn to know it was Two-bit. He came in and threw the paper at us.
I grabbed it and saw me and Johnny's picture on the front cover near the bottom. There was a small article on us and what had happened. I read it and got a sinking feeling in my stomach. I still could go to a boys home and Johnny was on trial for manslaughter. The paper had interviewed a few people. One was a police officer and he said the if Johnny didn't get off, he personally would have something to say. The problem was they still were thinking about sending me away. It didn't say anything about Soda though.
I sighed heavily and struggled to keep myself from crying. I looked up and I could tell they all knew what I had read,
"The cops told me already. We have to go to Johnny's trial and they'll decided then." said Darry sadly, he swirled his eggs,
"What about Soda? They aren't gonna punish him for what I did are they?" I wouldn't be able to live with the fact that Soda was taken too, because of me.
"No, they won't take Soda. They said he had nothing to do with it so they won't do anything. But…" he faltered I could tell he was hurting.
"Well, we'll know soon. Cause the trials today at two." said Two-bit sitting next to Johnny.
Johnny had been awfully silent. I was a bit upset because it was his fault I was gonna be taken away. He should speak up or I would for him.
"Sorry, I'm so sorry." he whispered. I looked over at him and saw his head bowed and tears streaming down his face. I felt bad, my feelings of anger ebbed away. Darry was the one though who spoke first.
"Don't cry Johnny. It's not your fault. You were defending Ponyboy. Everything will be fine. I guarantee it. In fact if we get through this alright, I have a question for you." he said gently.
Johnny just nodded his head. He was still crying but we knew he would be alright. I hoped we all would.
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