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Ponyboys POV
"Ponyboy woke up! This is the third time I'm trying this and this time if you don't get up now, you're going to miss school."
I was suddenly awoken by Darry's wake up call, I hadn't even realized he had been in here before trying to get me up.
"Just five more minutes." I protested
"I already gave you an extra fifteen minutes!" "You're getting up now and I don't want to hear another word about it"
Darry was frustrated, each word he said seemed to have an angrier tone.
I knew I had to get out of bed before Darry lost his temper at me. I stood up quickly, well maybe a too quickly. A sudden wave of dizziness fell over me. I had to sit back down for a second before trying to stand up again. Luckly, neither Darry nor Sodapop noticed this time. I thought about what had just happened as I threw on a pair of jeans and a clean shirt. The sudden dizziness was not something out of the ordinary. Ever since I got beat up by some Socs about two months ago, I got a concussion and got dizzy surprising easily. They happened at the worst times, lucky it never happened in school. I was thankful for that, didn't need anyone to think there was something wrong with me. The doctor said that it wasn't the most common thing to happen after a concussion, but it could happen. Darry was worried and wanted me to stay home whenever I got one. He just didn't know how many I got. I never told him about all of them, just the ones that were bad or that happened in front of his face.
I didn't feel 100%, but I didn't think I was sick or anything. I always felt off for a few minutes after a dizzy spell, I didn't worry about it. Although I felt terrible, I hoped I looked fine as I headed to the kitchen for breakfast. It was eggs and chocolate cake, normally I would go all over for my favorite breakfast, but today I had no appetite or desire to eat. Not out of the orbannly, I never wanted to eat after I was dizzy, I always felt like the food would just come up in an hour or so anyways.
"Morning Ponyboy you're up late" Sodapop called from the kitchen.
I ignored his comment as I sat at the table.
"Don't ignore your brother Ponyboy" Darry scolded
"Sorry Soda" I mumbled.
I sat at the table and started to pick at my eggs. Not really liking the idea of eating breakfast at the moment.
"You okay Pone?" Darry asked sounding a little worried
"Yea i'm ok, just not hungry right now." I replied
Darry was about to say something when he was interrupted by Two-Bit honking his car to tell me to hurry up and get in or we will miss school.
"Ponyboy, are you sure you're ok?" Darry asked once again
"I'll be fine Darry, don't worry about me." I wasn;t too confident in my answer, I felt like shit
I ran out before giving anyone else a chance to say something.
I got into a Two-Bits car and thought about something for a second.
I didn't want to get up today, I wasn't quite sure why. Yet here I was wanting to be away from the house and at school. Except, school was the last place I wanted to be. I just felt like today was not going to be my day. I just couldn't wrap my head around it, I didn't think I had a test or even track today. I just knew something was going to happen today that shouldn't happen. I hoped I wasn't right about today, but I got the sinking feeling I was going to be right today, despite my hopes.
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Sodapop POV:
When Ponyboy got up late this morning, I knew something was wrong. He looked pale and purposely ignored me. I mean, yeah maybe he was tired but even when he was in a bad mood, he always mumbled something to me. He just looked sick and I was surprised when Darry didn't stop him from going to school.
"Darry, why did you let Pony go to school? He didn't look his best." I asked Darry as Ponyboy walked out the door.
"I didn't have the chance to see if he was really fine." Darry replied ``We can only hope he will be fine during the day and when he comes home, i'll check on him."
Darry POV:
Ponyboy didn't look his best this morning, I hoped he was going to be okay. He didn't want to talk much or eat, I was surprised that he didn;t want to eat. That was unlike him. I hoped POnyboy was going to be okay today. Somehow, I didn't stop him from going to school. I knew I was going to regret that.
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Two-Bits POV:
I knew something was wrong with the kid the second he got into my car. He looked pale and just didn't give me the vibe that he was doing fine. So I thought I might as well ask him, though I knew what his answer was going to be.
"Kid you okay?" I asked
"Yea I'm fine, just tired" Pony replied
I looked and nodded
As we pulled into the school parking lot, Ponyboy asked me a question that I wasn't expecting.
"Hey Two-Bit, do I look fine?" "Everyone is asking me if I'm okay and I think I look fine but I'm not sure, be honest with me."
I looked at him, not expecting that question. He looked pale but other than that, he didn't look too bad.
"You look a little pale, that's all."
"Thanks. I need to pull through today so Darry doesn't worry about me." Ponyboy replied "I'll tell Darry after school. He added
"Okay.. I asid slowly, if you need anything let me know, i'll be around."
