WILD // Johnnyboy

°Ponyboy°

"You're not going to get any sleep?" Soda asks. When we first got in the car we pumped and wanted to get to California as soon as possible. But then, reality hit us and we went home packed some clothes, bought a map and some snacks, and now we're on our way.

"How could I possibly sleep now?" I ask smiling.

"Well Pony, you really worried us when we found you, I just want you to get some rest that's all," He answers.

"Maybe a couple minutes wouldn't hurt..." I say, he laughs and shakes his head.

"Just go to sleep," 

I sigh and relax and slowly I fall back asleep, we're coming Johnny, I promise.

.....

I wake up and the sky was light blue turning pink and orange, "Up already?" Soda asks smiling.

"How long was I asleep?" I ask yawning.

"Just a few hours,"

"How close are we?"

"Uhh..."

"What does that mean?"

"We still got maybe another 20 hours on our hands," I groan and Soda shrugs.

"Well that just means we can eat whatever we want tonight,"

He kept driving and I was going to explode, I just want to see Johnny but hundreds of miles separate us. I kept rereading the letter, it made me feel all sorts of ways. He misses me not just because of our talks and stuff but how we were to each other physically. The hickies, the gentleness, but I miss him too. How he would scream my name- actually, forget it, I don't want to get to detailed.

But I miss him, and I don't know what's gonna happen, Darry might come after us with Dallas but I don't care. Because once Johnny comes home, I'll be happy again. I'll eat, I'll stop cutting and I'll be...Ponyboy again. 

....

After what seemed like forever night came and we were closer to California now, we're at a hotel in Nevada. Soda's exhausted and is struggling to walk but we quickly get inside our room and he falls asleep before he can shower. I grab my clothes and step into the shower, I can't wait until tomorrow, a few hours of driving then we'll be in Sacramento with Johnny, Two, and Steve.

....

I wake up with the sun shining in my face and I shoot up excited and eager to see them. I shake Soda awake and yell.

"Hurry up! We're wasting daylight!" I yell. He shoots awake and I drag him out of the hotel and we're soon back on the road.

"Don't worry Ponyboy, we'll be with them in no time,"

....

"OH MY GOD!" Soda yells putting his head against the wheel. The traffic is horrible and it's ridiculous, we've barely moved in the past 2 hours. It was starting to get dark which means... "Pony I'm leaving at the next exit, we can start again early tomorrow." I sigh and nod.

After maybe another godamn hour we finally got to a hotel and as Soda layed down he tried to reassure me. "Tomorrow, I promise."

He fell asleep but I couldn't, we're in Folsom, less than an hour away. I started thinking about the letter again, Johnny wanted to talk to me, to kiss me, and so much more. I toss and turned for I don't know how long until I made up my mind.

Soda was going to wait until tomorrow, but not me, I'm leaving, with or without Soda. I grab my shoes and wallet, then I leave a note and take off to the nearest bus stop. It would take me closer to Sac, but no completely, fine, I'll walk.