Darry and soda were sitting by their baby brother bedside when they started to feel his movements. Ponyboy was starting to awaken from his coma. "Hey baby, its so good to see you awake" soda spoke gently. "Yeah little buddy, we missed you" darry smiled. Pony gave them both the strangest looks. He could see their mouths moving, but it was as if someone had turned off the sound.
The two older brothers kept talking to pony, but all they got in response was, pony's hand rubbing his ears and strange looks. Darry went to call for a doctor. The doc got darry and soda to take pony's attention away from him. He clapped his hands behind pony's head. It caused soda to jump but pony did not respond.
"Mr curtis, i'd like to run a few tests on your brother. The pressure he had on his brain seems to have affected his hearing" the doctor explained. Darry and soda gave each other a concerned look. "What do you mean doc? Are you saying my little brother might be deaf?" Soda asked almost yelling. "Thats why i need to run some tests. If your brother has lost his hearing, i need to know if its perminent or temporary, but if it is perminent, i suggest you boys start learning to sign" the doctor took his clipboard and left the room.
"Oh god darry, what if pony never hears again" tears welled up in soda's eyes. "Its ok little buddy, we'll get through this at least we still got him with us" darry said hugging the middle brother. Pony grabbed darry's arm. He was trying to say something, but ad trouble comunicating. "Soda, see if you can find a pen and some paper" darry asked.
"Here, a nurse gave me this" he handed darry a notebook and pen. "Tell us whats on your mind" darry wrote. He handed the book to ponyboy. "Why can't i hear anything" pony wanted to know. "The doc wants to run some tests, you may not be able to hear for a while, we'll know more once the doc does". Pony put the book down and rolled over. This was a lot for the little guy to take in. Darry rubbed his back while soda stroked his hair.
The doc ran some tests on ponyboy. "Mr curtis, the pressure that was on your brothers brain has caused his ear drums to burst, i'm afraid theres not much more we can do for him at the time being" the doctor explained. "So your saying my baby brother might be perminately deaf?" Darry demanded. "I'm afraid so. Let him rest tonight and tomorrow we'll send him home". The doctor left the room, leaving darry to tend to his younger brothers.
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Fanfictionwhat if ponyboy was only three when his parents died. the rest of the gang are the ages they would be in the original book by s.e hinton.
