The outsider

Chapter 10

Darry carried me bridal style all the way from the hospital to his car and again from there to his house. He wanted me to feel safe and secure, he offered dally a ride but he said no. Ponyboy came with us, we were on our way to tell the boys about Johnny.

"Hey guys!" Steve yelled as we entered Darry sat me down and kissed my head. "Did they get hitched to celebrate the win?!" "I knew they'd get hitched with out me." Soda said sadly, Darry and I were about to speak but pony cut us off. "Their not married. We got back from the hospital. Johnnys dead." Two, soda and Steve's faces dropped. "What!" "He can't be!" "He is." I said softly drawling the attention to me, Darry held me tighter. No one cried but we sat there in Silents for a while, we were all upset, just none of us would cry in front of eachother. Johnny was the second youngest of the group, he was all like our little brother, and now he's gone. Darry's land line began to ring so he let go of me and headed to the kitchen to pick it up. "Hello. Yeah. Kourtney? It's for you." I left the speechless men and walked into the kitchen and grabbed the phone from Darry. "Hello?" "Hey kourtney." "Dal? What's up?" "I messed up. Big time." "What happened what's wrong?" "Tell the gang to come and help me at the park. I got to go." He hung up and I sat the phone down, "We've got to help Dally. He's in trouble." Darry nodded as we went into the living room. "We're all hurting because of Johnny but we've got to help Dally, he's in trouble. Sounded like the cops were close by on the phone." They nodded as we walked to the park, it wasn't far. I walked behind the boys, I couldn't stop thinking about Johnny's hand in mine. I loved him so much, it hurt. "Dally!" I Hurd someone call, I looked up to see him running, "Dally!" I called out he looked at us and smiled before the cops surrounded him.

"Dal!" I yelled again and begun to run as fast as I could. Pow pow. Two gun shots were Hurd and dally rolled down a hill. "Dally!" I ran past the boys who were slowing down, or maybe I was speeding up, i kneeled down and placed my brothers head in my lap. "Dally! No! Dally!" He was covered in blood and his eyes could barley stay open, "Stay with me dal! Please." I was crying, he gave me a weak smile and cupped my cheek. "I need you Dally! Stay with me!" The gang circled around us, as dally spoke blood seeped from his mouth. "I... love you kourtney... but.... No you don't." He was in pain, so much pain. I cried harder as I pulled him closer to my chest, I placed my head on his shoulder and began to talk directly in his ear. "Shhh... Hush little baby don't say a word. K-Kourtney's gunna buy you a m-mocking bird. And if that. That mocking bird don't sing, kourtneys gunna buy you a diamond ring, And if that diamond ring turns brass, k-kourtney gonna buy you.... a looking glass." I kissed his head and pulled away to look at him. "Kourtney's right here, no one can hurt you Dal." At this point my sobs were uncontrollable as I knew my older brother was going to die in my arms. "I love you Dally." He smiled before his eyes closed and his body went limp. "Dally.... dally?" I shook his body but no response, I hugged him close to my chest as my sobs were louder and uncontrollable. "Dally no! Dally! I need my big brother! Dally please wake up. Dont leave me." I held onto him tighter, and cried into his neck, I was bothered by his blood now ruining my white shirt, I didn't care that he wasn't breathing or hugging me back, I didn't care that his body was heavy and cold. I just wanted to hold my brother in my arms and beg for something magical to happen so he could hold me back. "Dal... you can't be dead... who's going to sing to me.... who's going to hold me when I'm sad.... who's going to be there for me and protect me!" I cried harder and kissed his cold cheek. I felt someon rub my back and whisper
to me, "Shhh. I know it hurts. I know, but you have to breath okay? I'm right here, we all are your not alone." It was Darry. "Dally!" I cried out. Darry Hugged me as I hugged Dally and kissed my shoulder, "It's okay." Footsteps were Hurd so I looked up form dally to see cops. "We have to take the body." "What? No." "I'm sorry miss." "No. No. No! No!" Darry let go of me as one cops grabed ahold of me making dally fall out of my hold. "Let me go! That's my brother! No! Please!" Two cops each grabbed Dally's arms and began to drag him away. "No! Dally! No! Bring him back- let me go please!" I was struggling to get out of the cops grip, he let me go and I was embraced by Darry. "You've got to let him go, it's hard but you've got to let him go." "Dally." I cried and held onto my boyfriend with all my might, he hushed me and kissed me everywhere he could to help me calm down. It wasn't easy, I mean I just held my brother in my arms as he died. Darry knew what it felt like, his parents died, which only made him hold me tighter.