"John?" I whispered. Putzie was way ahead of me; he put me back on my feet.

"John!" I shouted. "You're alive!"

He looked at me and shouted too, "Jan!" I ran to him and threw my arms around him crying tears of joy, "I thought you were dead!"

"I was unconscious and injured." He gestured to his broken leg. "They sent a telegram before they found out I'm alive!"

I can't stop hugging. He's my brother who went on a near death experience. I haven't seen him since Christmas. Tears were still rushing down my cheeks. Then I felt a rubbing hand on my back and looked to see Putzie comforting me.

"John. This is my boyfriend, Putzie. Putzie that's my brother John." Putzie gave a small grateful smile that he shook hands with him.

"You're dating a T-Bird?" John asked me. How does he know about T birds?

"You know T-Birds?" I asked him.

"Have I ever told you?" He asked back. I shook my head.

He began, "seven years ago in my senior year that was when I founded the T-Birds! Me and a group of guys were always cool until we had to go separate ways. I lost my cool after graduation; I soon realized that I have to leave Rydell to you, just like what Jill did to me."

I never knew he was in the T-Birds. "I never saw you wear jackets."

"I didn't have any. But we did have our own lunch table." He smiled at me. I asked again, "where was I around that point?"

"I have a secret life you know." He says to me and Putzie.

"Let's get you inside. Mom and Dad will really freak out!" I took him to the porch with Putzie's help. And I opened the door and let him in.

"Jan?" I hear my mom ask. "Where have you been? You do realize it's nearly curfew?" My curfew is always at midnight, but on school nights it's at nine. She walks in and then face to face with John, tears flooded her eyes, and gasped. "John?" It took a moment until she slowly came to hug him.

I smiled at the sight as Putzie put his arm around me.

"Jim! Come! It's John!" She called to my Dad and he walks in the room and then immediately hugs his son.

"Hi Mom! Dad!"

"Welcome home baby! I missed you! I thought you were dead!" Mom cried. Dad hugged and asked, "how about some hot chocolate and tea?"

"Yeah."

Putzie was about to turn for the door, and Mom asked politely, "Putzie? How would you like to stay here for a little while? I'll call your parents and tell them you're here." At first he didn't want to, but he nodded, and joined us.

Dad lit the fire place and Mom brings in tea and hot chocolate. She ushered my brother to lie on the couch with his broken foot up. I took a cup of tea. Putzie took a hot chocolate and put marshmallows in the cup.

Almost the whole time, he was telling us the story.

"Then our position was given away when the bomb accidentally exploded by the minefield. And then we were all staying underneath till they found us. Everyone else got killed, but I got lucky. A few hours, I woke up and then someone coughed nearby..."

I listened to the entire story, it's really horrifying, if I were in the military, it's impossible to get out when your surrounded.

After he finished, Mom sniffles using a tissue, "we're so lucky to have you back! You scared us there!"

He chuckled, "I know."

We sat there for a few more minutes until my eyes are growing so heavy. The whole weekend plus the walking made me worn out.

Putzie looked at me and asked, "Tired?"

I nodded, "mmmmm-hmmmmm... I wanna stay up for a few more minutes..." I closed my eyes to rest them for a second, but then started to drift off.

Outside of my mind, they were still talking and catching up on things until they noticed me.

Mom smiled at my sleeping form. "Poor baby! She's so tired."

"I guess she hasn't slept well for the past few days?" John asked. And mom nodded. She came over to us and shook my shoulder to wake me. "Honey? Jan? Honey wake up."

I slowly opened my eyes halfway and looked at mom. She says, "C'mon, honey. Time for bed."

But I protested, "I'm not tired…" And a second later, a yawn escaped me. Damn it yawns.

"Nice try." Mom laughs. And then I confessed, "I really want to stay with John and Putzie."

Mom smiles sadly and then says softly with a little firm. "Now honey, you have school tomorrow. It's your last day, so you got to get some sleep. You really need it. I heard about what happened earlier at school by the way. And besides, John needs his rest after all he's been through."

She's kinda right. I really do need some shut-eye. I reluctantly nodded yes but then asked. "Can someone carry me? I can't walk anymore."

I hear soft laughter and my Dad volunteered. With my eyelids half closed, he walked me to my room, and then as I was near my bed, I collapsed on it before I even have to change into my pajamas. I was out like a light instantly.

Then mom walks in, she quietly and slowly changed me into my pajamas so that I won't sleep in my clothes again. She took the blanket on put it on me as I curled up in it with a smile on my face.

She sat on the bed by me and strokes my forehead, then kissed it, happy knowing that I'm happy that two of my favorite people came back to my life. She quietly shut the door, and then went back to talk with John.

Meanwhile Putzie says to John breaking the silence.

"Jan just told me much about you. She looks up to me when you weren't here. She told me I remind her of you. She says I'm like you."

John smiled and says back, "Jan sent me letters about you. As I look at it, I can't believe my favorite sister has a boyfriend, and growing up. She has been looking up to me when she was so little."

"It looks like we have something in common."

"Yeah."

Mom walks in the room and announced softly to them, "She's finally asleep."

"I guess that means I should get going." Putzie stood up to leave.

She smiles and then said, "Thank you for everything Putzie!"

"Oh please," Putzie insisted, "Call me Roger."

"Ok. Roger. You're welcome to our house anytime!"

"It would be a pleasure." Putzie smiles acting like a very nice gentlemen.

I sank deeper into unconsciousness and my entire body went numb. No nightmares have entered my mind. In fact, I didn't have any dream at all. I just felt warmth and happiness in my heart. So now things will get better like my friends said.