Hey guys, I totally destroyed my knee today and the pain killers are kicking in so I'm sorry if this completely sucks. Please review anyways.
Darry's POV
I slowly walked into the living room, feeling sluggish and groggy. Soda had fallen asleep on the couch. Poor kid. Pony had been missing for almost a week now and it was tearing him to pieces. It was killing me too. We didn't have the money to hire a private detective and all the police said was that they would keep an eye out for Ponyboy. When they told me that I thought I was going to rip my hair out. This was insane.
I walked over and sat on the arm of the couch, patting Soda's shoulder. He didn't stir. I wasn't surprised. He had only slept about ten hours since Pony had gone missing.
I got up and walked into my bedroom, dropping onto the bed. There was an emptiness in my chest and it hurt like nothing else. I kept remembering a small boy with long dark hair and big eyes. It hurt so much.
Just then I heard the door burst open and then slam shut. What in the… I walked out to the living room to see Two-Bit and Steve run into the room. Soda jerked into a sitting position, blinking rapidly.
"W-What's going on?" he demanded.
"Darry, ol' Steve and I raised some money so that you can hire that detective guy," Two-Bit told me.
I was a little surprised. I was even more surprised when Steve shoved a wad of bills into my hands. I just stared at it and then burst into tears. I fell onto the couch next to Soda, who looked equally shocked. It was Soda who broke the silence that had gathered around the room.
"What'd you guys do, rob a bank?" he demanded.
We all couldn't help but grin.
"No, Two-Bit actually went out and got himself a job, and I swiped some off my old man when he wasn't looking," Steve told us.
"Thanks guy," I said, "I'll pay you back as soon as I can."
"No you won't, this is for Pony," Two-Bit said.
Soda hopped up from the couch and headed for the door, swiping the keys off the table on the way.
I followed Soda out the door and all four of us piled into the truck.
Sorry that it was really short, but like i said, the pain killers are kicking in and making me drowsy. Please, please, please review and the next chapter will be longer then this...promise!