When I got home, it was 10:30. Ponyboy had to be nyumbani in an hour. I hope he's not late. Darry was in the chair kusoma the newspaper, while Soda was lounging on the kitanda watching the news. I went to my room and read for a little while. au so I thought it was a little while. It was 12:00! I hope Ponyboy is home. I went out to the front room to see if he was there. Uh-Oh, he's not here. What's Darry gonna do? I looked over and Darry had a look of worry and anger on his face. Man, Ponyboy is gonna be toast! Another half saa went kwa and Ponyboy was still not home. Darry kept thinking about calling the cops to go out and look for him, but if he did we would be mgawanyiko, baidisha up for sure. I was pacing around in my room, Darry called some of the gang to let them know that Ponyboy wasn't nyumbani yet. Sodapop was looking out the window, but he dozed of a while ago. kwa the time it was 1:30 Darry was up and pacing around our living room. He was real worried. He sat back down and tried to finish the paper. He had only read the first page, he was so worried. kwa 2:00, Darry was going to call the cops. Just as he picked up the phone guess who walked in? Ponyboy. "Where have wewe been, wewe know what time it is? Well it's 2:00 in the moring kiddo." Darry was blazing with anger. "Hey Ponyboy, where ya been?" kwa now Soda was up. I was just standing there staring at Darry and Pony. "I...I fell asleep in the lot.", Ponyboy stammered. "You what!" Darry's face was red now. "Come on let's get to bed.", Sodapop said. "I reckon it never occured to wewe that your family might be worried sick about you.", Darry continued. "I didn't mean to...", Ponyboy started. "I didn't mean to, I forgot that's all I ever here out of you!" "Oh, come on Dar'..." "Shut up! I'm sick and tired of wewe sticking up for them!" Ponyboy was so mad at Darry that he yelled, "Don't wewe yell at him!" The inayofuata moment seemed like it was in slow motion. Darry turned around and pushed Ponyboy so hard he flew to the floor. "P..Ponyboy, I didn't mean to." He was already out the door. This time I exploded at Darry. "Look what wewe just did! Do wewe think he wanted to be late?" I was out the door this time. I was chasing after Ponyboy. He had a little head start, but I still caught up to him. He was standing there with Johnny. We were all out of breath. Ponyboy was shocked to see that I was right behind him. "What are wewe doing? It's bad enough that i'm in trouble, but that doesn't mean wewe need to be." "Well, I wanted to see if wewe were alright." "Ya, i'm fine. Come on guys let's walk to the park and back, maybe i'll be cooled off enough to go home." "Okay." We walked to the park while I noticed something about Ponyboy. Johnny musta too because he asked Ponyboy, "Ain't wewe 'bout to freeze to death?" "You ain't a woofin'", Ponyboy replied. It was freezing out and Ponyboy didn't even have on a sweater. We were about to walk back to the house when we saw something start to mduara, duara the park. It was a car. But it wasn't just any car. It was Bob's car. Oh boy, we're dead!
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Darry and Dally looked at (Y/N) from the couch. She was talking with Soda on the front porch, smiling, laughing at what he said. They both thought wewe had a beautiful laugh, and that wewe were completely adorable.
Darry was jealous of Soda, he thought he could take better care of you, provide a better life.
Dally thought he could protect wewe more, and upendo wewe better.
Their hearts both broke as Soda leaned down to kiss you.
Darry and Dally looked at (Y/N) from the couch. She was talking with Soda on the front porch, smiling, laughing at what he said. They both thought wewe had a beautiful laugh, and that wewe were completely adorable.
Darry was jealous of Soda, he thought he could take better care of you, provide a better life.
Dally thought he could protect wewe more, and upendo wewe better.
Their hearts both broke as Soda leaned down to kiss you.
wewe groan and turn over. wewe had the flu. wewe were really sore,tired, and cold. wewe thought nothing could make wewe feel better.
“Hey, (Y/N), wewe hungry?” Your boyfriend Soda asks from the doorway.
wewe shake your head. “I’m just cold.” wewe sniffle.
“Well that can be fixed.” He says smiling.
He gets onto the bed, and snuggles close to you, and puts all the blankets on juu of you.
“Soda, you’re gonna get sick and…”
“I don’t care… All I care about is you, and that you’re gonna feel better.”
The cars zoomed by.
“This makes me so nervous.” wewe say.
