When I woke up all I could see was white. I hurt all over and no one was around me. I was so scared. I heard someone arguing with someone else outside. I couldn't move anything on my body. Then I saw a bright light so I screamed as loud as I could, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

I heard four people ran into my room. God was I thankful I wasn't dead. The people that were there were, Maggie, Johnny, Pony, and Two- Bit. Instead of hugging me they all just stood there looking at me like I was a ghost.

"What am I dead or something, cause your looking at me like I'm a ghost," I said but boy did my voice sound hoarse. All I could move were my lips. My body just wouldn't move.

"Don't talk, you'll hurt yourself," Maggie said her eyes brimming with tears.

"Oh, no I won't, see, I can even move some of body," I said moving the half of my body that didn't hurt as much. Believe me it still hurt but I had to make people believe that I was alright so they wouldn't baby me.

"Stop moving you'll hurt yourself even more," Maggie said practically yelling at me.

I thought to lighten the mood I should maybe crack some jokes. Not even Two- Bit was cracking any.

"Hey, I'm a rebel nothing keeps me down," I said laughing slightly but that hurt my body so I let out a painful groan.

"Hey guys why don't you go see Dally, I want to talk to Lacey alone," Maggie said. All the boys left except for Johnny. After Two- Bit had left the room,Johnny gaveme alight kiss on the lips, then he left.

"Why, where's Dally?" I asked questioning Maggie.

"Just like in the book, when he was saving you, he burned his arm, he probably won't be here long though."

"Ok, so what was so important that only you and me could talk about it?"

"Well, um you know I love Ponyboy, right," Maggie said almost crying.

"Oh, Maggs who did you cheat on Ponyboy with?" I said knowing exactly what she was talking about.

"How did you know?" she said shocked at my realization.

"I know the feeling, but with who Mags who?"

"Well, Sandy broke up with," she said but I cut her off. I couldn't believe that she cheated on Ponyboy with Sodapop Cutis.

"You cheated on Ponyboy with Sodapop fricken Curtis!" I said in a hushed yelled.

"Maybe," she said letting a tear slip down her cheek.

"Oh, Maggie what did you do."

"Pony was gone and I thought he was dead so I was crying. I was all alone on the couch when Soda comes in crying to. I sucked up my tears and he tells me everything, the whole Sandy story, and he had his head on my lap crying. Lace it was heart wrenching, then we just hugged for a while. Then suddenly he kisses me, and I kiss him back. He was just so pathetic and perfect, I wanted to help him so much. We're making out on the couch when suddenly he picks me up and brings me to his room. But when things started getting hot and heavy we get a phone call from the Hospital saying that they had Ponyboy. God, I felt so guilty. I don't know what would have happened if the phone didn't ring just then."

She started sobbing and I took her hand. She felt my hand and hugged my body. She was really gentle though, like I was going to break. She just kept crying and crying. I tried to calm her down but she just kept going.

Then when she calmed down she told me the rest.

"Lacey, they said that Johnny had some third degree burns and had some glass in his arm but he was okay, they said that Dally burned his arm pretty good but he'd be fine, but when he said you I could have died. They said that you were unconscious and they didn't know if you would wake up. Then when we came here to get Pony they said that you had third degree burns everywhere, that you could be disabled, but then this morning they said that you had a broken arm and might not wake up. They totally changed there stories. When we were arguing with them to let us in we heard you scream and got so scared."

"I'm alright though, right" I said.

"Right," said a voice coming from the doorway. It was a man in his 30's who was probably my stupid doctor.

"Hi, I'm Dr, Roberts, and you should be fine. You have a broken arm just as this young lady said and you faired much better than we thought you would. You also have a sprained ankle on the same side as your arm and you also had a concussion. We were expecting you to go into a coma but that obviously wasn't the case. We want you stay in here for a few more days though." He said that and then left.

Yeah right me stay in the hospital. I'm going to the rumble if the last thing I do. I may not like fights in general but I love rumbles even if I haven't been in one. They look so cool and you never know until you try one right. I just have to get outa here. I'm sure Dally will break me out when he gets out himself. Oh shit, Dally. Lets see if he's forgiven me yet. Oh, and I forgot to tell Maggie. Aren't I such a good friend? I thought to myself.

Maggie knew exactly what I was thinking minus the wholeDally forgiving mepart.

"I know exactly what your thinking, Lacey and no way in hell. You are not getting Dally to break you out of here. I'm not losing you, you're my best friend."

"Hon, your not gonna lose me, got it. Wait how'd you know I was thinking of Dally breaking me out?"

"I could see it in your eyes."

Oh great now I have readable eyes. This will never end well. I swear the next time I see Dally we are so outa here. Just then something came to me. It was off topic but anything to change the subject.

"Maggie," I said seriously.

"Yeah."

"Does Soda know about you and Pony."

Then she did something that shocked me she nodded her head up and down.

"When did you tell him? Did you tell him about me and Johnny.?"

"No, I didn't tell him about you and Johnny but I did tell him bout me and Pony on the way to the hospital to get Pony. My problem is I think he still likes me. He said we could just be friends but I saw hurt in his eyes. Oh, god I am so confused Lace, I think I'm in love with both of them."

"Mags, how far did you get with Soda?"

"We had both of our shirts off and he was about to take off my bra."

"Well you have a really big problem on your hands, I reckon."

"Yeah, will you help me."

"I don't know if I can Mag but I'll try my best to make sure no one gets hurt."

"Thank you, Lacey."

"No problem, Mag." I couldn't believe this, I don't know if I can help Maggie, but like I told her, I'll try my best.