Gone
Chapter 4
I don't own the Outsiders
"Hey Penny, what's wrong baby girl?" I asked, picking Penny up from her bassinet.
She kept crying, a heart-breaking, lonely sound. "I bet you miss Mommy and Daddy don't you?" I asked her. Ever since Two-Bit had been taken to the hospital Darry had been staying with him so Dally and I took care of Penny until Two-BIt could come home. Problem was, Two-Bit wasn't waking up.
"I know what will help," I said, putting a disc in the DVD player and pressing play.
"Darry don't!" Two-Bit's voice rang out, warning and laughing in equal measure.
"Don't what?" Darry responded, laughter and fake confusion in his voice.
"Thow me in!" Two-Bit yelled.
"Throw you in? Okay," Darry said, followed by a splash.
"Darrel Shyane Curtis!" Two-Bit spluttered, gasping.
Darry laughed. "Darry, you might want to run," Pony, who I knew was filming, said.
"I think you're right," Darry said, followed by the sound of running.
Pony was laughing and following Darry as he ran from Two-Bit.
"Dally!" Darry gasped, "Two-Bit wants to kill me!"
"Did you throw him in the water again?" Steve asked. His tone was irritated, but I knew he was smiling.
"He did, I got the whole thing on video," Pony chirped, a smile in his voice.
"Tratior," Darry muttered, his voice muffled. I remember he had lain down on a towel on the ground and thrown his arm over his face.
"Here comes Two-Bit," Soda sing-songed.
"Tell him I died," Darry muttered, his voice still muffled under his arm.
There was a moment of static before the voices came back.
"Darry and Two-Bit have big news for us. I wonder what they broke this time," Pony, the unoffical cameraman of the family, said.
"Are you ready now Pony?" Two-Bit asked, irritation and amusement warring in his voice.
"Yeah, go ahead," Pony said. I could hear the grin in his voice.
"Well, a few things are gonna change in the next few months," Darry said.
"Nine months to be exact," Two-Bit said excitedly.
You could have heard a pin drop in that room.
"You're pregnant?" my voice came from the television, shocked.
"We just found out yesterday. It's due in October. The end of October," Two-Bit said.
"That's great Two-Bit!" my voice said.
"I know, we're going to be parents!" Two-Bit exclaimed.
There was a moment of random chatter. "Wait," Pony said, "I have a question."
Once everyone was quiet, Pony said, "So you didn't break anything?"
...
"Johnny, Johnnycake, wake up." Dally's voice woke me up the next morning.
"What time is it?" I asked, sitting up, rubbing my eyes, a habit I kept from when I could see.
"Seven. I have to go to work. Soda'll be over soon. Did you fall asleep watching the videos again?"
"Yeah, Penny was fussy and I couldn't sleep so I put one in. They help both of us settle down when we can't sleep. Is she still asleep?"
Dally was quiet as he moved to look, "Yeah, sound asleep."
"Will we ever be that happy again?" I asked quietly.
"You just have to believe that we will Johnny," Dally said softly, his hand on my shoulder. "You got your cell?"
"Yeah, be safe," I said, standing to give him a kiss.
"It's my job to keep you safe," Dally said, and I could hear him tapping his badge.
"I know, but I don't want to lose you. Be careful."
"I will," Dally said, "I love you."
"Love you too."