What if It Happened Differently
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton.
Author's note: I'm sorry that you haven't heard from this story in a while. It got deleted because I accidentally put in some song lyrics without realizing it. I fixed the layout, and added some new chapters. Hopefully I've done everything right this time, and sorry for the inconvenience.
-BillyMartinGoodCharlottefan
Introduction:
Dr. Murphy's sessions with Ponyboy Curtis. Tape A6509X. Note pauses.
Dr. Murphy: Hello, Ponyboy.
Ponyboy Curtis: Hello.
DM: How are you today?
PC: Depressed, nothing new.
DM: I'm sorry to hear that.
PC: Me too. Is it official that I'm a lost cause yet, doc? Am I ever getting out of this place?
DM: There are no lost causes here, Ponyboy. You're here to get better.
PC: I think being here means you can't get better.
DM: That's nonsense, Ponyboy! We've had many people leave the facility, and they're successful people.
PC: Too bad I'll never be one of them.
DM: I'm sorry you feel that way.
Here there is a long pause
DM: Ponyboy? Are you still with us?
PC: Yeah, I'm just thinking.
DM: About what?
PC: Better days, Aurora, my parents, you know; just stuff.
DM: Would you like to talk about it?
PC: Sure, what could it hurt?
