When Death opens the door

Chapter 15: Something's off

Darry's P.O.V.

I finally woke up. It's all a bad dream, I thought before opening my eyes. I was wrong. I was laying in a hospital bed. I looked around and didn't see anyone. I couldn't believe it. Soda was going to Veitnam. My chest felt tight and I felt groggy. I pushed myself into a sitting position. It hurt, but I couldn't be in the hospital with Soda going to Vietnam. Pony needs an adult with him if he wants to stay with us. I managed to stand up when a nurse ran in. "Sir you need to lay back down. Your still recuperating from your heart attack." She said pushing me towards the bed. So that's what happened. A heart attack. "I can't. I have to get out of here. I have to make sure the state doesn't take my brother." I said. "Are you Mr. Curtis?" The nurse asked. "Yes." I replied. "Your youngest brother. Ponyboy Curtis. He is in a coma." She said softly. "No. I think you must be confused." I said. "No. It's him." The nurse said. "And you can be certain the state will take him away." A firm voice said behind the nurse. I looked up and saw our social security lady. I shake my head. "No. You can't take him away from me. I have custody of him." I said. "Yes, but we said that if you could not keep these boys safe and in a healthy environment l. By the looks of it Mr. Curtis you haven't done any of these things." The lady said. "Sure I have these boys are healthy. Soda's got a good paying job and Ponyboy's in school. There environment is just fine." I said. "Cake for breakfast, running around in gangs, and participating in rumbles? That doesn't sound safe or healthy to me Mr. Curtis." She said briskly. I sighed. "I'll give you a few weeks after Ponyboy wakes from his coma to make up for this behavior." She said. The nurse began to lead me back to my bed. "Wait! It's not me that put him in this coma. It was the girl. There's something off about her. I can feel somethings not right and everything's been bad every since she came." I said quickly. The lady nodded and said she would look into it. I laid down and the nurse left. I seriously felt like there was something seriously wrong with that girl and she brought her bad luck to us. I just needed to find out where she came from and I could get her back. I just don't get what she could have done to cause this much trouble.