Hey glad that you guys liked my story. Unfortunately, I think this is the last chapter!!! But I got another story coming up if it's not!
Thanks for all the reviews!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Outsiders, S.E. Hinton does!!
The noise in the hospital echoed the events of the previous night. People running all around and yelling, was only half of it. What happened last night was unexplainable. Pony and Johnny were so shook up that they never said one word about it, not even when they were interrogated by the detectives. The thoughts running through their minds kept them up at night. Their dead friend's faces and fates played through their minds like a broken record.
They had to stay most of the time in the emergency room. Seeing people being rushed in and their lives being saved, made the boys sick. Why couldn't their friends have been saved? Why did this have to happen to them?
Pony's fall at the top of the steps resulted in stitches, and Johnny's time with his dad gave him multiple bruises, a sprained ankle, and a broken wrist. Nothing they couldn't handle, but it was the mental injuries that would leave permanent damage.
Soda had been stabbed in the back, and had lost a lot of blood. He argued with the detectives and social services for hours, trying to let him take Pony and Johnny. His yelling was so loud, the boys could hear him down the hall. He wasn't too happy with the other news he received, and that was staying a few extra days in the hell hole.
Because of Darry's death and Soda's condition, Pony had to stay in a juvenile detention center. Johnny joined him because his mother was deemed; "unfit", to take care of him. Apparently, his mother knew all about the killings too, but she could care less about what happened to her son's friends. Pony and Johnny would most likely go to foster homes, after everything was sorted out.
The court decided to have a hearing as soon as possible. It didn't last long, but Pony and Johnny gave all the information that they could, now that they were more comfortable talking about it. Johnny's lawyer suggested that he pleaded guilty, and that it was done in self defense. He was found not guilty, and even though they should have been cheering, Pony and Johnny were still dreading the day that they would be sent to the center.
The departing was heart breaking, Soda promised Pony that he would get him out, and if it was possible he would take Johnny too. The ride there was quiet; the boys didn't even glance at each other. The driver, who was an older woman with a soft, sweet voice, tried to make conversation. Not getting anything more than a few nods from the boys.
They saw the detention center coming into view and Johnny and Pony looked at each other for the first time that morning. Both of them had scared written all over their faces, and hurt was in their eyes. This stay at the center might be their last time together, if Soda couldn't take them both.
Okay, that was really short, I know, but I might change my mind about ending the story.
Should I make a sequel? If I would I would change the title and you would follow Pony and Johnny's time at the center and where they end up afterwards. Opinions and reviews please!