I was worried for him but I only could hope he knew what he could handle for the day. He walked ahead of me and into the school.
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Ponyboy POV:
I thought about what Two-Bit had said. I at the very least needed to make it through all 8 periods so Darry wasn't gonna worry about me. As I walked to my locker, I ran into Johnny.
"Hey Johnnycakes." I said
"Hi Ponyboy, can I walk with you to the gym?" Johnny asked very quietly,
"Sure, but why? We don't have gym together."
"I just want to walk that way with you. I have a class over that way." he replied
"Sure Johnny, anytime."
I was honestly a little worried about Johnny, normally I would see Johnny at lunch or if he got a ride with Two-Bit or Steve. I also knew he didn't have a class over that way, but I had to get to class. I stopped worrying about him for a second, because I felt dizzy again. I was worried about Johnny and now that I had another dizzy moment. I walked into the gym hoping for the best for /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
I had joined Two-Bit, Steve and Johnny for lunch at the DX like we always do. I still wondered what Johnny did after I walked into the gym. I didn't feel like asking. I still didn't feel like eating anything, I knew I was probably not going to keep it down for long. I just ate a few small bites and moved on. I think Soda noticed what was up but he didn't say anything.
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I walked into 6th period history. I didn't remember much from the lesson. I felt dizzy and my stomach was in a tight knot. I ignored it and kept trying to focus. Johnny looked over at me a few times, he was held back a year and now that I skipped a grade, we ended up being in the same history class.
"Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade, stay for a mintew" My history teacher approached us at the end of class.
Great, now Johnny and I were going to be in trouble, for what I don't know, not like I paid attention to what she was teaching anyways.
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After class, we both approached her desk
"Ponyboy I would like to talk to you first,"
"Ponyboy, i'm worried about you, you were unfocused today and you look extremely pale.
"I'm okay." I replied
"If you are really fine- she heasted for a second, wash up in the bathroom if you need and you should head to your next class quickly."
She wrote me a late pass just in case I didn't make it intime and I left as quickly as I could. I wondered what she had wanted from Johnny.
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As I left history and was walking to english, my fears almost became a reality. I looked and ran into the nearest bathroom and opened the nearest stall. The little food I had eaten in the past few days suddenly decided to leave my body. I leaned over the toilet emptying my stomach for what felt like forever. The bell rang a while ago and I'm sure Mr Syme was not happy I wasn't there. I was glad I wasn't there, I didn't want to disturb his class. I got up and started to wash my face off.
"Ponyboy are you okay?"
I was startled by the voice and I looked over and it was Johnny.
"Johnny-I paused, why are you here and not in class?"
"Teacher asked me to see if you were okay, she saw you run out like that and wanted to make sure you were okay."
"You don't seem fine Ponyboy.'' Johnny said hesetly.
"I'm okay, I have two more periods left, i'll go home after that and take some aspirins."
Johnny looked worried, he just nodded.
"I should go- see you later." Johnny replied.
I was only about 4 minutes late, not bad.
I walked into english but Mr. Syme didn't say a word at first, he asked if I had a pass and I gave him one that the history teacher gave me.
"We are working on this essay for class today, if you need more time tell me after class."
I started heading to my desk. The second I sat down, I felt very lightheaded. Again, I ignored it and started to write.
"You okay? You're very pale."
The voice belonged to my classmate Byron who sits next to me in english.
I replied honestly, "No, I think i'm going to pass out any moment."
Bryon looked worried, he was definitely not expecting that answer.
" I think i'll get the teacher," He still looked just as startled as he was a moment ago.
I saw Bryon go over to Mr. Syme and I didn't pay much attention. I expected Mr. Syme to tell me to leave class but I still kept trying to focus on the assignment. I felt worse than I did before. I wanted the day to be over but I still had an hour to go. I wanted to go home.
Bryon POV:
I never got to know Ponyboy very well however, he was my best friend Mark's friend. I didn't like him but I respected him because he knew Mark. I knew he was really smart and fairly quiet. However today he came in late and looked very sick. I knew I had to ask him if he was ok. I was surprised when he answered saying he felt like he was going to pass out. I didn't know what to do, so I asked the teacher.
"Bryon Douglass, you better have a good reason for not working on your essay" Mr. Syme said as I approached his desk.
"I do sir, Ponyboy- I paused he looked very pale and I asked him if he was okay and he said he was going to pass out any second."
My Symes expression grew more worried as he got up and walked over to Ponyboys desk.
"Ponyboy, are you feeling okay?" Mr. Syme asked him.
"No,I think-." Ponyboy started to say.
Suddenly Ponyboy turned white and fell out of his chair and onto the floor.
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