Life in The Outsiders Imagine

The Fire

The fire comes as a quite as a shock, but like I already knew it would happen.  They did smoke an awful lot. I hear a woman saying that there were still kids in there. Kids in there? My gut kicks in, and I have to help save them. Dally protests, but Pony and I are already out of the car. Johnny follows, but Dallas doesn't. Something tells me I have to go in. And Johnny shouldn't. But I go in with Pony and him anyway. We throw a rock through the window, pushing ourselves in. Pony is ahead of me, Johnny behind me. 

"Is that guy coming?" I ask. 

"Nah, window stopped him," Johnny answers. 

"Too scared?" Pony jokes.

Johnny smiles and replies, "too fat." 

I laugh, regretting it immediately, for smoke fills my mouth, and I cough. Pony looks at me and Johnny, not a drop of fear on his face. I look at Johnny. He's unafraid. So am I. We are all smiling at each other.

We find the kids in the back. Quickly, I grab for them to get them out. I save about three. Pony yelps a little as one bites him. Hopefully none bite me. None do. All of the kids are out. Johnny pushes Ponyboy out of the church, yelling. He tries to push me out, but I take his arm and thrust him forward instead, letting him go ahead. He pauses, and stares at me with those big dark eyes begging me to go first. I can feel the church collapsing. A fiery beam threatens to fall on Johnny's back, so I jump in front of him right before it hits, pushing him a little forward, away from most of the deadly flames behind me. I let out a blood curdling scream as it stabs me in the hip, shattering my hipbone, or at least it feels that way. My arms feel like they've just been dipped in the flames of hell, but the pain is starting to fade as the smoke fills my lungs. Dally comes in quickly and grabs Johnny, putting him outside. Johnny could've just followed Pony...Did he want to die? My thoughts start becoming foggy. I'm a part of hell now, aren't I? I'm as good as dead now. I stumble forward, towards the window. But I fall down. My hip is too sore, and I can barely feel my legs. I think this is it for me. But, instead I fall into the arms of Dally, who, luckily, decided my life was worth saving too. I briefly see a single tear running down his face, before I pass out entirely. It seems I've passed out a lot within the past week.