Jackie The Soc Slayer

Visiting Johnny and Dally

We slowly walked into the room Johnny was at. He didn't look good. He was laying on his belly with a mirror that showed his face and he can look at the people visiting him.

"Hey Johnny," Pony said.

"Hey ya'll," Johnny replied.

Two-Bit let Johnny see today's paper.

"Look, you're in the paper for being a hero. Saving those kids."

"That's tuff enough huh? Pony, can you get me a copy of Gone With The Wind man? We lost it in the fire."

"I saw a copy at the gift shop, I'll go get it," Two-Bit said as he left.

Me and Ponyboy sat down.

"Everything's been fine. Jackie's doing fine too. Me and Darry's gettin' along real good now-"

Johnny wheezed in pain.

"Johnny you ok!?"

"Oh yeah. It just hurts sometimes. I wont be able to walk again, I'll be in a wheel chair. The doctor said I busted my back."

"You're gonna be ok!" I said.

"I don't know. My chances of survival are slim and I don't wanna die now! It ain't long enough! 16 years ain't gonna be long enough! There's so many things I ain't done and so many damn thing I ain't seen or nothin'!"

Johnny was in tears.

"You're gonna be ok Johnnycake. If you get too juiced up, the doctor wont let us see you no more."

Me and Pony left the room but we overheard this: a nurse walked in.

"Johnny, your mother's here to see you."

"I dont wanna see her."

"She's your mother, she's here to see you."

"I said I dont wanna see her! She'll come over and tell me all the trouble I'm causing her! Why dont you just tell her to leave me a-"

Sounded like Johnny passed out. Two-Bit came back with the book.

"Make sure he gets this alright?"

Two-Bit walked with us to see Dally. We walked in on him and a nurse.

"What's happened to your gown?"

"I threw it away! Go away you...you make my stomach sick."

The nurse was mumbling about Dally as she left. He saw us and laughed.

"Hey, how you doin man!?"

Dally got up and closed the door.

"I cant stay here another minute man. I want out!"

He got back in the bed.

"Tim Shepard dropped by. Said his brother Curly is in the cooler. You got a cancer stick?"

Pony gave him a cigarette. Dally stared at us for a few seconds before speaking.

"How is he? How's Johnny man?"

"I dont know man, he didnt look to good, he passed out cold before we left," Two-Bit said.

Dally put the cig in his mouth as he laid down on his side facing opposite of us. The cig broke and he threw it.

"You still got that knife on you?" He asked Two.

"What?" 

"The knife. Give it here."

Two opened up his butterfly blade and gave it to Dally.

"You know we gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with those Socs! Do it for Johnny man! We'll do it for Johnny!"