Ponyboy's Point of View
I stayed in my room all day, reading. I didn't want to see anyone, when they called me for dinner, I didn't go. I didn't want to be with any of them, they don't love me, nor do I love them, so why should I spend time with them? It wouldn't make sense if I did.
I turned off the light as I heard the TV screen turn off. Everyone said goodnights as Darry washed the dishes. I got ready for bed and got under the covers. I moved to the far side of the bed, I didn't want Soda near me. I had to go back to school tomorrow and I wasn't looking forward to it, I didn't want to see my principal again, or deal with all the questions of being gone from school for three months.
I had a night mare that night and couldn't sleep, I woke up at around 1 am and couldn't go back to bed. I stayed up and read "Gone with the Wind." I heard the bedroom door open around six and saw Darry walking into the kitchen and put on a pot of coffee. When he noticed me he came over. "Pony, what are you doing up at six? You're usually not up for another hour" he asked me. "Nothing, just didn't fell like sleeping anymore" I replied coolly as I turned the page of the book. Darry walked away without anymore questions.
School was murder. I don't remember anything that I learnt before I left so I had about three months of school to catch up on, even though I did go to school, just a different one. Of coarse the teachers didn't care. During one of my classes I was so tired from not sleeping last night that I nearly fell asleep in class, the teacher wasn't to happy and simply told him to 'focus' more, stupid cow. I arrived home to an empty house, both Soda and Darry were working and Steve and Two bit were taking their new girlfriends out. I flung my bag onto the couch as I grabbed a glass of water. I walked over to my bag and started taking out my homework. French, write a 1000 word essay about myself and my friends/family in French, English, read this stupid novel and answer all these questions, Socials, read about the Jesuit Relations and make a project on it, Science, worksheets, Math 3 worksheets and I didn't have homework from my electives. "Well I better get started if I'm ever going to finish" I said to myself as I started on my math homework. After I finished my math, I began my science and then finished my French and Socials. It was nearly 7pm when I finished those and began reading my English novel but my eyes just couldn't focus on the words. I stretched out on the sofa and opened my novel. I forced myself to read the boring book while at the same time forced myself to stay awake, I wasn't doing to good of a job.
Soda's Point of View
I finished work around 7 15 today and began walking home. "Man what's wrong with Pony." I thought to myself. I heard a honk behind me and turned around to see Darry pulling up beside me, "hey Sodapop, need a ride home?" He asked. I hopped in the car as he drove off. We drove mostly in silence; I guess we were both thinking about Ponyboy and what to do. We arrived outside the house and noticed how quiet it was. "Guess Steve and Two Bit are out with their girlfriends" I said to Darry as I opened the front door. As I opened the door I saw Ponyboy fast asleep on the sofa with his book on the floor, I imagine it was homework, and the rest of his homework splattered out on the coffee table in front of him. Darry noticed what I was looking at, "I didn't believe him when he was up this morning that he simply 'didn't feel like sleeping anymore'. Probably had another nightmare" replied Darry. I walked up to Ponyboy's sleeping figure and sat on the edge of the couch, trying not to disturb him. I looked down at my baby brother and ran my hand through his hair. He mumbled something in his sleep but I couldn't make out any words. Darry came in with a blanket for Ponyboy and laid it on top of him. I stroked his cheek with my finger as tears filled my eyes, my baby brother changed in the last 3 months, and I missed his true self badly. 'I may be dumb, but I'm smart enough to know that something happened when he was gone.' I thought to myself. "What happened to you Ponyboy?" I asked softly to the sleeping figure. "Bad stuff" mumbled Ponyboy. I looked down at him and realized he was still asleep, he must be sleep talking, I thought. Darry was right beside me and was now as intrigued as I was. "What kind of bad stuff Pony?" I asked softly, hoping that he would respond to me. "Ma'am" he replied simply. "Ma'am?" I mouthed to Darry confused. Darry didn't know. "Who's Ma'am, Pony?" I asked. "Mrs. Cole" he replied into the pillow as his eyes were still closed and he was still asleep. "Why did you call her Ma'am? I thought she wanted you to call her mom" I asked softly. "Because I only called her mom when other people were around." He replied. Something inside clicked and I half guessed, and half assumed why that was. "What happened when no one else was around Ponyboy?" I asked sternly. "She became Ma'am and I was 'child' to do what she wanted or else" he replied as his eyes closed tighter, it looked like he was flinching at the memories. "Or else what Pony?" I asked sternly, wanting to get to the bottom of this. Darry was directly behind me and had a hand on my shoulder. "Or else I'd be punished" he replied. "How did she punish you Ponyboy?" I asked now completely worried about what happened to my baby brother while he was away. "I don't want to talk anymore Soda, I don't want to remember" he replied as his eye lids loosened and he relaxed again.
The part "I don't want to remember" kept playing over and over again in my head as I helped Darry cook dinner. We whispered quietly to one another. "Darry what happened to him?" I asked. "I don't know Soda, we wont be able to know until Ponyboy tells us." He replied.