The Outsiders: I've Made Mistakes

Chapter Twenty-two

I had my eyes closed when I heard beeping. It was the sound of a heart monitor, "please don't tell me they saved me." I thought. I opened my eyes, it was a bright white room. I knew it was a hospital just by the looks. I looked around, I saw the heart monitor and another machine next to it. I reached at touched my head.
No badge.
Strange. You would think my head would be wrapped after I just shot myself. I sat up, instantly feeling pain across my chest and stomach. I groaned and gritted my teeth. I looked around and saw chairs by the wall to my right. Someone was in the chair sleeping. I couldn't tell who at first. They groaned as they woke from their slumber. Right as they sat up I knew it was Dally. "No they're back.. " I thought. I thought it was them again. Here to taunt me again. He rubbed his eyes and looked at me. He gasped, "oh my God... Ponyboy! You're awake!" Dallas says rushing to my side. He looked stressed out. He wasn't soaked like he was, just his hair was a little frizzy. He had tears in his eyes. I knew that something was up, Ghost don't cry... Well Johnny's did but that was different. I was confused. "No way. Man, Ponyboy. You've been out for so long..." He says. "I thought I was dead. I'm supposed to be dead. I shot myself... Didn't I?" I say. He gave a confused look, like I was making up something. "What? What- no. Kid, you and Johnny got jumped. The soc that got a hold of you knocked you out and you didn't wake up for months." His eyes watered "we were taking this hard but Johnny man, he took it the worst." He stopped like he remembered something. "Johnny! I gotta call the gang! Ponyboy lived!" He cheered. "I'll be back, I have to go down the hall. Oh by God!" He says running out the door.

I ran it over in my head, what Dally told me about being jumped I mean. When me and Johnny got jumped. He died when we- oh. Oh no. Dally means to tell me everything I lived through was all just a... Dream? But it felt way to real.
How could it be a dream? It was real... it had to be. What if Dally was right? Maybe it all was a dream...

Johnny's POV*

It's roughly Two am, again my mind still raced. I didn't want to leave the hospital but the doctors commanded I get sleep. Jokes on them, I can't sleep at all. Everyone else was asleep, the whole gang was here. The their phone rang. I got up since I was the only one up at the time, I picked it up. "Hello?" I say, "oh my god Johnny." It was Dally. He sounded real excited. I was really curious now. "What Dal, what are you doing calling at 2am in the morning." I say. "You got to get to the hospital. Its Ponyboy." He said, I felt my heart wrench in my chest. "What? What's wrong with Ponyboy?!" I say loudly. I didn't mean to but my mind was caught on Ponyboy to care If I woke the others. "He's awake." Dallas says. I dropped the phone. I stood in shock. I heard him hang up. My body just froze. He was awake... Ponyboy's awake... Ponyboy's awake! "Everyone get up! Get up now! We got to go!" I yell really loud to wake them. I turned on lights and everything. I was just so damn happy, "come on! Come on!" I yell again. Two-bit groaned along with Steve. "Kid, what's your deal?" Two-bit Saud standing up. "It's Ponyboy! He woke up! He's alive!" I cheer. In an instant Darry and Soda came rushing out. "What?" Darry says, I was at the door when he said that. I was running out. "Ponyboy's alive!" I yell. I began to sprint full speed to the hospital. I left everyone behind, I had to see Ponyboy. I had to know he was still okay.

I haven't slept for a solid two hours since this happened. I've been so worried and stressed. I can still remember that night.

