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Chapter 7: Not home anymore

Pony's POV

"Pony….Pony…" I heard a voice kept repeating my name after I had finally fallen asleep after many failed attempts.

"huh?" I said squinting my eyes seeing those bright hospital lights.

"Pony I think I better take you home." I finally recognized Steve's voice.

"I don't wanna be there." I said wrapping my arms around my legs and laying my head on my knees.

"Why not? It's better than the hospital." Steve said his voice trying to convince me without seeming too harsh.

I hesitated I didn't want to tell him why. I kinda felt like a baby when I thought about my reason. "I don't want to be alone." I said quietly hoping maybe he wouldn't hear.

"You don't want to be alone?" He questioned his voice softening.

"Yes." I said putting my head on my knees.

"Pony, you don't have to be alone I'll stay at the house with you." Steve offered. Now I was taken back. I was always known as the tag along. Now I knew Steve would come and be upset because it was his best friend in the car accident and Darry seemed to be everybody's big brother, but an offer like that, that actually sounded sincere to me was…. I don't know…different. I wanted to accept so bad, but something was holding me back. I couldn't figure out what.

"Steve, you don't have to." I said testing to see if he was really sincere or it was just a sympathy offer.

"Its alright Pony. I will" I couldn't believe those words coming from Steve Randle's mouth. I gave a weak smile that was a 'thanks'. He got up from his plastic chair turning to wait for me. I got up giving Steve a push toward the door. We got in the car I gripped the door handle tightly. What was going on in my mind? I was scared. I was scared to get in the car and have someone drive. I was scared. Steve started it up and put the car in reverse backing up and straightening it he started on the road. Everytime we passed a car I closed my eyes and felt my grip tightened on the door handle. Steve looked over worriedly at me during a stop light. He shook his head as the light turned green. I looked at Steve there was something different about Steve after he looked at me. His face became tense and his eyes seemed to be full anger and hatred. If looks could kill everyone within a three mile radius of Steve would be dead.

I turned back to the road looking at all the house counting them. 1..2..3..4.. houses finally we crossed ours. Steve pulled in to the driveway. I stumbled out of the car and somehow managed to land myself on Soda and mine's bed. I laid there with my clothes from the drive-in still on and just laid there on the comforter closing my eyes slowly sleep taking over.

I woke up looking at the clock. It was 4 p.m. the next day. Oh man, why didn't Darry wake me up. I was going to meet Soda for lunch today and he probably wondered where I was. I rushed grabbing some clothes. I stopped as soon as I came to the mirror in the bathroom seeing the scratch across my forehead and saw I had regular clothes on. Then I remembered. I rubbed my forehead dropping the clothes I had in my hands on the bathroom floor and walked into the living room to check if Steve was still there. Yup. He was on the couch still sleeping. I walked into the kitchen I was dying of hunger and thrist. I grabbed chocolate milk and looked for some chocolate cake, but I didn't see any. So I settled for eggs instead. I made an extra one for Steve knowing that he would be starved too.

I brought the eggs into the kitchen on some of our plates. I walked into the living room turning on the tv. I shook Steve trying to get him awake. "Steve wake up. Steve" I said and kept shaking him

"But I don't want to get up mommy" He mumbled rolling over on his side. I laughed.

"Steve wake up!" I shouted shaking me.

He jolted up. "What where's the fire?" He asked half-awake.

I grinned. "There's no fire, but there's eggs." I said.

"Oh good." He said rubbing his eyes. He grabbed a plate and started eating it like nobody's business.

I grinned eating my slowly. The local news came on and the story on Darry and Soda's crash was coming up. I reached for the remote to turn it off, but Steve grabbed it holding it as if his life depended on it. I got up turning it off. I didn't want to hear anything about it. Steve glared at me. "Don't…" I said threatening toward him.

"Fine!" He said tossing the remote at me. I grabbed it quickly. Steve picked up the plates going to wash them. Just then the phone rang. Steve and I turned to look at each other. I slowly walked over to picked it up.

"Hello?" I asked calmly.

"Hello is this Mr. Ponyboy Curtis?" A female voice rang out.

"Yes…." I replied back. Maybe…it was the secretary telling me some good news about Darry or Soda.

"I am Marie Tanner from Social Serivces" She said calmly. I dropped the phone looking at Steve.

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