The Outsiders: I've Made Mistakes

Chapter one

Pony's Pov•

I asked Johnny to come see a movie with me, I'm not sure what movie though, probably some crappy one anyway. We snuck into the drive-in and found some seats. "What do you think they'll play tonight?" Johnny asked, "I dunno. Probably some cheesy beach movie ya know." I say. He nods as he eats his pop corn. Half through the movie it began to grow boreing even to me and Johnny. We started throwing popcorn at each other, occasionally we would glance at the movie but we would throw the popcorn at the other face so it just led up like that the whole movie.

I walked down the road, Johnny by my side I was heading home since it was 11:45ish and Darry would flip if I wasn't home soon. Me and Johnny were talking about the movie we just saw when we heard a car pull up behind us. We stopped in fear. I knew it was the socs. With the socs you can tell when they're coming by the sound of their engine. The new rattle and roar of it can make your skin crawl when they come after you. "What do they want?" Johnny asked white as a ghost when they stepped out, "i-i don't know." I stammered. I could tell they were drunk by they way a couple of them swayed and walked, some others were completely sober. We turned around to them, two of them dissapeared in my vision while one of them glared at us. "Hey greasers." One said, I hated when they called us that, it drives me nuts. I pulled out my switch blade trying to defend myself. "Y'all still look the same as always like white trash." One hissed at us. "Yall still look the same as always rich bitches with trash cars" I don't know why I said it, it just came out. I've always wanted to say that. But I don't think that was the best Idea right now. "Get em!" One yelled, I felt a strong hand smack my blade out of my hand and out of my reach. He pulled my arms back while two ran towards me and pinned me down. I could feel them kick my ribs and punch me in they face, I tried to fight back but I got me no where. They repeattedily beat me in the face and kicked me with all their strength. I could barely hear Johnny's cries for help and his screams of pain. I could hear his screams of fear. I couldn't do anything to save him. I was trapped, I kicked they socs on top of me until he slammed his fist into my stomach making me lose my breath. I couldn't scream and could haredly breathe. I could still hear Johnny's struggles then he began or what seemed like started to choke, he was gasping for air. He kicked for his life as Bob pushed harder down on his neck. He hit his palms on the asphalt in attempt to find something. I kept trying to kick Randy off me to save Johnny. He screamed one lasted time before he went quite. "Johnny!" I yelled barely since I had blood in my throat. "Oh god! Come on! Lets go!" They yelled and they all vanshied. They just left. I groaned in pain before I turned over coughing up blood that blocked my air way. I looked over at Johnny... he wasn't moving. "Johnny?" I say loudly to be heard. Nothing. I crawled over to him, I shook him. "Johnny!" I say, his face fell over to me. He was beat badly, he had bruises on his neck. I put my ear to his chest. Nothing... he was just dead. "No... no!" I yelled. I started crying while I looked at him. How could a soc just kill someone like Johnny? "Johnny you can't be dead!" I say, crying now. I was getting light headed, I wanted to kill those socs right now, everyone of 'em. I don't know what to do, I just witnessed my best friend be murdered right in front of my eyes. I don't know what to do, what to think, what to say. I was in shock. I looked around, I don't know what for but I looked. I noticed that only around the corner was my house. If I scream loud enough Darry or Soda will hear me. "DARRY! SODA!" I yelled as loud as I could, to myself I sounded like I was in trouble. Withen minutes I could see Darry running around the corner Soda trailing behind him. I waved my arms in the air to show them where I was. Once they we're only feet away I heard Darry say "Ponyboy? You okay?!" He said in a panic. I just cried. He got closer to me examining my face. "What the hell happened to you?!" He said, he looked behind me. "Johnny?" He said, "they got em, they got too good. They strangled him to- to... death!" I say pushing my hands on my eyes. He held me close as his eyes locked on they limb body that had blood slowly dripping out of it's mouth. "Soda get the others! Call the police!" Darry yelled. "Where are they?" Soda asked, "Two-Bit, Dally, and Steve should be at the theatre they we're gonna pick on girls and flirt you know" Darry said. With that Soda ran to the theatre. I held on to Darry. "It'll be okay." He whispered. I could hear the sirnes echo and I tensed. Within seconds the red and blue lights shined the area. Darry and I stood up as the police walked up to us. They put up crime scene tape around Johnny's lifeless body as they pulled us over for questioning. I looked behind me seeing homicide investigators begin to show. "Come on son, let's get you to the hospital." One cop said, he had piercing green eyes and light blonde hair "you look like you need to." He added. I nodded as he led me to the ambulance, leaving Darry behind. My head pounded with all the crying I've done. My aching body wanted to colaspe right then and there. As the cop led me to the ambulance I could hear running behind me yet it was distant. I glanced behind me. I saw Dally, Steve, Two-Bit, and Soda running over to the scene. They were yelling and crying and poilce had to hold Dally back since he tried to run to Johnny. The others had stopped, then I stepped inside the ambulance. I only got one more glance at Johnny when the door shut.