Flashback*

Me and Ponyboy were chatting about the movie we just saw when we heard the mustang behind us. We looked back and saw five socs step out. "What do they want?" I said, Ponyboy didn't look at me. "I don't know... " he said. "Pony... " I was gonna tell him to book it, I didn't want him to get hurt. I could take another beating, I would if it meant Ponyboy could run back home. I would've. He didn't hear me then the socs began smart talking us. Ponyboy said something to piss them off and they just began to beat us. One came up to me and tackeled me to the ground. The soc slugged me across the face several times. I was punching and kicking for my life, then I heard Ponyboy screaming in pain and several pounds on the ground. I looked over and saw the soc holding Pony's shirt and was slamming him on the ground with all his force over and over again. Ponyboy was kicking and punching but he was no match. I felt the adrenaline shoot through me like a shot gun went off. I began puching and kicking the guy on me, flipping the script. I wasn't fight for my life no more, I was fighting for Pony's. Once I got the one on the ground I got to my feet and shoved the soc on Ponyboy off. That's when they began to run. They drove off in high speeds as I checked Ponyboy. He wasnt moving, he wasn't awake either, and he wasn't breathing or it seemed like it. I started crying, bawling my eyes out. But I pushed that away for later. "No Ponyboy!" I screamed. I started CPR, pushing down on his chest. I knew CPR because Ponyboy told me how to one day. I continued until he gasped for air, he didn't wake up but he was breathing again. I had tears streaming down my cheeks as I had to think of what to do. I had to get Ponyboy back to his house to call 911 but how? 'I'm running out if time!' I thought. Wait running. I picked up Ponyboy in my arms and went as fast as I could to his house. I called Darry and Soda with a scared, painiced voice. They couldn't hear me. The door was cracked so I put my shoulder into it, holding Ponyboy close, "call 911! Please it's Ponyboy!" I cried out. Soda ran over to me, "pony!" He said, taking Ponyboy out of my arms. The gang looked scared and confused. Two-bit called 911, Darry ran out of his room into the living room. The gang was saying things but I wasn't listening. I cried to myself just looking at Ponyboy. My back hit the wall and I slid down holding myself tightly. I couldn't stop crying no matter how hard I tried. I only pray the ambulance would get here soon.

Nights as Ponyboy was in the hostpial I would be there with no sleep what's so ever. I would go a week without sleep and sleep for a couple hours but that's as much as I got. I wanted to be the sight Ponyboy saw first.

*end of flash back*

I ran inside of the emergency room and just ran to Ponyboy's room. I had it mermorzied by now. I ran up two floors because I couldn't wait for the elevator. My feet lightly hit each step before I got up there. I raced down the hall way and turned the corner into his room.

Ponyboys POV*

A few mintues after Dally came back, Johnny raced in. He had tears down his face when he saw me. "It was all worth it! You made it!" He said, he came closer to me. I noticed he dark circles around his eyes and slitly bags underneath. He hasn't slept in days. I just looked at him in disbelief. He grabbed my hand. It was no ghost, that was Johnny's soft warm hands. I looked into his big black eyes, I began to laugh softly in disbelief and hugged him. I hugged him like I haven't seen him in years. To be honest, it felt like years. "You're okay. " I say. "I'm okay? You're the one who was in a coma." He laughed. I didn't want to let go, I could tell neither did he. I let go, "Johnny, what happened to your eyes?" I say. He laughed and wiped his eyes, "oh, you know, just ever since the attack I've been by your side everyday and everynight. I slept once a week. Doc told me it wasn't good to do that to myself but I did it for you." He says. I smiled, that right there is deep friendship to a point you can't explain anymore.

The rest of the gang walked in, all over them, and they were all okay... No cuts, no death. Just... Alive. I broke in to tears when I saw Darry and Soda. They came to me and held me in an embrace. Darry and Soda were crying, "man that was too close. We almost lost you Ponyboy. We almost lost ya. " Darry said, we all let go. Soda held my hand tightly, I looked into his laughing eyes, not dead. They weren't dead anymore. "Y'all are okay! It was all a dream! Well more like nightmare, y'all ain't dead and Two-bits not crazy!" I said in happiness. "What." Two-bit said flatly. "What do you mean? " Soda says. "It's too long. It was aweful." I say. The gang proceeded to sit down, Steve gave Soda and Darry chair to sit in. I looked at all them, they wanted to know. I wouldn't have guessed, Johnny looked at me with his tried black eyes as he gripped my hand. "Alright. I'll tell you. But I warned you it's bad." I say. They looked like children looking at candy as they looked at me to began.
"We'll it started when, 'I asked Johnny to come see a movie with me, I'm not sure what movie though... ' "

I bet you thought it was over in the last chapter huh. Nope. But this is the actual end.
I'm probably gonna do a thing where it explained why what happened happened from the other point of views. You get it? Like I would explain Two-bits attack and what happened outside if his mind because no, Ponyboy didn't just lay there. Things happens when Ponyboy was in this Coma. Mk? Mk.
Bye. Soon..