Chapter 7 - The Family's Back Together

After we got to the hospital and met up with Ponyboy the reporters came Soda was obviously having fun he kept stealing things and messing with the cops and reporters but eventually even he got bored of the reporters and cops. I sat down and in a little while i felt Soda put his head in my lap and soon he dozed off.


In a little while the reporters did leave along with everyone else it was very quiet when they left I looked down at Soda and said to Ponyboy

"He didn't get much sleep this week." I said softly "he didn't get much sleep at all"

"Neither did you" Soda said Quietly

get some news on Johnny and Dallas for a while but nurses wouldn't tell us a thing so eventually i managed to get a hold of the doctor we asked him how Johnny and Dally were doing. we found out that Johnny's back had been broken when a piece of timber had fallen on him and if he survived he would be paralyzed for life!!! I put an arm across Ponyboy's shoulder. I could tell this was hurting him a lot it looked like he was going to cry soon. Soda looked unhappy it was hitting him hard too. so i said

"come on lets go home guys" i said softly to Ponyboy and Soda. On the way home Ponyboy fell asleep in the car we tried to tell him to get up but i was tired and he wasn't moving so i picked him up and brought him into the house myself then i went to sleep in my own bed.





i woke up the next morning and i guess two-bit and Steve had come over because i heard Steve say "Hey wheres Soda and Superman" so i came in picked him up off the floor and dropped him on the couch. then soda ran in asking about where his clothes were i said "there in my closet hurry or you'll be late for work" then he ran off to go get dressed as i started to search for chocolate cake.





Then Ponyboy said " I had that dream again Darry" I couldn't believe not that dream again "What?!" i turned quickly on him "Was it that bad?" two-bit questioned "no" Ponyboy replied but i knew he was lying. I was going to say something but Soda and Steve walked inside. and Soda said he was gonna throw a big party but i knew he had not enough money " and where you gonna get the money little man?" i asked sarcastically "i'll think of something" Sodapop replied in between bites of chocolate cake then stupidly enough Ponyboy said " are you going to take Sandy to the party?" apparentaly he didn't know about Sandy not wanting to marry Soda nobody wanted to say anything about that and there was a heavy silence so i broke it and said "we'd better get to work Pepsi-Cola" calling Sodapop by our Dad's nickname

"I hate to leave you by yourself today Ponyboy" i said "don't worry i'll be fine by myself" he replied ok but if you smoke more than a pack of cigarrettes today i'm going to skin you" i exclaimed "Ok Ok but if you carry more than a pack of roofing at a time today me and Soda will skin you" he said then me and Soda went out the door and Soda started to drive off to work.