Chapter 2

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There was pain everywhere. My eyes felt like there bricks on them. There was a siren somewhere and that's how I knew that the cops had come for me and Johnny. I couldn't move. There were voices everywhere. Too loud...

I groaned and heard a shout somewhere in front of me. I couldn't tell what was said.

I lifted my hand barely, but pain exploded when I did. My eyes flew open as I screamed.

Darkness flooded my vision. I couldn't see what was happening. Panic grew in my chest as my heart speed up.

"Can you hear me?" a voice shouted.

"I-I can't see." I said trying to lift my head.

"Just stay calm and lie still. We're almost to the hospital." I know the voice was trying to calm me down, but I had no intention of listening.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"Your in an ambulance, son." a different voice started to speak to me. Suddenly the events of what happened flooded into my head. Dally and Johnny were the first things on my mind once I remember the fire. I hadn't even realized I had spoken out loud until the first voice had started to respond. "Which one's which?"

"Johnny has black hair and Dally is the mean looking one." I said. The pain was starting to amplify.

"I think they will both be alright, but the mean looking one... Dally... he burnt his arm pretty badly when he pulled you out of the window."

My legs started to sting and burn from the inside out. "My legs hurt." I cried out suddenly.

"Just stay still, we're almost there." the second voice said. My eyes felt heavy. I couldn't stay awake much longer. Suddenly I was moving. I don't know where to, but suddenly I could here Johnny.

"Ponyboy!" I could hear panic in his voice.

"Johnny?" I shouted.

"I'm right here." He grabbed my hand tightly as I was wheeled down the hallway.

"Johnny, I can't see, and my legs hurt real bad." I said as tears slowly streaked down my face.

"Your gonna be fine, Pony. Just hang in there!" I could hear his voice getting farther and farther away.

"Johnny!" I shouted. Fear pulsed through me. I felt terrified. Suddenly something was in my arm. I felt myself getting weaker and weaker. I couldn't hang on. Then my eyes fell closed and darkness overcame my mind.

Johnny's POV

Man, Ponyboy didn't look too well. Scars covered his face and over his eyes. No wonder he was saying he couldn't see. I know he was in pain, because his legs were covered in scars too.

My ambulance had gotten here faster than the one Ponyboy was in. Dally only burnt his left hand pretty badly and he was cussing up a storm, but he was fine. I had been checked out by the doctor and he said I had too much smoke inhalations and I needed a few days rest.

I wish Pony hadn't pushed me out of the way of that piece of timber. I would've gladly taken it. I really hope he's alright.

After waiting in the waiting room for forever, I saw Soda and Darry running up to me. I knew they'd be madder than hell. I still stood up to greet them though. To tell them what happened. Before I could get a word out Soda hugged me.

"Thank god your okay, Johnny." Soda said. "How's Ponyboy."

I stood there for a while surprised, but finally I started talking. "I don't know, Soda. They haven't said anything. They brought him in a while ago and he didn't look so good."

Soda started crying. He and Darry hugged, while I just stared at the ground.

Soon they both stopped crying and we all sat down. It wasn't long before cops came into the hospital and asked me my name. I knew they were here for me.

They cuffed me and took me to the cop car. I was terrified of course, but I was more terrified of not seeing the gang again. Especially Pony.

Soda's POV

Seeing Johnny being hauled off to jail made reality finally get through to me. I broke down crying once again. This time I couldn't stop. I didn't want Johnny to become hard like Dally, but at the same time I didn't want Pony to die. I think I was more terrified for Pony, but... I don't know! My head feels like it's about to explode.

Please pull through Pony... please.

I fell asleep a few minutes later.

It felt like I'd only been asleep for a few minutes before Darry was shaking my awake.

"Soda, wake up. The doctor is hear to speak to us." That woke me up faster than any bucket of ice water could.

Darry and I walked over to a doctor. He had gray hair and bushy gray eye brows. He had glasses on his face in front of a pair of blue eyes. His face made me want to cry.

Please be okay, Ponyboy. I thought as we stepped closer.

The doctor opened his mouth and said, "Your brother Ponyboy is..."

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