Chapter 13: The Automobile Accident

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Sodapop's

"Hey, Pony. Why don't we go for a drive?" I suggested cheerfully, hoping to get Pony out of the house.

"Sure," Pony agreed in a monotone. I ignored his tone and rushed out the door, promising Darry that I'd be home before curfew. He nodded, already rushing out the door behind me for work.

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"I'll be back, Ponyboy, you know that don't you," I asked. If my own brother doesn't believe me, then who's gonna believe that I'm going to return? I needed his trust in me, I was going to need it so bad in the jungle...

"Yeah," Pony sniffed. I wrapped his arm around my little brother.

"I lo-"

"Soda! Watch the road!" Pony screamed. Instinctively, I jerked the steering wheel to avoid the car driving the wrong way in my lane, but when I swerved I hit a patch of black ice. The tuck flipped and landed, skidding into a tree.

I felt Pony next to me, screaming. He went silent quick, and I knew that he had passed out, which meant I needed to stay awake. There was pain everywhere, I could barely breath. My foot, especially, felt like nothing I had ever felt before. Black dots loomed over my clouded, hazy vision.

I'm so sorry, Pony, I thought before succumbed to the darkness.

Ponyboy's POV

"Soda! Watch the road!" I screamed. I felt the truck flip in what felt like slow motion. I heard myself scream and then felt a burning, white-hot sensation spread throughout my body before nothingness ensued.

Darry's POV

Monkey see, Monkey do. Day in, Day out. That's how I felt about my job, just endlessly pounding nails into the roof as sweat poured off my back.

"Darrel! Phone call," my boss shouted from the ground. I rolled back to my knees and wiped my forehead with the back of my hand before climbing down the ladder.

His hard, grumpy face was slightly more empathetic when he greeted me.

"Darrell, it's the hospital. Said your brothers were in a car accident."

Car accident. Brothers. Was all I heard. My knees grew weak and I willed myself not to cry. My brothers couldn't be taken from me, not now, not like this. Not if I could help it.

I didn't listen to the rest, I just rushed to my car and took off towards Tulsa's Hospital.

A/N: Things are moving kinda fast in this chapter! I hope you enjoyed. If you don't review I'm killing them off. xO and if you review you get a cookie! :) [*,•']

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~Alee