Ponyboy's Point of View
When I woke up, I looked at my surroundings. I've been here before, but it's not exactly the nicest place to be. The nurses office shiver. "Oh good your awake, now off to the Principal, he's waiting for you" Said the school nurse rushing in and pushing me out of the door. Ya I'm fine, thanks I mumbled under my breath as she slammed the door in my face. I walked to the principal's office and knocked on his door. "Come in" I heard from the inside, and I could tell by his voice, he was really pissed off. I slowly walked into the room. "Shut the door and sit down Mr. Curtis" he spat. "Oh no" I thought, "why is he mad at me?" I sat down in the uncomfortable chair as his eyes pierced my soul. He was sure angry and I had a hunch he was angry at me. "Mr. Curtis, I will not tolerate name calling, rude comments or, and ESPECIALLY FIGHTING IN MY SCHOOL! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!" He screamed in my face. "Sir," I began to ask why he was angry at me when I did fight, I was held down by 5 guys and beat on, that makes me the victim, but was cut off by him, "don't interrupt me Mr. Curtis! As your punishment, you are hereby SUSPENDED from school for a week. If you EVER start another fight here again, I will EXPELLE YOU!" He screamed at me. I choked down what he said but then managed to speak. "But SIR! I didn't fight!" I began as I told him my side of the story. At the end, he didn't seem to be any less pissed off at me. "Do NOT lie to me! I believe the other boys, and not some greaser who thinks they can lie and get out of their troubles! GET OUT OF MY OFFICE YOU LYING GREASER!" He spat those horrid words in my face as I was left trembling. I rose from my chair when I realized he wasn't joking around at all. I slowly turned around and reached for the doorknob and pulled the door open. I looked at my principal one last time, realizing that if I ever had any respect for him, there was none anymore, before closing the door. I went to my locker to clean out the books that I would need so that I would be too far behind when I returned to school.
Soda's Point of View OMG my first Soda point of view! So exciting!
I was sitting on the facing the front door while playing cards with Steve. It was my first day off in a long time, and man I sure needed it. I looked up when I heard the door slam. Ponyboy came in, through his shoes off and tossed his backpack across the room while grabbing a glass of water. I looked up at the clock, not believing that it was 3 o-clock all ready. It was only 11:45. "Ponyboy what are you doing home? What's wrong?" I asked him as I got up from the couch. It wasn't until I got closer to him did I realize the amount of bruises and cuts on his face and neck. "PONYBOY WHAT HAPPENED!" I yelled worriedly as I hugged my brother. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." He replied quietly as his head pressed against my shirt as I continued to hug him. I pressed my hand under his chin and forced him to look at me. "Why would you ever think that I wouldn't believe you?" I asked him. At this he looked away and pulled away from my grip. "Because" he began as he put his glass in the sink, "my principal didn't and he believed the fucking Socs and not me." I gasped at Ponyboy's words, he NEVER swore, EVER, this must be something big I thought to myself. "Ponyboy tell me what happened" I begged him. So Ponyboy explained everything with the Socs, being pinned down, beaten up, blacking out, seeing the principal and lastly being suspended. I couldn't believe his principal, he has NO right to call my brother that, or believe those damn Socs, I mean just LOOK at Ponyboy's face and you'd know who the bloody victim was. "What am I gonna tell Darry? He's gonna kill me" Ponyboy said after a few minutes of silence. "Just tell him the truth Ponyboy. You didn't do anything wrong so he shouldn't be mad at you, if anything he will be mad at your principal and those damn Socs" I replied to him.
Darry came home not to much later and Ponyboy told Darry what happened. Sure enough, I was right, he was pissed off at the principal and the Socs but not Ponyboy; however he was worried about Ponyboy's injuries so he insisted on using the medical kit on Ponyboy.
Ponyboy's Point of View
The next day was pretty boring, no one else was around. Darry and Soda had to work and Two Bit and Steve were at school. I spent the day reading Gone with the Wind. I finally finished it after Johnny died. Soda and Darry came home earlier than usual since both days were slow for them. Steve and Two Bit came over after school. It was lots of fun to have everyone around. Steve and Soda were playing cards while Two Bit and I watched Mickey and Darry cooked dinner. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Darry answered the door confused, for no one EVER knocks, they just come in. Darry opened the door to reveille a proper looking woman and two police officers. "Oh no" I thought, "did one of the guys slash someone's tires?".. I couldn't have been more wrong. "Darrel Curtis?" Asked the woman. "Yes" Replied Darry. She handed him an envelope while stepping into the house uninvited. Darry opened the envelope to reveille a series of papers. "I am here to take a Ponyboy Curtis to the boy's home downtown. It has come to the government's attention that he has been involved in a fight at school, and we have decided that he is no longer safe to maintain control at school and we believe that this is because of his home environment." After she said this, the entire room was deathly quiet. I looked up at Darry, expecting him to stop this. He looked at me with tear filled eyes. "I'm sorry Ponyboy, by law, your now property of the government" he said quietly. "Well hurry up Ponyboy get your things" the woman snapped at me. I couldn't move. I was frozen to my spot. I looked at Soda, unsure of what to do. Soda finished reading the same letter that Darry did, "Ponyboy, you have to go, I'm so sorry" he cried as he came towards me. "Come on, I'll help you pack" he sniffed as he put an arm around my shoulder and guided me to the bedroom.
In twenty minutes, Soda and I immerged from the bedroom with a large bag filled with my belongings. I didn't bring too much, having faith that I was going to return, I only brought a picture of the family, my clothes, toothbrush, hairbrush and my school books. As I walked towards the door, I felt Steve put a hand on my shoulder, trying to comfort me, Two Bit hugged me and Darry hugged me tightly while crying into my shoulder. "We'll get you back, I promise you, we will get you back" he whispered to me. Lastly came Soda, this was the hardest part for me. I embraced Soda in a hug stronger than I ever thought I could as I cried into his shoulders, he cried into mine, I wanted to stay with him forever, but suddenly I was pulled away from him roughly. I looked up and the police officer had me by my arm, and man did that hurt. He dragged me towards the door and pulled me outside. "Please don't make me go" I begged to the police man as tears fell down my face. He only looked at me angrily, not even showing sympathy as he shoved me into the car while he locked the door from the outside. I was trapped inside this horrid car, and I couldn't escape. By now the whole gang was outside on the steps watching me leave. Darry and Soda were crying into each other while Steve tried to comfort Soda. The car started to pull away and as I looked in the wind shield behind me, I tried to remember all of their faces, not knowing if I would ever come back.