Everyone was different now that Johnny and Dally we're gone. I felt as if i had the job to keep everyone in high spirits, but it was really hard considering the fact I could hardly keep myself from crying. Johnnycakes and Dal we're both my pals, and it was like one minute they we're there then the next.. they weren't.
I stood outside the Curtis's house plastering on a grin, before walking in and taking a seat on there couch. Darry and Soda we're already up in the kitchen dressed for work with Steve at the table eating cake. But Pony was nowhere to be seen. Usually he was up in the kitchen helping Sodapop with the dishes since Darry is most of the time up first making breakfast.
"Hey guys where's Ponyboy?" I said walking into the kitchen, and there heads turn to me. "I think he's still asleep, two can you wake him up?" Darry asked putting food onto a plate and sitting it down where Pony sits at the table. I nodded walking up the stairs, making sure to be quiet deciding to scare him. I stood in front of the door with a wicked grin until I heard a light cry from behind the door.
I pushed the door open lightly to take a peak, and I saw Pony facing the other way towards the wall. His face was in the palms of his hands, and he was crying to himself. It broke my heart to see him like this, Johnny and Dally we're mostly who he hung out with. I also noticed pieces of paper thrown across the floor crumbled into tiny balls. I picked up a piece and looked over the paper with a frown.
It's his speech that he was gonna say at there funeral. Pony volunteered to speak because he felt like he needed to as he said. "Pony.." I said causing him to jump and look at me startled. "Oh hey two, how long have you been there?" He asked hurriedly wiping his tears from his face. I grabbed his wrists lightly sending him a sympathy smile. "You don't gotta hide them from me Pony. I won't judge you."
He broke down into a sob, so I pulled him into my lap and wrapped my arms around his frail body. I rocked us back and forth slowly, and it seemed to call him down a lot. My mom use to do this to me when I was little when I through little tantrums and started to cry. It always seemed to calm me down, it made me feel safe. "There gone two! There never coming back." He whimpered shaking lightly as he hiccuped.
"I know Pony, I know." I sighed making him cry a little more. "It's my fault! If I hadn't of ran into the church to save those kids, they would both still be here!" I started rubbing his back lightly when I heard the door creak. I turn to see Steve and I motioned for him to leave. He nodded turning around and walking back out his bedroom door. "None of this is your fault Pony. Johnny choose to go in with you, and Dal choose to rob that store. You didn't make them do nothin." I whispered pushing his hair out of his face. He cried for a few more minutes before climbing out of my lap wiping his tears away.
"Thanks two for comforting me," Pony sniffled pulling off a smile. "Ah no problem kid, now let's go before Steve eats all the cake." I joked making him laugh lightly. We both walked down stairs and I felt great. I was happy knowing the I helped out Pony, knowing that he smiled because of me. Maybe it was my job to keep everyone in good spirits, if so I really loved it.
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