Here is another installment of my story. I know the last chapter was short but I plan to make this longer. So for a recap Pony breaks and confesses to Darry and Soda that he needs help. So let's find out what happens now.

The Next Morning

Soda woke up the next morning and saw that Pony was still sleeping and holding on tightly to his arm. He smiled down at his baby brother, ruffled his hair, and quietly got out of bed. After he showered and got changed he walked into the kitchen and started making breakfast. Halfway through making breakfast he heard the front door open and close, he looked around thinking it would be Steve or Twobit but to his surprise it was Darry that came through the front door.

"Darry, I thought you were sleeping, where have you been all morning?" Soda asked anxiously.

"Hey Soda, well I was up half the night looking up phone numbers in the phone book and I found a place where we can take Pony to get him some help, I left the house at 7:00 this morning and I've been at that place setting up an appointment for him after school this afternoon." Darry explained.

"Well that's good, I'm glad we're going to get him some help. I'm going to ask my boss if I can take the day off and go with you guys." Soda said handing Darry some breakfast.

"Are you sure you want to do that little buddy"? Darry asked. "I can take Pony down myself and…"

"No!" Soda said cutting him off. "I want to be with my little brother, besides if I tell the boss I'll work overtime he'll let me. Steve can also cover for me if it's a crisis no problem."

"Alright little buddy you don't have to get so testy. I understand you want to be with Pony through this."

"Through what" A voice cut off Darry's other thoughts he turned around and saw Ponyboy in the doorway.

"Good morning Pony." Soda said "come and have some breakfast." Pony sat down in a chair while Soda handed him a plate.

"Good morning Ponyboy." Darry said smiling at Pony.

"Mornin Darry." Pony said yawning. "Hey, what were you telling Soda about getting me through something."

"Well that's what I want to talk to you about. I have been downtown all morning making you an appointment?"

"What kind of appointment?" Pony asked.

"I made an appointment for you after school to go see a Psychologist." Darry explained.

"I knew it you think I'm crazy don't you, you want to have me committed in an asylum somewhere." Ponyboy screamed.

"Calm down Pony, it's nothing like that; me and Soda are trying to get you the help you need. Twobit came over while you were in school and told us how you yelled at him. He's worried about you Pony, we all are." Darry explained.

Pony then stood up. "Well you know what I don't need help. I should of never told you what was going on with me. I knew you'd think I was a nut job. I'm not going to that appointment. So you can just leave me alone. Nothing you can say or do is going to get me to go this afternoon and that's final Ponyboy yelled."

The No More Blues Building 3:30 P.M.

"I can't believe you actually got me to come here." Ponyboy said stepping out of the truck with Darry and Soda in tow. "Look even the name of the building is phony, more like going to a jazz night club then helping depressed people." Ponyboy said skeptically. Deep down inside he was afraid, what if he was crazy.

"Oh, come on Pony, we're behind you 100." Soda said slinging an arm around him and giving him a goofy grin. Ponyboy had to smile back; Soda could make any bad situation happy.

So the three brothers walked up the steps, into the building and on the elevator. They went up four floors and down a hallway that said.

Doctor Sharp M.D.

Darry went up to receptionist desk and the lady smiled at him.

"Yes, how may I help you"?

"Hello, I'm Darryl Curtis I had made an appointment for my little brother Ponyboy Curtis for this afternoon.

"Oh yes Ponyboy we've been expecting you. Here Mr. Curtis if you could take these forms and fill them out the doctor will be with Ponyboy shortly." The receptionist smiled as she gave the forms to Darry. Ponyboy had an odd feeling about the office, to put it short it gave him the creeps. So they went to sit down for a couple of minutes. A short bald headed man with a white coat and glasses came out from the back; he went up to the Curtis brothers.

"Which one of you is Ponyboy?" The doctor asked.

"This is Ponyboy." Darry said "I'm Darryl his oldest brother and this is Sodapop his other brother.

"Well, I'm Dr. Sharp; it is nice meeting you all." He said extended his hand and everyone shook it.

"Well Ponyboy, are you ready to come back?"

Ponyboy looked at Darry a little frightened Darry gave him an "it's okay" grin and Ponyboy got up and followed Dr. Sharp.

They went down a long hallway until they came to a door. Dr. Sharp opened the door and Ponyboy went inside.

"Well Ponyboy have a seat." Dr. Sharp said as he was going to sit down at his desk. Ponyboy sat down in a nice big chair.

"Now Ponyboy I'm going to ask you some questions is that alright?" Dr. Sharp asked with a pen and paper in his hand.

"Yeah, I guess it's alright." Ponyboy replied.

"Okay have you ever tried drugs?"

"No" Ponyboy said he knew he smoked cigarettes but he knew that's not what he was talking about.

"Have you ever tried alcohol?"

"No, Ponyboy said again.

"Have you ever tried to hurt yourself or others?"

"No, I've thought about cutting myself or taking my life in some way but no I've never hurt anyone else physically."

"When did the bad thoughts in your head begin?" Dr. Sharp asked

"It started very little when my parents first died but it got worse when I lost two of my friends about three months ago." Ponyboy answered. He noticed that Dr. Sharp was writing a lot of things on that piece of paper.

"Would you say that would be your guilty conscience?" Dr. Sharp asked eyeing Ponyboy.

"Excuse me" Ponyboy asked confused

"Well wouldn't you say that the reason you're having problems is that your mind is not letting you deal with the fact you killed them."

Now Ponyboy was pissed and he leaped up out of the chair. "What kind of person do you think you are? Why do you think of would kill my own friends. Your no doctor, you're a weird sick twisted person who wants people who are depressed to think it is their fault they are like that." Ponyboy then ran out of the office and into the waiting room, Darry and Soda saw him with tears in his eyes.

"Pony, what's wrong"? Darry asked but Ponyboy ran out the door.

"What's wrong with him, what did you do"? Darry asked Dr. Sharp angrily.

"Nothing I was just telling Ponyboy that the reason he's feeling so depressed was because he was the one who killed his friends."

"You said what"? Soda asked him.

"I think your brother is crazy and he needs to get help." Dr. Sharp insisted.

"Let me tell you something Dr. Sharp." Darry started "My brother is not crazy I can't

believe I took him here. Pony is very sane. The only one who's crazy is you. The only thing I will be doing is not taking Pony here anymore." Darry and Soda then walked out of the office and slammed the door behind them.

Darry and Soda made their way through the hallways looking for their poor little brother.

"I can't believe that crazy doctor said those things to Pony." Soda said angrily.

"I know, I can't believe it either." Darry agreed he was still seething with anger.

"Now what are we going to do?" Soda asked

"One thing's for sure I'm not taking Pony back to that quack of a doctor. I'll just find him someone better. First thing's first we have to find Ponyboy."

"Right." Soda agreed

Darry and Soda went down the elevator to the first floor and they finally found Ponyboy curled up into a tiny ball, crying.

"Ponyboy!" Darry and Soda both said and Ponyboy looked up at them with tears streaming down his face.

Well that's it for chapter 10. I hope it's long enough for ya! Well keep reviewing that's what really keep me going! So until next time c-ya later.