January - Ponyboy Curtis

Shot.

"You fuckin a-ass w-w-wipes!" I yelled.

"Sorry Darrys back isn't too hot." Pony said grabbing a sock filled with rice and chucking it in the oven.

"W-What the fuck ar-are you d-d-doing?" I asked concerned.

"At home heating pad!" he said with I grin.

I collapsed on the floor face down just laying there for a solid 5 seconds before I heard

"Oh my god Soda Aprils dead!" Pony screamed

"N-No!" I stuttered.

"A-all right Dal, p-pop my knee in w-will ya?" I asked still stuttering a bit.

"Ew no!" Dally said walking into the kitchen.

"You cunt!" I yelled flipping him off.

"Oh steveie" I yelled.

No response.

"Oh my god would ya look at that a fresh cake!" I yelled and with that he came flying down the stairs.

"Alright you stupid bitch pop my knee in!" I yelled showing him my knee and he gagged.

" Oh my fucking god just do it!" I yelled.

"How?" he asked.

"Pull on my leg dumbass" I said as if it were obvious.

"Are y- is she drunk?" He asked pointing at me.

"Nah." Dal said grabbing some black coffee.

"Alright an-" He said pulling on it.

As a reflex, I kicked him in the face.

"YOU DUMBASS UGLY ASS PRICK FUCKING- MOTHERFUCKING BITCH! YOU HOE WHAT THE- WHAT THE FUCK?" I screamed.

"January, Ya alright?" Two bit said running down the stairs.

"Peachy keen.' I grunted

"You oughta wrap that, it'll pop back out of place in seconds." Two replied grabbing a beer from the fridge.

"Yup." I said hobbling to the bathroom.

"Hey get on." Pony said.

"Damn you! You gonna be in that rumble?" Steve said wiping his nose and walking over.

"Oops" I giggled "But yea, yea I am." I said getting down from Pony's back and leaning up on the toilet.

"Alright. Its on the 26ths." Dal screamed from the kitchen.

I wrapped my knee tightly and walked up the stairs to Darry's room.

"Hey super dope, you hanging in there?" I asked knocking on the doorframe.

"Yea." He grunted sitting up. "You guys go on up to that lightshow, I need to rest so ill be good for Christmas tomorrow." He said.

"Okay Dar, you be good!" I told wim walking out.

"Your knee again kiddo?" He asked emphasizing the 'again'

"Yep, all good though." I said about halfway down the stair case.

"Lets ride!" Dally said walking out the door.

I sat in the back again, along with two-bit, Dally, Johnny, and Pony.

Dally got in first, Then Pony, then me, and I pulled up Johnny.

We rode about 10 minutes until Steve thought it would be a great idea if we took a short cut into a forest.

"STEVEN RANDLE!" I shouted ducking down avoiding a branch.

"Dude what the fuck?" Dally said putting his hand over Johnny's head and swatting a branch.

"Steve slow down!" I yelled grabbing onto Pony and pulling him down.

I watched as the door to the truck bed opened.

"Steve stop!" I yelled as Dallas grabbed on Johnny.

There was blaring music and both Soda and Steve were screaming the lyrics so I ripped of a big branch and shoved it into the small back window swatting Steve in the head.

Steve came to a halt while saying 'Ow' really loud.

"What the fuck was that for?" Steve said.

"What the actual fuck Steve? You almost killed us." I hollered.

"Sorry?" He said as a question.

"Get out, im driving." I said.

"Abso-" Steve started but Dal interrupted.

"Yes." He said.

"You heard him. out." I said sternly.

He scoffed and hopped over the edge.

I turned it on, it wasn't a stick shift but I could still drive.

After about 15 minutes we made it.

"C'mon guys were sneaking in." I said getting out.

We all hopped the fence and decided to go to the lake that many people were on.

We layed a towel over the ice, me and Pony were extra cautious this time.

"Hey, im not going to let ya fall in. Ya hear me?" Dallas reassured me.

"Yea I know, still shaken up though y'know?" I replied.

"Yea I get it." He said sitting on the ice.

"Alright lets watch." Soda said.

We watched as the fireworks boomed into the air making loud bangs when suddenly, horrified, I realized the sounds weren't lining up with the sparkling splash's in the sky.

"GET DOWN!" We heard someone scream.

"Oh my god!" I shreiked. "Theirs a shooter!" I whispered.

"C'mon guys go, go!" Steve screamed getting up and running away.

"Fuck! My knee!" I said trying to run.

"C'mon I got you!" Pony said scooping me up and trembling over the ice.

I watched as Steve grabs his shoulder, scream and fall to the floor. He's been shot.

"Steve!" I yelled sobbing now. I knew exactly who the shooters were.