Exams were a great time to think. Three hours of quiet. I don't think Darry will be happy I'm pretty sure I did crap. My mind was always elsewhere.

After my last exam, English I was shocked to find Dally outside my classroom.

"Can we talk?" he asked.

"You can talk, I suppose I'll listen" I could tell he was annoyed but continued anyways.

"I'm really sorry" he said. "I guess I just got caught up in the moment."

"So every time you get caught in the moment, I can expect to be cheated on."

"Hey I thought you were only going to listen." He said and I couldn't help but grin.

"I will never cheat on you again." He said. I looked up at him. "I still love you." He continued. I smiled. He had won me over. I had always been a sucker for Dallas Winston. We walked home holding hands. I felt great to be back together. I'll never stop loving him. I thought.

On our way back Dally and I got jumped.

"Don't look back" said Dally "there's a sting ray following us." I looked back anyways and started to walk faster. I had only been jumped once before and the gang found me before anything happened. I was sweating before they even got out of the car.

Why don't I have my blade on me? I thought. How could I be so stupid? But then I remembered I was supposed to walk home with Two-Bit, Ponyboy, Steve, and Johnny so I figured we wouldn't get jumped, and if the school would've found it I would've been in big trouble.

"Gotta blade?" Dally asked me. I shook my head as he pulled his out.

"Stay behind me." He said. I didn't stand behind him but I stood right beside him. There were five of them and seeing that Dally had his blade out three of them pulled there's out as well.

"Dal" I said softly.

"It's fine." He said not taking his eyes off the socs. "It's gonna be fine."

They surrounded us. I was trying to be cool but truth was I was so scared I couldn't even think straight.

"You'd put that blade away grease." Said the one soc. "If you knew what's good for you. You and your little broad." He continued looking me up and down. Dally went to say something when two of them grabbed me and forced me onto the ground. I was sad to see three of them had also gotten Dally down and his blade was nowhere to be seen. The soc sitting on top of me hit me a few times and then a few times again. I was starting to feel a bit dazed. This I saw a knife just out of reach of my left hand. I started to reach for it. I had to stretch as far as I could and just as I was about to grab it one of the socs stomped on my hand as hard as he could. I screamed in pain. I then heard the pounding of feet and Two-bit, Steve, Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny were all leaning over me.

"Are you okay?" asked Johnny.

"I'm fine" I said getting up. I stumbled a bit and Ponyboy steadied me. Dally was okay as well. He had a bruise forming on his cheek but he was gonna be fine. We decided to go to the DX since Steve had to work and Soda was working as well. I thought I could shake off the pain in the my hand but I couldn't. By the time we got to the DX it was killing me. I grabbed a Pepsi, giving Soda some money for it as soon as we got there. We told him about me and Dally getting jumped and that's when I said "My hand really hurts."

"I can't be that bad." Said Two-Bit then he stopped when he saw it. There was a cut on the side from the tip of my pinkie to my wrist and a bone was sticking out at an odd angle.

"You gotta go to the hospital." Said Soda.

"You got a car?" asked Dally.

"Mines out back." Said Steve tossing him the keys.

"Thanks" said Dally taking me good hand and helping me into the car.

"Not so fast." I said. It was Dally's usual driving but I felt like I was going to be sick. He slowed down a bit but not much. Dally helped me out of the car when we got to the hospital and found a doctor. The doctor got me a room and was giving me stitches all in about ten minutes.

"Do you have anything for the pain?" I asked.

"Not until the stitches are done." Said the doctor.

Dally was there the entire time and never let go of my good hand. I couldn't stop myself from squeezing his hand each time the doctor prodded my skin with the needle.

After the doctor was done with the stitches he gave me something for pain that also helped me sleep.

When I woke up Dally was asleep in a chair beside my bed.

"Dal" I said softly. He opened his eyes startled.

"How do you feel?" he asked.

"I'm fine, sorry to wake you."

"It's okay. Are you in any pain?" I shook my head.

"What time is it?" I asked.

"5am." He said

"I'm sorry I woke you" I repeated.

"Its fine" he said and we both fell back asleep.