Chapter 8: Toasts
We all went inside. Darry started throwing Pepsis at everyone. I sat on the couch next to Johnny and Ponyboy.
"A toast to Johnny and his new gal, Jenny." Darry yelled. Everyone held out their sodas.
"Thanks guys" Johnny said as he took a sip of his Pepsi. When I looked at him I remembered something and gasped. Everyone looked at me. I had remembered that I wouldn't be here forever and in three more weeks I would be going home.
"What's wrong?" Johnny asked worried.
"Oh nothing, I just forgot to take my medication. You guys can chill. It's nothing." It was such a lie. I don't take any medication but I didn't want to worry anyone now. I wanted to make the must of these next three weeks. I would find a way to stay with them somehow. Johnny looked at me and smiled and put his arm around me.
He walked me home that night. I was so happy to be with him. All my horrible memories of Tom went away and there he was, Johnny Cade. The world took him for how he was and he took the world for how it is. I loved that about him. He didn't complain about anything that was wrong in his life. He just praised the things he had going for him.
"Well, I'll be seeing you." Johnny said smiling at me. That song would never be the same to me.
I sang softly the last part of the song in his ear. "I'll be looking at the moon, but I'll be seeing you."
He came to my face and kissed me. I put my hands around his neck and gave him a hug.
"Bye Jenny." He said putting hands in his jean jacket pockets.
"Bye Johnnycake." I watched him walk off until I couldn't see him anymore.