Teenage Life
Chapter 19…the real chapter 19…lol
(Reader's PoV)
The gang waited, waited, and waited some more. 43 minutes after they arrived at the hospital the doctor came over to them.
"Darrell, Sodapop, I'm sorry to say, but, your brother, Ponyboy, might not be so lucky with waking up this time. If he wakes up, he will probably be all right, but might have trouble dealing with some things…but if he doesn't wake by Thursday night, he will probably die. It will be your decision, if he doesn't wake up Thursday, to give him more time to live, or to let him go."
Darry just nodded his head at this, if he would have talked, he would have ended up crying. Soda and Johnny were crying harder, Steve was holding Soda and Dally was holding Johnny. Two-bit was lost in his own world, trying not to cry, he thought he lost the ability to cry, he was so wrong. Darry knew that if Pony didn't wake up, he would have to make the most critical decision of his life. He was scared.
(Steve's PoV)
I was trying to comfort Soda and myself at the same time. I didn't know what else to do. Pony has to wake up, everyone wants him to, even me. His brothers need him; they'll be lost without him. I promise to never scream, or hurt his feelings ever again if he wakes up. There are so many things I want, and need to tell him. Please, let him wake up. I never prayed before, but it feels right.
(Two-bit's PoV)
I wish I knew how to comfort Darry. He's supposed to be superman! He looks like he's losing his parents all over again, but this time, he's losing Ponyboy, his brother. Soda doesn't look any better than Darry, he's deathly pale. Soda wouldn't only be losing his brother, but his best friend. Greaser's lives are so screwed up.
(Dally's PoV)
The doctor let us see Ponyboy about 20 minutes after he told us that Pony was in a coma. The lady from "the house", as we called it, came to tell us that the guys who attacked Pony are being put into a youth detention center and are awaiting trial on attempted murder. I hope they die. They tried to kill the best person I know.
(Johnny's PoV)
Why did all of this happen? Pony needed, and wanted help, but he got beat up instead. If Ponyboy doesn't make it, I will kill them myself. I walked over to the hospital bed that held Ponyboy's weak form.
"Pony, you have to wake up, we all need you, but we also want you to be happy and stop doing drugs and cutting your wrist. You're my best friend." I couldn't stop the tears from flowing, but neither could the gang and the doctor.
I held on to his hand and prayed along with the gang. Pony loved to go to church. We all prayed for him.
(Soda's PoV)
I prayed silently. I didn't want him to leave me yet. I love him. That's all I want, is to tell him I love him one more time. If he lives through this, I would tell him I love him every day. I don't want my brother taken away from me like my parents and Sandy was. Almost everyone I love has left or is leaving me. All of a sudden, I realized, Pony knows I love him, Darry loves him too. Everybody loves him. I prayed for 3 hours that night. I fell asleep beside my brother.