The Happy Ending (The Outsiders Johnnyboy)

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Me and Johnny sat in comfortable silence for a
while, I looked over at him a couple times, he looked tired. We were both tired after everything that has happened. After a while he looked at me and gave me a slight smile, I returned the smile and leaned on his shoulder. He seemed surprised but happy at the same time. I grabbed his hand and intertwined our fingers. I immediately felt the hot feeling... I couldn't like Johnny, could I? He's my best friend! But...do I?

We must have fallen asleep like that because that's what I woke up to. Me and Johnny leaning on each other, fingers still intertwined. I smiled, I liked this. It was nice.I began to question everything again, do I like Johnny? I liked cuddling with him and holding his hand. I decided to forget about it for now, I already didn't feel good. I looked at Johnny, even though his hair was shorter it still managed to fall onto his face, I thought it was cute. He looked less tired now, that was for sure. He usually had a sad look on his face, but during our time at the church, but he looked happier.. well he was as happy as you can be in this situation, but it is better than his home life.

Then, Johnny opens his eyes. He looks at the way we are leaning against each other and how we are holding  hands, he smiles at me before moving when he noticed me looking at him. I was kind of disappointed but I didn't say anything. All of the sudden I just start crying, I don't know why but I was just tired of being in this stupid church. "I'm still tired.." I say tears rolling down my cheeks. "I'm sorry I cut your hair off, Ponyboy." Johnny said trying to be comforting. "It ain't that I'm just all mixed up." I said remembering the situation we are in and the feelings I've developed for Johnny. "Yeah, I know..." he said not sure how to help. He put his arm around me, pulling me close. "Man, you know that one-horse store this morning? I was thinking, Two-bit he could have walked out with half that thing... good old Two-bit, huh?" He said trying to make me smile. He had a smile on his own face. I smiled back at him before looking away, wiping tears off of my face. "You remember how he was wisecracking last night."

I saw the smile on Johnny's face fade as he also remembered what had happened the night before. "Just last night we were walking Cherry and Marcia home from the movies... just laying in the lot watching the stars.", "Stop it man! Shut up about last night!" Johnny yelled getting up. I noticed he was now crying too. I didn't mean to make Johnny cry... I got up, following him "Johnny!", "I killed a kid last night! He couldn't have been more than 17, maybe 18 years old and I killed him! How would you like to live with that, huh! I didn't mean to.. they were drowning you, I didn't know what to do!" Johnny shouted. I couldn't tell if he was angry or just upset, but I didn't like it either way.

I don't like seeing Johnny upset. I walk up to Johnny and put my arm around him just like he did for me. "What are we going to do?" I ask him, he gets back up again, "it's all my fault for bringing a 13 year old kid along! You oughta go home, Ponyboy! You can't get in any trouble, I mean you didn't go on and kill him!" Now I was angry too.. "NO I'm 14, I've been 14 for a month and I'm in this just as much as you are!" I start to cry again, "I'll stop crying in a minute, I can't help it." I tell him. He was standing nervously, "I-I didn't mean it like that, Ponyboy! Don't cry!" He said in a more comforting tone, he sat next to me again. "Don't cry man." He says pulling  me into a hug. I hugged back tightly.

He smiled at me, taking my hand and pulling me back to the spot we originally were sitting in. "It's going to be alright, yeah? We're going to get out of this church soon enough okay?" He says in his usual comforting tone. I found his voice comforting. I nod. "Thanks, Johnny cake." I say leaning into him and intertwining our fingers like before. I didn't understand my feeling's before but now I think I get it, I like Johnny. No! I love Johnny! I look at Johnny smiling, he had his eyes closed a smile on his face too. Maybe there's a chance he likes my too.... Or maybe he just sees me as a little kid who bothers him, but I'm hoping he likes me back. I reach over and grab "Gone With The Wind" and begin reading it out loud. There me and Johnny were, leaning on each other, fingers locked together and smiles on both of our faces.... I wanted this moment to last forever.