It's so boring here, alone in my hospital room. How I wish for a visitor. I miss Ponyboy and Dally. And Darry. I definitely miss Darry. I wish he would come and visit me. He always tells me the latest jokes he's heard, or any funny stories about his work. Though it pains me so much right now, I would let my face slip into a strained smile, for someone who needs it. Someone like Darry.
~~~
I hear someone talking outside, a someone who sounded familiar. Might Darry be the someone? Yes, yes it is! He comes into the room, with a solemn look on his face. I try to twist my lips into his name, but end up coughing.
"Johnny?" Darry whispers, and I see his eyes fill slowly with tears.
"D-" I begin, but the words are once again caught in my throat.
"Don't talk," he murmers, and pats me on the head. A shimmering tear falls down his face.
"Why, Johnny? Why?" he mutters rhetorically.
I have to tell him I'm okay.
"Darry." I say this firmly, so he knows I am not going to back down and be quiet.
"Shush, Johnny. Don't talk.It will hurt. Please."
"No. I have to. And Darry, I'm so sorry. Sorry for all of this." I huff out, and a flash of anger strikes upon Darry's face.
"You're sorry!? Johnny, this is my fault! If I hadn't slugged Ponyboy, this would have never happened! Johnny, listen!" His sudden burst of anger was gone, replaced with a look of sorrow and fear. Fear for me.
"D-darry. Don't blame yourself... If Pony...boy hadn't come... I would have gone by myself... Maybe the Socs would have finished me off right there... maybe I would be in an electric chair right now. I don't know, but this.... this isn't so horrible..." I wince in pain, and begin to cough hoarsely.
Darry looks at me a little funny, then comes and sits next to me.
"It'll all work out, Darry. Everything will be fine. Stay strong. Promise me you'll stay strong," I plead, looking up at him with my drugged eyes.
"I can't promise that, Johnny." Darry's voice cracks, and the tears begin to flow freely down his face. We sit there for a few minutes, crying together.
"Get some sleep, Johnnycakes." Darry gives me one last effort of a smile, then heads out the door.
~~~
That was the last time I ever saw him.
"Why, Johnny? Why?" he mutters rhetorically.
I have to tell him I'm okay.
"Darry." I say this firmly, so he knows I am not going to back down and be quiet.
"Shush, Johnny. Don't talk.It will hurt. Please."
"No. I have to. And Darry, I'm so sorry. Sorry for all of this." I huff out, and a flash of anger strikes upon Darry's face.
"You're sorry!? Johnny, this is my fault! If I hadn't slugged Ponyboy, this would have never happened! Johnny, listen!" His sudden burst of anger was gone, replaced with a look of sorrow and fear. Fear for me.
"D-darry. Don't blame yourself... If Pony...boy hadn't come... I would have gone by myself... Maybe the Socs would have finished me off right there... maybe I would be in an electric chair right now. I don't know, but this.... this isn't so horrible..." I wince in pain, and begin to cough hoarsely.
Darry looks at me a little funny, then comes and sits next to me.
"It'll all work out, Darry. Everything will be fine. Stay strong. Promise me you'll stay strong," I plead, looking up at him with my drugged eyes.
"I can't promise that, Johnny." Darry's voice cracks, and the tears begin to flow freely down his face. We sit there for a few minutes, crying together.
"Get some sleep, Johnnycakes." Darry gives me one last effort of a smile, then heads out the door.
~~~
That was the last time I ever saw him.
7 Comments:
I swear you make EVERYONE look bad. It's horrible.
I love you ;)
Cool
You're the first person who did it from the point of view of Johnny
Good writing
It should've been in the book :P
Cool
That's because Mr. B said we couldn't write as Dally or Johnny.
But I had to be different.
I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN AS DALLY!!!!!
"I always suspected that Darry and Johnny were up to something. My theories were confirmed when I saw Darry coming to the hospital, and disappear into Johnny's room. Oh yeah. They can deny it. But I know there's soemthing going on there. "
Great blog, Maddigan !
<3
Hahahahaa, you should have.
Besides, aren't Dally and Johnny supposed to be "good buds"?
;)
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