A/N: This is a sad chapter, that's my opinion at least. I might do more about this subject, but you have to review and tell me what you think. Sorry that it's so short.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders, but I do own the OCs.
Ponyboy Curtis sat in the hospital waiting room, his head in his hands. His girlfriend was in surgery, having their dead baby cut out of her body. She'd been five months along with their second child, and now the baby was dead.
Ponyboy remember the day that Alyssa told him of her pregnancy. She had been crying, mostly because they were still in school and they already had Ellie to take care of. Ponyboy had held her close as she cried, holding his tears in so he wouldn't upset her.
Now, Ponyboy was crying over the fact that their child had died. What had they done wrong? Did Alyssa eat something that was bad for the baby? Did he do something that hurt the baby? Yes, they cried when they found out about the baby, but they even cried harder when the doctor told them that their unborn son was dead.
Dead, Ponyboy hated that word. His parents were dead; they were taken away from him when he was young. His son shouldn't be dead; he should be living happily in his mother's womb for the next four months. Why did God hate him? First He took Pony's parents away, and then He almost let Johnny get killed after killing the Soc, He let Sodapop and Dally get shot, and now He was taking his son away too. How could He do such a thing? There was only so much a person can take.
"Daddy," Ponyboy's head snapped up at the sound of his two year old daughter's voice. Sadly, they didn't have the money for a babysitter to watch Ellie, so they had to bring her along. "Daddy, why you sad," She asked him. Normally, Ponyboy would try to correct his daughter on her grammar (he was an English major after all), but he just didn't have the heart to do it at the moment.
"Because something happened to the baby, sweetheart," Ponyboy's voice was husky; he could feel the tears wanting to fall.
"Baby brother," Ellie asked, her head cocked to the side. Ponyboy felt sick.
"Yes," he managed to get out. Ellie still didn't understand what was wrong with her baby brother. He was living in Mommy's belly, like Mommy and Daddy told her. What could be wrong with her brother? Despite not knowing what was wrong, she knew that her Daddy was sad. Every time she got sad, her Daddy would hug her and tell her everything would be alright, so that's what she did. She hugged her Daddy's middle and said, "Everything be alright, Daddy." Ponyboy let the tears fall by this point. He pulled is daughter into his arms and held her close, letting his tears fall freely.
What did you think? I have this whole story planned out, so this wasn't just a random chapter, just so you know. It does go with the story. Well, I hope you liked the chapter. I almost cried when I wrote it, I was teary eyed. Don't forget to review.