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Pony's Pov

I woke up, ending my dream. Realizing everything that had
happened, setting aside fantasy from reality. I broke down
bawling, Darry looking at me like his world was going to fall
apart.

"Pony baby, what's wrong?" He asked, his blue-green eyes just
barley concealing tears. I didn't answer him so he pulled a
chair up beside mine, wrapped his arms around me, and pulled
me into his chest. I cried harder, I didn't think it would
stop. The screen door slammed shut alerting us that Soda was
home. I heard his footsteps, and felt his stare land on Darry
and I.

"What happened?" He asked, voice scared almost hesitant.
Neither of us answered at first. "Damnit just tell me!" He
shouted. Darry answered first.

"I don't know Pepsi, I came in here and Pony had fallen
asleep while working on his English assignment. When I woke
him he started crying. I just, I don't know." Darry
explained. Soda came over, and knelt infront of me.

"What is it, baby?" He asked gently stroking my hair, and
looking into my eyes.

"They're gone Soda, they're all gone." I cried to Soda.

"Who baby, who's gone?" He asked curious, and
sympathetically.

"Everyone." I stated still sobing. Soda looked at me worridly
urging me to explain. "Mom, dad, Johnny, and Dally. They
aren't coming back." Saying this forced the tears to fall
harder. Now Soda and Darry had me in the tightest hug they
could give. All three of us crying now. We sat like that for
at least thirty minutes. Finally the tears stopped falling. I
explained everything to them, about my dream. How Johnny
never got burned in the church so Dally never got shot, and
mom and dad never got into the auto wreck. How we didn't have
to worry about being seperated, or anything like that. They
just hugged me some more. I took my my notebook into my room,
and set it on the desk. Then I grabbed Gone With The
Wind off the shelf, turning to the second page. Between the
pages laid a folded piece of paper. Not just paper, but a
letter. A letter from my best friend that died in the
hospital. A letter from Johnny.

'Ponyboy, I asked the nurse to give you this book so you
could finish it. The doctor come in a while ago, but I knew
anyway. I keep getting tireder, and tireder. Listen, I don't
mind dying now. It's worth it. It's worth saving those kids.
Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live
for. Some of their parents came by to thank me and I know it
was worth it. Tell Dally it's worth it. I'm just going to
miss you guys. I've been thinking about it, and that poem,
that guy that wrote it, he meant your gold when your a kid,
like green. When you're a kid everything is new, dawn. Its
just when you get used to everything that its day. Like the
way you dig sunsets Pony. That's gold. Keep it that way, it's
a good way to be. I want you to tell Dally to look at one.
He'll probably think you're crazy, but ask for me. I don't
think he's ever really seen a sunset. Don't be so numbed
about being a greader. You still have a lot of time to make
yourself be what you want. There's still a lot of good in the
world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows. Your buddy,
Johnny.

Johnny's dead so are mom, dad, and Dally, I know that. Johnny
got burned in the church, and died in the hospital. His last
words "stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold." Will be in my mind
forever. Dally couldn't handle Johnny dieing, and resorted to
suicide by cop. Mom and dad, died in a car wreck eight months
ago. I was kicked in the head by a Soc during the rumble, and
was delerious for three days. Dally told Johnny and I about
the church in windrexville, and lied to the fuzz to protect
us. Darry, and I are getting along really well which might
have been one of the only realities of my deluted dream, but
I know that's what it was. A dream, my pareants being alive,
and Johnny living, and getting off for Bob's murder, Dallas
not crumpling under a streetlight was all just a dream. A
dream I wish was reality, but it wasn't. Remembering
everything, a tough tow headed boy, a quiet dark headed boy,
remembering, and right now it didn't hurt. I knew what I was
going to write abouy. So I began how it all started, I began
like this.

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkest
of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind :Paul
Newman and a ride home."

A/n well guys, this is my last chapter as much as it saddens
me. I cannot thank you all enough for your support. This was
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