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Chapter III

She woke up the next morning and knew what had happened to Johnny and Ponyboy. She walked over down the road, and scuffed the dirt with her shoe. She saw the police hauling Dally in, and he looked calm and not even the slightest bit scared.

She walked over to Ponyboy's house, and Sodapop came up to her, . "Hey you know where Ponyboy is?" he asked, and Avianna could hear the worry in his voice. Two-Bit must have told them about her.

"No, I don't know," she denied it. But it sorta was the truth. She didn't know where Windrixville was. She didn't know where Jay Mountain was exactly located. But, she sorta, kinda knew where they were. She bought a map from a drugstore that day and began to walk her way to Windrixville. She didn't pack anything except some water. She hitchhiked some of the way, and slept under the stars for three nights. Avianna had to hurry. She found a farmer and asked him where Jay Mountain was.

"Why, taking a walk or something?" he asked.

"Yeah, my friends were playing army and I'm supposed to find them," she answered as innocently as she could. "Did they pass through here?"

"Yeah, four days ago," he told her.

"Thank you sir," Avianna managed to say as she was running up the road. When Avianna came back, she already saw Ponyboy and Johnny run into the flaming church. Avianna ran after them, but Jerry grabbed her arm.

"Stay here kid," he ordered. She stepped on his foot, and ran into the burning building.

"Hey Avianna, what are you doing here?" Johnny coughed. She didn't answer. All that mattered was saving them,and the kids. Don't forget the kids, stupid, she told herself. That's the reason Pony and Johnny are here…

Avianna helped Ponyboy and Johnny get the kids out. She even felt bad for the church, but those kids and her friends were her main concern. They got the kids out in a second. One extra person, really did, make a difference. She heard the timber falling. Johnny screamed, he fell, but Avianna pushed him out of the way, and the burning timber landed on her leg..

Avianna woke up in the hospital. She got half of the damage. Surprisingly, it wasn't broken. Just burned. Third degree, and it hurt like hell. When the nurse came to see her, she asked how Johnny was. If he was in critical condition. If he was dying. If his back was broken. But no. She wouldn't answer her. Because she wasn't family. Ponyboy came in to see her.

"Where are your parents?" he asked. "Do they know?" Avianna sighed.

"They're outta country," she explained. "In Australia, helping people in need, because of wildfires." she smiled faintly. "How's Johnny and Dally?" Ponyboy shrugged.

"Dally was well enough to say he'd kill me," he stopped. "They won't let us see Johnny."

"Why then did they let you see me?" Avianna asked, confused. She looked in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, and her skin was scorched black on her arms and face. She looked around for her jacket.

"You and Johnny left your jackets in Dally's car," Ponyboy sighed, reading her thoughts. The nurse came in.

"How's your sister?" she asked Ponyboy.

"Sister?" his eyes popped out of his head, as did Avianna's. "She's not my sister!"

"Well, I'm sorry, you looked like brother and sister, sorry about that Avianna," the doctor said, embarrassed, who was right behind the nurse. Avianna just sighed.

"It's fine, he's my friend," Avianna told the nervous doctor. He made an honest mistake, she thought to herself. It's not like Ponyboy had a gun or a knife or plans to kill me or something. He motioned for Ponyboy to step out.

"Bye Avianna," he said as he walked out the door. She waved back. That's all she could do. She was so tired.

Avianna kept bugging the nurses about Johnny. She was so worried sick that he might be dead. The nurse just kept telling her later, maybe later. One asked "Aren't you concerned about you at all?" and all she said was, "Not really." They all laughed. Avianna was going to go home in twenty-four hours, and all she wanted to do was to see Johnny when she got out. If he died, Avianna couldn't live with herself. If he dies, it will be all your fault. All your fault, she thought. You had the chance to save him. Avianna shivered at the thought.

"You're going to ask about Johnny aren't you?" asked the second nurse when she came in. "Because now I can give you some information." Avianna perked up. "His back was burned really bad, but he's gonna be fine," was the answer she was praying for. The nurse looked at her funny. "Is he your brother or something?"

"No, just my friend," she answered. "One of my best friends." The nurse smiled at her.

"Well, your friend is going to be just fine." Avianna gave her a cold stare, and her mouth gaped open in shock. She wanted to shout, "You jerk!" or "Shut up!" but that wasn't a very nice thing to say, in her opinion. Her stare was enough to shut her up though. "I'm sorry," she said to her. "I just thought...oh here's your book." Avianna rolled her eyes. What a jerk. She's like my sister when it comes to this stuff, she thought.

"Thanks," Avianna said anyway. She flipped to the page where Johnny was supposed to die, but it said instead,

"Ponyboy, stay gold, okay." Ponyboy nodded.

"I will Johnny." Johnny looked at Dallas.

"Thanks for getting me outta there, Dally." Dallas messed up Johnny's hair.

"Keep that hair back, kid."

"I will. Thanks guys. So much."

She couldn't believe it. Johnny didn't die! That means that Dallas wouldn't die either! She could finally sleep, knowing that everything would turn out.