Author's note: I just realized I forgot to put in a disclaimer so…
Disclaimer: I do not own The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Chapter Four
Two-Bit
I didn't get any sleep at all.
I was freezing all night, I tried to call Savannah to tell her to bring me another blanket, but she couldn't hear me. There were several times when I thought I had to be dying. I stared at the clock, watching the minutes crawl by. My eyes were heavy and hurting, every part of me was screaming 'Sleep!' But I couldn't.
To make everything worse, Savannah's dog snores. It seemed like it was taunting me because it could sleep and I couldn't.
I think the fever finally took over.
I heard Savannah get up a while later and call in sick to work. Why was she calling in sick? I'm the one that's sick. The door opened and I looked up, so did Sheba. Sheba jumped off the bed and walked over to Savannah. She looked up at her and started making these whimpering begging noises. After a minute though, I realized that it wasn't the dog that was begging for Savannah's attention.
I was.
Savannah walked past Sheba and over to me. I was still whimpering.
"It's OK," Savannah said softly.
My head was spinning. My eyes hurt. What was wrong with me?
Savannah put her hand on my forehead. "You still have a fever," she said. "And you look terrible."
All that I could do was moan, I was too sick to talk.
"Do you want me to call a doctor?" Savannah asked.
I had another flashback to when I was a kid. Mom had called a doctor that time I was sick. The doctor gave me this awful tasting medicine, but mom told me it would make me feel better, so I took it. After taking the medicine, mom would give me ice cream. And the medicine did make me feel better after a few days…
"Two-Bit?" Savannah said, "Do you want me to call a doctor?"
I nodded. Maybe the doctor could help me feel better.
Savannah
I hung up the phone, the doctor would be coming over in half an hour or so. I walked back toward the guest room where Two-Bit was staying. Poor guy, I could tell he was suffering.
When I opened the door to Two-Bit's room he didn't even look up. He usually notices when I come in the room. Maybe he was asleep.
"Two-Bit?" I said softly as I sat down next to him. His eyes were closed, but he was breathing too heavily to be asleep.
"Hey," I said. "Are you awake?"
"Johnny?" Two-Bit asked.
"What?" I said. Who's Johnny?
Two-Bit opened his eyes and gave me a confused look. He blinked several times and then mumbled "Oh, sorry. Never mind."
"I called a doctor, he'll be here soon," I said.
"Mmmm," Two-Bit replied.
I sat next to Two-Bit for a while. Sheba was still lying next to him. She had this weird look on her face, it almost made her look worried. Two-Bit's face was pale, all but his cheeks which were a deep shade of pink. His eyes were closed, but I could tell he wasn't sleeping. It seemed like he was fighting to breathe. He would shiver every few minutes.
"Savannah," Two-Bit said. "I want another blanket."
Two-Bit already had a mountain of blankets on him. I could tell he was cold though. I got up to get him another blanket.
When I came back in the room, Two-Bit was asleep.
