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Sodas POV
"Well your brother does have very violent nightmares, but im afraid we can't really do anything about it. But im sure a psychiatrist can help him with this, and we could keep him here for a little while to see how he get's along-"
"no!"I broke in
"I don't think here is the best place for Pony right now"Darry finished for me
"alright"
"so can you tell us anything, like what's he dream about"I asked
"I couldn't tell you that Soda, that machine can't tell us what Pony is actually dreaming, but it does tell us if these dreams are unnatural or not"
"so are they unnatural?"I asked
"im afraid so, the lines have broken the average border line and have gone well past"Dr. Chambers saw my worried glance
I was about to ask something else but stopped when Pony walked into the room, looking tired and disheveled.
"Hey Pone, you feeling okay?"Darry asked putting an arm over Ponys scrawny shoulders
"yeah, can we go now?"Pony asked eagerly
"sure kiddo"I said
When we got home pony and I played cards on the living room floor, while Darry looked at a piece of paper in his hand. I guessed that the paper was the same paper that Dr. Chambers had given him, it had the phone # to the psychiatrist place. He was rubbing his fingers through his hair and I wondered if he was considering calling them or not. Then he grabbed the phone and dialed the number I looked at Darry who motioned for me to take Pony out of the room.
"C'mere Pony, let's go in our room"I said grabbing his arm and pulling him to his feet
he followed me without asking or arguing
I sat with Pony on our bed, it was late and Pony looked tired, he was lying next to me and facing my way. I watched as his eyelids slowly close.
"Soda?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you worried about me?"Pony asked half asleep
for a second I thought he kind of was dreaming
"a bit"I said honestly
"why?"Pony started making snoring noises, is he really asleep?
What is this like sleep walking without the walking? Maybe like sleep talking, or sleep conversation or something.
"Well, you have been sick lately.."
"How'd you know I was sick?"Pony asked
"what? You don't feel good and you haven't told us?"I asked
"but I don't feel bad.. But sick.. Like in my mind"Pony mumbled
in his mind?
"Why else are you worried?"
"Your dreams.."
Then I had an idea, maybe I could ask Pony this while he was sleeping.. Maybe then he would remember and tell me what it is he dreams.
"Pony?"
"Mm?"
"What do you dream about?"
I heard Darry walk into the room and I quickly shot my hand up to make him be quiet, he slowly crept toward us.
"My dreams? I dream about..."
"Is he awake?"Darry asked quietly
"no I think he's sleeping.. Now shh"I said putting my fingers up to my lips
"go on Pony"I said gently
"I dream about, johnny and Dally... mom and dad"
"I dream about all the stuff that's happened.. And about how they were all my fault"
"what'ya mean, it wasn't your fault Pone"
"yeah, I killed them.. I killed them all"
"but I didn't mean too!"
"It's okay Pony calm down"
"I shot Dally.. I'm the one that lit the church on fire, with my match and made Johnny get burnt, im the one that switched the tracks for the train so they killed mom and dad.. It was me all me"
I looked at Darry
"Pony?"
"Don't tell them though"
"tell who Pony?"
"Soda and Darry"
didn't he know he was talking to me?
Darry looked hurt
"Pony who are you talking to?"I asked, wanting to know who he thought he was talking to
"im talking to.. You"Pony mumbled
"who am I?"he asked
"you're the one in my dreams.. The one who follows me"Pony started to shiver
"you're him.. Your it"
"Pony.."
"I don't want to talk to you, why are you making me?"
"Pony?"
"Please go away.. For once leave me alone.. For once"then Pony went to sleep
he stopped talking and I got out of bed and followed Darry into the kitchen
"What was that all about?"he asked
"well I was sitting there and then Pony started talking to me, I thought he was awake at first bu then I realized that he was asleep. Darry he knew he was talking to me before, why did he think he wasn't?"I asked him confused
"I don't know"
"he said he was sick"
"what?"
"That's what I said.. He asked me if I was worried about him and I said a little bit, then he asked me why. I told him it was because he had been sick lately, then he asked me how I knew he was sick. Then he said that he wasn't sick like fever kind of sick, but he said sick In his mind"
Darry looked at me with quizzical eyes
"what does he mean Darry?"
"I don't know, but hat kid has to go to the psychiatrist"
"you call em?"
"Yeah, they said that the first appointment will be on Friday at five"
"alright"
"should we tell Pony?"Darry asked me
"in the morning I guess"
"hope he doesn't take it hard"Darry said patting my shoulder
"get to bed now, huh?"
"Sure"I said punching his shoulder then walked to my room
Pony was sleeping soundlessly, it was the most peaceful he has been in a long time, it made me smile. I crawled into bed with him and stroked back his hair and started whispering to him that everything will be alright.