Chapter 5

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When I awoke the next morning, I was still outside, on the damped grass from the morning dew. I sat up, my head feeling more heavy than usual, and being slightly more dizzy. Ignoring the feelings, I went inside to change and go to school. Remembering last night, I'd rather be anywhere but here right now.

On the way to school, I stopped just about every half step to cough, or sneeze.

"Glory kid, are you OK?"

I tried turning my head to see who made the voice. With a stiff turn, I turned to see that it was Dallas.

"Imb fimbd." I replied, my nose getting more stuffed.

"I'm going to go see Johnny and Ponyboy, You wanna come?" I thought for a moment. I really did want to go see Pony and Johnny. Badly. But I've already missed school yesterday , and if I did today and Darry found out he'd skin me. Plus, I think I was getting sick, and I already felt worse. And there was no point in getting Dally sick before the Rumble on Saturday. Without Dally, or Darry in the fight, we'd loose big time. I sadly shook my head and continued to walk to school as Dally drove off.

When I got to school, I went to my classroom and sat down silently, ignoring all the comments people said about me. I spent the rest of the class periods coughing, and sneezing. The teachers knew something was wrong, but was still ignoring me.

Later when I got home I went straight to the kitchen to get some aspirins, and went straight to bed. I was too dizzy or tired to eat, drink, or move. When I awoke, the house was more silent than I remembered. My bed was covered with blankets, and other types of things to keep me warm. I heard foot steps in the kitchen, as Soda came in to check on me.

"Soda?Why aren't you at work?" I asked tiredly

"Day off, plus your sick."

"I can take care of myself!" I demanded, sitting up straight, feeling the cool air against my face.

"I know, but with a fever of 102, and it being my day off I decided to volunteer to take care of you. It was either me or Two-Bit."

I then remembered the last time I was sick and Two-Bit tried to take care of me. It was about a month after my parents died, and I was home with a cold, and cramps for my first time. With Two-Bit around, I didn't get much rest. If any. I always I had watch over him,and make sure he wasn't causing trouble. It was more of me watching him, rather than the other way around. And then he told Darry I had "sex toys" hidden throughout my room. And to say he knows about girls.

Soda pulled the blankets off my bed and put them on the couch, along with my pillows and a coke. Soda usually let me watch tv if I was sick, and only if I wasn't pretending to be sick. If Darry were watching me, I'd usually have to stay in bed.

"Want anything to eat Mist? Crackers, Soup,sandwich?"

I shook my head. I didn't like eating when I was sick. I turned on the tv to find an old episode of Mickey Mouse. I didn't watch Mickey much by myself, usually there was Two-Bit educating me on the episode we were watching.

I drifted off to sleep again that day, and when I awoke again, it was mid afternoon. My blankets were half on, half off, and it looked as if someone was trying to sit on me. My guess was that someone was messing with me when I was sleeping. My stuffed horse that was next to me, was now halfway across the room, and it looked as if someone tried to do my hair in pigtails, when my head was half covered.

"Do you know you snore?" I looked around to see who they were talking to. It was me.

"No I don't!"

" Yea you do, and apparently you talk in your sleep."

" I do not! Tell him I don't Soda!"

Soda looked at me and then at the others. "You do snore, and talk in your sleep."

The guys laughed at me, as I went to go pick up PonPon and got back on the couch to sleep.

The next few days, I spent either sleeping, or coughing. All the gang tried their best to entertain me, in someway or another. Two-Bit was trying to juggle. I don't know if he was trying to, or was drunk. Either way, it was amusing. Steve was trying to beat me at poker, and since I was sick he knew I wasn't going to play well. It wasn't pretty though, when Soda and Darry found out. Soda was entertaining me and sometimes acting like he was my slave. Soda was a pretty tuff slave though. When Darry wasn't working, he tried his entertainment with board games, and 'quiet' activities, which never lasted long.

I awoke the next morning to an unusual, yet familer sound. Getting out of bed, I tiptoed near the kitchen.

"Glory Two-Bit, now look what you made me do!" The blond headed boy said, picking up his eggs.

"Look at the blond headed monkey!" Two-Bit said laughing and pointing.

I waited for the boy to turn around before I realized it was Ponyboy. I waited until Pony started to recook some eggs, before I ran into the kitchen screeching at the top of my lungs. "Pooooooooooooonnnny!" I embraced him into a tight hug, knocking the pan off the stove, eggs flying and landing on the floor, and some on Two-Bit. I gave Pony a kiss on the cheek, regardless of being sick, as he tried to squirm out of my hug.

" Oh my gosh." I said a bit shocked, and amazed looking at Pony. His reddish brown hair was bleached a yellow blond, almost blonder than mine. It was shorter than it's ever been, and made his ears stick out.

"Your hair!" I exclaimed. Pony looked at me glumly.

"Yea, I know it makes me look lousy, but ya don't haveta rub it in."

"No, I like it Pony. It looks nice." It was the truth too. Well mostly. I liked the blond, just not it being short. I hugged Pony again, and started to cry. As we pulled apart from the hug, I could see him smiling, beginning to laugh.

" And you told me I looked bad? Look at you! Was Two-Bit drunk when he cut your hair?" I couldn't help but laugh.

"No, Soda did it, Plus, I've been sick for the past couple days, with the Flu." I said, explaining my week, and everything that's happened.

"No way? Justin's?" Pony questioned. I nodded, as Two-Bit came into the room.

"Hey Pony. I'm going to go see Johnny, wanna come?" he asked, looking towards me, as if I were Pony.

"I'm not Pony. But I'd like to come."

"Great." Two-Bit said, staring at me and Pony. "The blond and red were the only way I could tell you two apart." I didn't know if he was joking or not. I hoped he was.

" There are other ways."

"Like what?" Two-Bit raised an eyebrow at me.

"I'm a girl and Pony's a boy."

"Your a girl Mist? Since when?" This time I knew he was joking as I laughed.

"Very funny, Two-Bit"

"You both wanna go see Johnny, later this afternoon?" Two-Bit asked.

We both nodded, as Darry came into the room.

"Not until you both eat, you won't. You," He said pointing to Pony "look as if you hadn't ate much of anything except bologna, and You." He looked towards me. "Haven't ate anything for the past few days."

The four of us sat down to eat the eggs, explaining everything about the week. From Pony telling us about Windrixville, to Soda telling about his breakup with Sandy. For once, that week I felt happier than I have in a long time.

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Im actually probably not going to update as quick, seeing as i go back to school soon, and its starting exam week soon.

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