What if Johnny didn't kill Bob?

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Ponyboy's POV

"I'd thought we'd lose you like we did Johnny." Dally says.

"What?"

"Johnny is dead." He replies. His eyes are glossy and he just looks hurt.

The pain in my head becomes worse suddenly. It physically hurt to hear those words come out of Dally's mouth. How could Johnny be dead? What else did I miss? I grip my head like I'm trying to remember memories I never had.

"Dally, you shouldn't have said that. Look what Ya did to the kid." Two-bit says.

Dally looks at me this time I see the tears stream down his face. My hands still hold my head. Pain courses through my skull.

"Ugh." I groan. I sit one the floor; or more like fall on the floor.

"He can't be dead. He's my best friend. You guys gotta be joking." I knew the answer of course. It wasn't a joke. The pain was real. I think I knew Johnny was dead before Dally told me. It's like he just brought it back up when I had already forgot it.

My shoulders were heavy and all I wanted to do was cry. I know I'm supposed to be tough. I should be comforting Dally but, the pain in my head throws me off. Instead I just sit on the floor.

"I'm so sorry." Dally cries.

"I think I better call Soda and Darry. The kid don't look well." Two-bit exits the room leaving me and Dally alone.

I never really liked Dally much. I always thought he tried to act tough when it wasn't needed. Now I didn't know what to think of Dally. He wasn't the previous stone cold guy I thought he was.

I guess Dally had lost the only thing he ever really cared about. At least Dally had cared about one thing, but now that was gone.

"Pony, does your head hurt?" Dally asked. His voice cracked slightly.

"Yeah." I reply.

Dally Walks toward me and sits on the floor. Then he does something I've never seen Dally do. He pulls me into a hug. I sob into Dally's shoulders and he does the same.

"Dally have you ever seen a sunset?" Dally pulls away and looks at me.

"No, I don't think I have." He replies.

"I outta show you one sometime."

I understood Dally then. He wasn't trying to be tuff. He was just a boy who had been hurt. When you get hurt there's two types of people you turn into. You either become cold like Dally. Or you become scared like Johnny.

I had to show Dally a sunset. I think that a sunset would remind him there was still good in the world. I had to tell him Johnny wasn't the last good thing left.

A little sloppy. Sorry it took so long to update. And I would just like to thank ya'll for your support. You are amazing!
-Your best bro, Victoria