•Not just a gang of greasers•

Chapter 19: Lost

"What's the big deal," Dally shrugged, "it's just a cut it'll heal." He chuckled.
"Do you realize what you've done!" I shot up from the couch and clenched my fists.
"Sydnee-" Darry tried to calm me down but his attempts were futile.
"No," I stopped him before he could finish, "Dallas Winston, do you ever stop and think about how all the crap you do is gonna effect us!" I grabbed his shirt in my fist and pulled him closer to me.
"Hey! How was I supposed to know those were the guys that hurt Johnny!" He spat back at me, his eyes glowing with anger.
"Maybe if you had been looking out for him, he wouldn't of gotten hurt in the first place!" My voice echoed through the room, then it fell silent.
My grip on Dally's shirt loosened and it fell from my hands. For the first time in my life I saw Dally's eyes go from cold with a hatred of the world, to damaged and heartbroken.
"Alright I'll go, I know when I'm not wanted." He choked on his words.
"Dal,I-I didn't mean-" tears began to form in my eyes and I couldn't stop them from flowing down my cheeks.
"Save it kid." Dally slammed the door behind him and he was gone.
The room started spinning and I could feel all my emotions bubbling up in my throat. I fell to my knees and started to bawl, Sodapop ran and knelt down beside me and pulled me close to his chest, "sshh it's okay Syd he just needs time to cool off." He stroked my hair and swayed me back and forth.
I tried desperately to stop crying but I continued to sob into Soda's chest.

Later*
"I'll take her Soda." I heard a faint voice but kept my eyes closed.
A strong pair of arms lift me up and hold me closely, I could tell it was Darry.
"C'mon little buddy lets put you to  bed." He whispered.
He carried me upstairs and gently laid me on the bed, then pulled the blanket to my shoulders.
"Night kid, I love you." He kissed my forehead and rustled my hair.
I cracked a little smile and watched him leave my room, then slipped back into a peaceful sleep.
Fingertips brushed my bangs out of my face and my eyes fluttered open.
"Mornin' sunshine." Johnny Cade sat beside me on the bed, a wide grin spread across his face.
"Mornin' JohnnyCakes." I smiled back at him and I could feel my cheeks turning pink.
"Darry's making breakfast, come on down when you're ready." He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and went back downstairs. My heart sank in my chest when I remembered the events of yesterday. My words played in my head like a broken record.
"Maybe if you had been looking out for him, he wouldn't of gotten hurt in the first place!"
The look of pure heartache that was in his eyes is burned in the back of my mind.

Flashback*
Dally doesn't find trouble, trouble finds him. Dally smirked and threw me and Johnny a wink.
Dally had never been my favorite greaser, but now he's like a big brother to me and I can't imagine my life without him.
He was manipulative, arrogant, a real jerk when he wanted to be, a smartellic, and he had a lot of other not so great qualities.
But he also had some good qualities.
He was tall and handsome, not like Prince Charming handsome like the bad boy that you see on a silver screen handsome.
He was smart when he wanted to be, he was tough and good in a fight, he could be mean as a snake one minute and the nicest most caring person you'd ever met the next. Sometimes I hate his stupid guts, but over the past few months, I've grown to admire Dallas Winston.
He was, as Johnny Cade would describe him, gallant.

No matter how hard I try, I'll never forget him walking out the door because that's when my heart broke.

A/N*
I hope you guys liked this chapter! I've been really behind on this story because of school and I've just had terrible writers block. Anyways, I hope you guys liked it! Comment what you thought.
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