Why are you back?
Disclaimer: I don't own the outsiders. My only character is Brigette.
Chapter 10:
Dally POV:
We got to the park in no time and found Pony unconscious. The kid had blood all over the front of his shirt, and when I ripped his shirt open, I was scared. He had been shot right in the chest! I looked around but I didn't see any cars coming, and no payphones anywhere around.
"Two-Bit, go see if you can find someone with a car. We need to get Pony to the hospital fast." I said and Two-Bit took off. I ripped off Pony's sleeve and used it to keep pressure on the wound.
"come on Pone, you can get through this, don't die on us pony." Johnny said, and I could see the hurt, worry, and tears forming in his eyes.
Two-Bit POV:
I didn't see any cars anywhere and right when I was about to give up I saw head lights coming. I had to get the drivers attention, and I couldn't stick my thumb out cause he could just ignore me. I needed to take measures into my own hands. I stepped out onto the middle of the street as the car got closer, the driver hit the brakes and the tires screeched to a stop right in front of me.
"Two-Bit? What the hell do you think you're doing?" Darry asked as he got out of his car, apparently he, Soda, and Steve had been bringing their dates over to the house cause I could see Soda, Steve and the girls in the back.
"I need help Dar."
"no really? I nearly killed you! I swear if it hadn't…" Darry started, but I cut him off.
"Darry! It's Ponyboy! He's shot, ok? Now come on we don't have much time!" I told him as I pulled him into the car and started to drive towards the park.
"what do you mean Pony's shot?" Soda asked.
"Angie and him were walking through the park when a soc came up and started harassing them, he pulled out a gun and was going to shoot Angie but Ponyboy stepped in front and took the bullet." I told them what Angie had told us.
Ponyboy POV:
I fell asleep not too long after Angie left, and when I woke up I wasn't in the park, I was in a dark room. I heard my parents's and my grandparents's voices but I couldn't see anyone.
Darry POV:
When we got to the park Angie was crying into Tim's chest, Johnny was as pale as ever, and Dally was trying to keep pressure on Pony's wound. I felt a little relieved that Dally was there taking care of Pony rather than Tim or someone but I still felt like someone had just punched me really hard in the stomach 100 times.
As I came closer I realized that the bullet had gone right into his chest and he probably didn't have much time. I scooped Ponyboy up in my arms and brought him into the truck, Soda stayed in the back and I drove. Johnny and Dally were up front with me and Steve and Two-Bit were coming a little later with their cars. I was pretty sure that Tim was gonna come with Angie too.
We got to the emergency room and the doctors took Ponyboy to surgery right away. We were in the waiting room when Tim came with Angie and Steve and Two-Bit came with the girls. I was filling out Pony's information sheet, Soda was sitting on the chair beside me head in hands and his face as pale as a ghost's. Johnny was pale and sitting next to Soda staring out into space, and Dally was just standing by Johnny leaning against the wall but think that I saw something in his eyes that said he cared.
"how is he?" Brigette asked when they reached us.
"they took him off to surgery, but we don't know anything else." I told her.
"How are you doing?" Sandy asked.
"not so good." Soda answered.
"don't worry he'll be fine. He's a strong kid." Tim tried to reassure us all.
We waited half an hour and there was still no news.
"he's a good kid, he'll be fine. He'll fight, he wouldn't leave right now." Brigette said.
" how would you know?" Johnny asked rudely, it wasn't like him. he almost never talked and if he did, it wasn't like this.
"excuse me?"
"you heard me." Johnny spat as he stood up. " none of you really know what he's like anymore. Darry and Soda, ever since Brigette came back you've hardly spent a whole week with Ponyboy. He's changed and you don't even know it! He had to quit track, but did you know that? No. He doesn't feel like he belongs in your family anymore! But did you know that? No, of course not! The only people that REALLY belong to be here are me and Angie! Then the gang and then you!"
"Johnny!" Dally said shocked.
"no! I'm tired of pretending! He's been feeling so upset lately, he feels happy only when he's watching the sunset at Rockstruck Cliff or when he's with Angie! He's changed, but you wouldn't know that would you?" Johnny finished and walked out of the room. The room was left silent until Soda asked Angie…
"is this true?"
"he hasn't been very happy lately, and there's a bit more that Johnny didn't mention, but ya, it's pretty much true." Angie said with sadness in her eyes.
"Mr. Curtis?" the doctor asked.
"ya?"
"your brother's in recovery now, the surgery was successful, and he's awake, but he's asking for someone named Johnny." The doctor said. I froze and I saw Soda go paler than he'd been before. It was true… Pony didn't feel the same way anymore, he used to ask for either me or Soda and no one else. Now he only wanted Johnny.
Sorry that it took me so long to review, but there's the net chapter. Hope you liked it, chapter 11 should be up pretty soon.:)