Chapter 12
Anyone's POV
Darry saw Soda holding Ponyboy, and he was still trying to apply pressure to Pony's stomach to slow down the bleeding, but it wasn't working. Darry could tell that Pony was starting to go limp. They needed to get him to a hospital, and so Darry told Soda to go and get help. Soda nodded and gently laid Ponyboy on the ground, trying not to cry, and ran to the nearest payphone.
Darry put his fingers on Ponyboy's neck, and was relieved when he felt a weak heartbeat. He had lost so much blood.
His breathing was different. He was hardly inhaling any air, and he was breathing really quick, shallow breaths. he was pale too.
The ambulance came, and they took him to the hospital. Soda came running back to Darry, and so they ran home and drove to the hospital. The drive there was silent.
They got there, but were told to wait in the waiting room. They used a payphone and called Steve and Two-bit, who were there in a matter of minutes.
"Is he okay? What happened?" Two-bit asked as him and Steve entered the hospital.
Soda continued to look at the floor, feeling guilty. Darry told them about how Soda's friends had come along and stabbed him. Two-bit was doing a mix of glaring at Soda, and giving Soda a sad look. Steve didn't glare at Soda, but he was a bit angry and upset as well. He truly did care for Ponyboy.
They all waited for a while, until a nurse came over to them.
"Family of Ponyboy Curtis?" Everyone stood up, and Darry walked over to her. "I'm Darrel, his guardian."
She nodded. "I'm doctor Miller. I'm happy to say that Ponyboy will be okay. He was unconscious when he came here, and we had to give him surgery, but he should wake up soon. His stomach was punctured by the blade, but we were able to fix it. You can go and see him now. He's in room 173."
They all hurried to his room. Soda was the slowest though. He still looked guilty and upset.
They got there, to find Pony sleeping. Steve and Two-bit went in, while Darry wanted to talk to Soda in the hallway. The door was closed, and Darry started talking. "Soda, why do you hate Ponyboy?"
"I don't hate him Darry."
"Well, why were you so mean to him then?"
Soda was silent for a minute, thinking of the right words to say.
"Pony didn't see the whole fight at the DX that day. he thought it was me and a group of kids fighting. That wasn't it though. The kids that were on my side saved me from the kids we were fighting against. They actually saved me a few times before that fight. I came home in bad moods because the kids we were fighting against were threatening me at work. I didn't tell Pony why I was in a bad mood, because I didn't want him trying to get involved. If he got involved, he would get hurt. Anyway, the kids that I was hanging out with saved me from the other kids, so I felt like I owed them."
Darry nodded, and Sodapop continued.
"The kids started letting me hang out with them at work. They told me that if I did what they wanted me to, they'd protect me from the other kids that were threatening me. That was when we started drinking, going to drag races, and doing drugs. I hated Pony... Because they told me too. I also wanted Pony to be scared of coming to the DX, so I was mean to him at home, hoping that he would leave me alone."
Darry nodded. "What about the bed situation?"
"Huh? Oh, that. I told Pony to sleep in his own room. In case those kids ever came over, I didn't want them to get mad and hurt me or Pony. I wanted Pony to think that I hated him so that he would stay away. I blamed the drugs on him, because I knew that if he was grounded, he couldn't go to the DX. I got mad when I got grounded, because I knew that my friends would be angry as well. And... When I beat him up that one time... I don't know why I did that. I guess I was just mad at my friends, so I took my anger out on him because I knew that he wouldn't do anything back to me. I'm really sorry Dar."
Soda looked at the ground as tears started rolling down his face. Darry gave him a hug.
Soda was about to say more, when Two-bit opened the door and poked his head through. "He's awake now." Two-bit said.
They broke away from the hug and went into the room.
Pony watched them as they entered the room. "Hey Pony..." Soda said uncertainly, waiting for his brother to give him a reaction.
Pony just stared at Soda with an expressionless face. Soda stared back with sad, guilty eyes. "Pony, I'm really sorry..." Soda trailed off.
Pony looked to the side as his eyes got watery. Soda walked closer to him. "Pony I really didn't mean it! Please forgive me!"
Pony looked at Soda and a tear slid down his face. "Why'd you do it? Why'd you do all of those things to me?"
"Pony, you don't understand... I was trying to protect you from my friends!"
"Why? So you could hurt me yourself?"
Soda took a step back. His face showed nothing but unbearable sadness and guilt. "Pony I didn't mean it! What can I do to make it up to you?!"
Pony started to lightly cry, and so Sodapop went over to him. "I'm really sorry." He whispered to Pony.
Pony looked soda in the eyes and saw no anger or regret. He knew that Soda was telling the truth, but it would be hard to forgive him all the same.
Hey guys. I hope you like my story so far. I might just make Pony forgive him so that it would have a happy ending because I also want to have time to write version 2. please review and tell me your thoughts.