Disclaimer: Ace: Two-Bit is finally awake!
Two-Bit: I AM!? YES!!
Steve: And you made Kendra get an escort from the fuzz, hahaha!
Kendra: (glares at Ace) Gee, thanks...
Ace: I do not own The Outsiders!
"Steve, you know that ain't true!" Pony yelled, standing. When Steve shot him a look, he sat back down and cowered a little. "B-but it ain't..." he whispered. Ms. Matthews was crying fully; Darry had to wrap her into a hug to smother her crying. Kendra was crying too, covering her face with her hands. When she removed her hands, her makeup was running all the way down her cheeks, her hands were stained with mascara and eyeliner. She was still crying when she took a good look at Steve. He was still glaring at her, with his arms crossed over his chest. At that moment, the fact that he was rather handsome and tall didn't matter to her; she had no clue why she had liked this man. Someone was rubbing her back softly and when she looked over her shoulder, she was face to face to Soda. But this man had liked her for the past year or so. But she threw his love away and he moved on to love Sandy.
Kendra moved her gaze back to Steve; it was now smothered in hatred. Without thinking, she slugged Steve hard across the jaw a few timed until Soda grabbed her arms and held them behind her back.
"YOU IDIOT! YOU STUPID FREAK! YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH, YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!" she was screaming at him. He stood there, wiping the blood from his chin. She continued to scream at him until the security came and escorted her out. The people in the waiting room were murmuring to themselves. Ms. Matthews broke from Darry's arms, glared at Steve for a moment, and left to follow her daughter. Darry was staring at Steve, who had seated himself back down on the bench.
"Why didn't you tell me about his... suicidal stream?" he asked. Steve looked up.
"I thought you woulda figured it out... but it wasn't until you attacked him did we not know." Darry thought for a moment. It made sense, Two-Bit would of never told him to hit him like that. He sat back down next to Steve.
Now all they had to do was wait.
After about four hour, Soda was asleep on Darry's lap, Pony, Johnny, and Steve went home, and Kendra had returned and was sitting with them. A police man had come, also, to tell Darry that Dally wasn't in the cooler yet, but he had to attend court with him and Johnny in a few weeks. He also told him that Two-Bit would have to testify... if he survived. If. As they all were waiting, the doctor finally came out, still with his mask on and pulling off his latex gloves.
"Curtis, Darrel?" he said, reading from a clipboard. Darry looked up.
"Over here... um, do you mind coming to me, my younger brother is asleep..." he said, looking down at Soda. The doctor came over, smiled at Soda, but looked up at Darry without a smile. "How is he?" Darry asked. Kendra was asleep too, leaning on Darry's shoulder.
"We've... stopped his bleeding... but his heart is failing." he explained, "But if we have permission from a family member, parent most likely, to operate on him, we might be able to save him." Darry went white in the face. Operation?
"Hold on... I'll call his mother..." but the doctor held up a hand.
"Those kids are asleep... best not to bother them at this moment. Give me her number and I'll call her..." he offered. Darry gave him the numbers to Ms. Matthews main house and to her work. The doctor nodded and walked off. Darry laid his head back, rubbing a hand over Soda's head and another hand over Kendra's shoulder. Man, this is one rough day, he thought.
After a few minutes, the doctor returned. "Darrel?"
"Yessir?"
"Ms. Matthews told me that it was okay as long as his sister agrees... where's his sister?" Darry pointed to Kendra, still sleeping.
"Right here." he said, gently shaking her. She muttered something and opened her eyes. Darry was looking at her; she yelped and got off of him, blushing hard. She never noticed how handsome he was. The doctor looked at her now.
"Ms. Matthews...?" he asked, "You're Keith's sister, correct?"
"Y-yeah."
"We need your permission to operate on your brother, Keith." he said in a matter-of-fact voice. She went white.
"Operate?"
"Yes, ma'am. He might not live if we don't do this." Kendra looked up at Darry.
"Is this...?"
"It's not a joke, Kendra." She went silent. A nurse ran up to the doctor from a side room. She looked relieved.
"Doctor, Keith Matthews is awake." Darry straightened his back, to look taller.
"Is he allowed to see anyone yet?" Kendra asked. The nurse smiled.
"I asked him before I left, he wants to see his sister and his 'gang'." she turned to the doctor, "Is it alright?"
"I suppose... if he doesn't get too worked up." Kendra shot up. Darry slapped Soda lightly.
"Soda, lets go see Two-Bit."
"Hmmmm..." Soda said, still sleepy. "Two-Bit...?" He got up off of Darry. Kendra pulled on Darry and Soda's arm.
"Hurry, hurry!" She said, pulling both of them down the hall to Two-Bit's room. They all went in and saw Two-Bit, sitting up, against the head board, frowning at the wall across from him.
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