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Chapter 2: bandaged.

(Sodas POV)

-Then we heard the door open.

And there was Ponyboy.

But…. He wasn't ok.

He was bruised, his head was bleeding, he was holding his wrist. He looked like a disaster. I quickly got up and rushed over to him, as did everyone else.

"Ponyboy! Ponyboy oh my god.. what happened?!"

I was holding his shoulders and he just.. passed out.

(Darrys POV)

Pony passed out and Soda quickly caught him. I scooped him up and quickly laid him on the couch, and started patching him up. He had so many bruises, a broken rib, a sprained wrist, and a minor concussion.

The gang stood around and watched, as Steve hugged crying Soda. He must've been terrified. We all were.

Once I finished we barley had anymore stuff in the first aid kit. And we used it all on Ponyboy.

I carried him back to his room and laid him down, Soda came in as I left and laid with him, stroking his hair and holding him.

I went back out to the gang and they decided it was best to leave, and said they'd swing by tomorrow to check on him.

I waved them goobye and went into Soda and Ponys room. "Darry." Soda said. "yeah little buddy?" "Come and lay with us." I sighed and laid down on the other side of pony, wrapping my amrs around Soda and Pony. And fell asleep.

(Ponyboys POV)(before he got home)

I woke up in the same place where I had gotten beaten.

It was nighttime now and everything hurt.. so bad.

I somehow managed to stand, my head was throbbing and my wrist hurt so bad, as did my sides. I continued to walk back home, it felt like it took me years to get there, when I probably only took 10 minutes. I finally got there and opened the door. Everybody was there and I blinked and everyone was infront of me, and Soda was asking what happened. Then, everything went black.

When I woke up I was in my bed. The pain had gone down a bit but it was painful to even sit up. "Soda..? Darry..?" My voice was so raspy and it didn't sound like me. The door then opened, and it was Soda. "Oh baby are you ok? What happened?" he said as he sat beside me, rubbing my back. "Soda.. The socs.. they…. They beat me up" I choked out, then started sobbing. I remembered everything that had happened last night and it was terrifying. Soda hugged me and rocked me. Darry then came in and hugged me too. I cried and cried but felt so much better in between my brothers.

I opened my eyes and the sun was bright.

I was on the sidewalk, the same place I got beat up at.

The socs were there and they started to beat me again.

"No! no! please! Soda! Darry! Help!"

They grabbed my arms and started shaking me aggressively. They kept kicking my sides and punching me, I sat there sobbing and calling for Soda and Darry.

Then I woke up in a cold sweat, I was sitting up and my throat hurt. Probably from screaming, Soda was shaking me and Darry had his hand on my shoulder. They both looked worried. I started bawling and Soda pulled me on his lap and rocked me, while Darry rubbed my back. My ribs hurt really bad and I had a headache, but couldn't stop crying. I guess I needed to let it out. "I-im sorry I.. woke y-you guys up.." I said through tears to my brothers. "Its okay baby..shh.." Soda said as he kept rocking me. "Go back to sleep." Darry said, as he helped Soda gently lay me down. Once my head hit the pillow I was out like a light. Everything hurt and I was so tired.

I woke up the next morning feeling somewhat better, and Soda had to work. So it was just me a Darry home, along with Two-bit and Johnny who stopped by the check on me apparently while I was asleep. I was still really scared from everything that happened. I kept thinking the socs would barge in and start beating me up, and everything made me jump. It killed me to be that anxious but I couldn't help it.

I eventually got out of bed and went into the living room and sat on the couch, while Darry made lunch. I was just watching TV and I swear outside I saw a blue mustang, I jumped up and ran to my room. They're gonna come in, they're gonna get me! They're gonna kill me this time! So many things went through my head. My room door suddenly opened and I scurried away as quick as I could with a sprained wrist and broken ribs. "its okay baby.. its just me." Darry said, trying to reassure me. I wasn't scared of Darry, I was scared of the socs. Infact I was terrified out of my mind. I think I was going a little crazy.

Darry walked over to me and held me in a hug for a bit. I felt safer then and he walked me back to the couch, closing the curtains. He walked over to the kitchen and back to me, and placed a sandwich on the coffee table. "Here baby, I made you a sandwich." Usually, he'd go and sit on his recliner, but this time he sat on the couch next to me and rubbed my back as I watched the TV.

When I finished my sandwich I laid back on his chest, and eventually fell asleep into a peaceful sleep.

(Darrys POV)

I felt so bad for Pony. When the slightest noise came he would jump, he was so anxious and hurt. I don't know what he saw outside, maybe it was a Soc, but it made him run to his room so quick, even with all the injuries he had.

After I made him the sandwich I decided to sit with him instead of away from him to try and help him feel safer which I think helped a lot cause his breathing calmed down and he fell asleep on me.

I sighed in relief as he looked better then before and got a little flashback of last night when he came in the door all bloody and bruised. I kept watching the TV and about 2 hours later Soda came home and broke me out of my thoughts. "He asleep?" Soda asked, taking his shoes off. "Yeah... Come here, I needa tell you somethin'." Soda took off his hat and sat on the couch next to me and rubbed Ponys leg gently. "Yeah?" "So earlier, I was making him lunch, and I think he saw something like a Soc outside, and he ran to his room real fast. He looked really scared Soda." Soda looked worried, "a lot must've happened that night.. hes so torn apart, it hurts me to see him like this..we gotta ask him what happened when he wakes up. Ill call the gang over and we can maybe get him to explain a bit. We gotta get these socs to repay what they did to him." I nodded, thinking the same thing. Soda got up and called everyone over.

(Ponyboys POV)

I woke up on someones lap, I remember falling asleep on Darry, but when I looked up it was Soda. "Soda..?" "Hey honey, your finally awake." I looked around and noticed the whole gang was there. "Uhh?.." I said, confused why everyone was here. "Honey we need you to tell us something.. what happened that night.." I sat up. I didn't wanna relive it, it just kept coming up and I hated thinking about it. "baby I know you don't wanna think about it but this is the only time we'll ask, please we just wanna know what happened." Soda said reassuringly, rubbing my back. "ok.." I went on to explain how I was walking home and how there were 5 of them, and I remembered that one had rings. I didn't wanna say the names cause I didn't want them to gang up on him and then they would go after me more, but I also wanted him to get beaten up so badly. Worse then I was.

The gang listened and from what I saw, Soda looked worried and mad, Darry looked mad and concerned, Two-bit, Steve, and Dally looked pissed off at the socs and Johnny looked sad, like he always did. When I finished what I said I was struggling to hold back tears. I just put my head in my hands and Soda pulled me towards him, laying me sideways on his chest.

"Your safe now. They'll never hurt you again." Soda said to me, holding me close.

I wish that was true.

Omgg! What will happen next?

Thanks for reading! Im sorry about my writing, I tend to jump around a little bit hehe..

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