Nightmares

The Start of the Nightmares

I got out of bed, changed into clean clothes, and walked into the kitchen. I expected Darry to be fixing breakfast but he wasn't. Guess I'm the first one up, I thought to myself. I got out the eggs and bacon and was about to turn on the stove when I heard the phone ring. I went into the living room and grabbed the phone. "Hello,"

"Uh, is this the Curtis residence?" A women asked.

"Yes, who is this?"

"It's the police. Are you Mr. and Mrs. Curtis's son?"

"Y-yes," I said. Why would the police be calling? Did something happen to mom and dad while they where gone on there trip?

"I'm sorry but, your parents... are dead and so are your two brothers." What? Darry and Soda didn't go.

"What happened?"

"They where crossing over a train track, and they must not have seen the train coming and it hit them." I stiffened. This can't be happening, I thought. "O-ok, thank you." I said and hung up the phone. I ran into Darry's room. "Darry!" I yelled. Nothing. I went into Soda's room. "Soda! Sodapop!" I yelled. Nothing. I ran into my room and every other room in the house. I ran outside onto the porch and I walked down the road and yelled for them. I ran inside and went into the back yard. I ran back inside and picked up the phone and called Two-Bit.

"Hello," Two-Bit answered. "Hey did... did Darry and Soda go with mom and dad on there trip."

"Yeah Pony, you know they did. Why?" I put my hand over my mouth and started bawling. "Pony, are you alright." I dropped the phone and laid down on the couch hugging and crying on a pillow. A few minutes later Two-Bit came running into the house. "Pony, what's wrong."

"Their dead, all of them. Mom, Dad, Darry, and Soda... their all dead." Two-Bit looked like someone had just slapped him across the face. He sat me up on the couch and sat down beside me. "Are you sure? Who called you?"

"The police. They said they where crossing over a train track and didn't see the train...and...i-it hit them. Their dead, Two-Bit. Dead." Saying this made me bawl harder. Two-Bit pulled me into his arms and was stroking my hair.

"It's gonna be okay, Pony, it's gonna be okay." I opened my eyes and I wasn't in Two-Bit's arms. I was standing by train tracks. I seen a car pull up. It was mom and dad's.

I ran up to it. "Mom! Dad!" I yelled, but they couldn't hear me. I knocked on the window, but they still couldn't hear me. I tried Darry and Soda, but the same thing happened. I seen the train in the distance. I yelled at Mom and Dad as they where crossing the train tracks. It was no use. I stepped back and turned around and closed my eyes tight. I heard the train hit the car. I turned around and wished I didn't. I seen the car all crushed up against the train. I knew they didn't make it. I fell on my knees and screamed and then fell to the ground crying.

I quickly sat up in bed to see Darry and Soda sitting in front of me. Their alive, I thought. I felt the tears run down my face and the sweat on my forehead. "Ponyboy, we heard you scream. Are you alright?" No, I wasn't fine. I watched both my parents and brothers' die. I know there okay but I don't know about me. I mean, it felt so real. I really thought they died.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It was just a nightmare." I lied.

"What was it about?" Soda asked.

"I don't remember." I lied again. I didn't want to remember. I didn't even want to say what happened. It would hurt too much.