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9. A sudden end

A few days went by.
After the thing with Mike and the injection Pony didn't dare any more to visit Selena although he even would know how she was doing and he pretty missed her.

One day when Ponyboy decided to go to Selena finally again, because he couldn't stand it any longer, he met Mike, who stood together with another man on the street and talked with him.

When Pony noticed the both he would run away. But Mike and the man already discovered and caught him. Mike grabbed Pony and held him tight.

While the man held his cane under Pony's chin and simply threatened him with that, Mike said mocking, "Well, where ya wanna go to that fast?
Ya didn't show up in my house to ya luck for a long time!
Don't ya wanna know at all, how Selena's doin'?
Well, just wait. We're gonna get it straight in ya mind that ya never ever show up in my house any more!"
Ponyboy defended himself and tried to win free.
Mike got angry and would that the man beat Pony with his cane.
When the man was swinging and would hit Pony defended himself so hard that he could free himself from Mike's grip.

He ran directly to the brothel and looked back a few times.
Mike, who was even more furious, chased him.
He would prevent that Pony could come to Selena.

Mike yelled furious, "Stop, ya rotten little bastard! Only 'cause of ya I've got the trouble with Selena!"
In this moment Ponyboy arrived at the front door, where Caroline and Betty stood and probably waited for suitors.
He rushed straight past them into the brothel.
They looked after him surprised.

Then Pony arrived at Selena's room and knocked on it until Selena opened him finally.
"Pony... what's the matter?" she asked him worried.
He just would tell her, what happened, when Mike stormed into the door.
Selena embraced Pony protectively.
"Please Mike... he's just a kid..." Selena begged.
Mike seized Pony furious and would tear him away from Selena.
Ponyboy clung to her desperately and she tried to pull him to her again. But she was no match for Mike.

So he tore Pony away from Selena and pushed him out of the door, so that he fell to the ground.
"Pony! Run away!" Selena shouted desperately and would come to him, but she was held up by Mike, who put up in the door-case and blocked her way with that.
Pony got up a bit dazed of the ungentle fall and staggered a little.

But before Mike could do something to him Pony was gripped and also protected by Caroline and Betty, who followed him and Mike.
The both swore at their pimp extremely violently, while Pony was put off by them.

Pony looked at Selena sadly.
Her face reflected pure fear and despair.

Mike ignored the both whores and meant threatening to Pony, "Don't dare to show up here or also even near my house again!
I don't wanna see such scum like ya here, got it?
And if I really should catch ya once more, then god helps ya..."

Pony couldn't understand any more what Mike still was yelling.
The both brought him to the front door.
Then they meant to him, "It really would be better, if ya don't come here any longer; for Selena and for ya.
Mike meant it very serious with his threats.
You better shouldn't pick a quarrel with him. He uses to carry out his threats, always!
Goodbye, Ponyboy and good luck!"
With that they went inside again.

And Pony, who didn't catch very much what they said to him, sadly walked home again.

He was scared about Selena!
He got a really bad feeling what Selena concerned!

He sensed something; suspected that something really awful would follow now!
But he didn't know what it was.

He would like to help Selena, but he didn't dare in this moment to go into the house again, because he feared to meet Mike directly there again.
And he wouldn't like to know what this one would do then with him in his rage.
So he walked home and tried to forget and to suppress this bad feeling.

Everything would be all right again!

But how wrong he was there!