“Why?” Soda asks, smiling.
“What if the cars blow up, and we die? au what if they crash? Or-“
“Hey it’s going to be fine,” He interrupts you. “Have some popcorn.”
“But what if I’m eating popcorn and the cars blow up and we die?”
“Then I’ll blow up and die eating popcorn with the girl I love.”
And he kisses wewe on the lips.
“Darry, how do wewe feel about kids?” wewe ask.
“About having kids?” He asked. wewe were nervous.
“Yeah.”
“I’ve never told anyone this really… But it’s been my goal in life to be a better father figure than I ever was to Soda au Ponyboy… I thought I did a good job, but I know I could’ve done better.” He scratches his neck. “So yeah I’d want to have kids.”
“Well that’s good.” wewe smile.
“Why?” He asks. “You aren’t…” He starts, but then looks at you. “You are aren’t you?” His smile lights up the whole room.
wewe nod your head. He picks wewe up in a big kubeba hug.
“Daddy, do I look ok?” Grace asks. I put down my newspaper to look at my 15 mwaka old daughter. Wow.
“You look beautiful, sweetheart.” It pained me to see her going on her first date. But I was smiling.
“I’ll be good, Daddy, I promise.”
I grin. Exactly what her mother alisema to her dad on our first date.
“I know.” I manage to say. “You’re a good kid.”
“Not like Faith,” Grace grins. Oh my Faith. Nine years old and already had a “boyfriend”. She was completely hilarious.
“Not like Faith.” I smile.
I get up off the kitanda to give her a hug.
“I upendo wewe Daddy.”
“Love wewe too, sweetheart.”
“You’re still going to be the first boy I fell in upendo with.”
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Darry’s P.O.V
“Daddy?” Danny asks from the back seat. He was six now, and Olivia was one.
“What happened to your mommy and daddy?” He asks.
I don’t answer for a minute, just keep driving. What do I say?
“My mommy and daddy are hanging out in heaven.” Is all I can think of to say.
“They’re partying with Jesus?” Danny asks. “That’s cool!”
“Yeah, bud,” I smile. “Partying with Jesus.”
“Yes I do.” She says in that you’ve-told-me-a-million-times voice.
“Ok… Well are wewe sure wewe want to do this?” I ask nervously.
“I’m positive.” She says as she gives me a quick kiss on the lips.
“I swear, if wewe hurt yourself…” I shake my head.
The motorcycle starts, and goes forward. Instead of going with the motorcycle., she flips off backwards from it.
I immediately rush to (Y/N).
“Oh my god, (Y/N), are wewe ok? Are wewe hurt? Where are wewe hurt?” I say, head spinning. If she’s hurt badly I’ll just…
“Dally I’m fine.. The motorcycle-“
“Steve can fix the motorcycle. Are wewe ok? Where are wewe hurt? Do we need to go to the hospital?”
“Dally I’m fine!” She laughs.
“You worry me,” I say, as I scoop her into a hug.
wewe aren’t exactly sure what you’re humming to… But it’s something.
“Hey, (Y/N), have wewe seen my-” “THUD!” wewe rip open the kuoga curtain to see your boyfriend had tripped over the doorway.
“Oh my god, Two-Bit, are wewe ok?!?” wewe gasp.
He looks up at you. “Oh my god you’re in the shower!” He yells.
wewe yank the curtain back, covering yourself up.
“Two-Bit, are wewe ok honey?”you ask.
“After seeing that I’m not.” He says. “Damn, your beautiful.” He says, blushing.
“What a pig.” wewe laugh.
“(Y/N), please stay out of this.” Darry says, eyes still locked on his younger brother.
“She has a point.” Ponyboy snorts.
“Don’t use that tone with me, young man.” Darry says, voice raised.
“Who went and made wewe dad?” Ponyboy asked, shrugging his shoulders.
“You take that back.” Darry says, lunging for Ponyboy.
They start beating up on each other, nothing serious. Brothers will be brothers.
“Hey! Knock it off!” wewe say, trying to separate them on the ground.
Smack!
wewe fall back, the hit getting wewe hard.
The boys freeze, realizing they’ve hit you.
“Ow!” wewe say. “That was my boob!”
They burst out laughing.
“Oh my god, Steve. Your eye.” wewe say as wewe remove the ice pack.
“It’s just bump.” He grins.
“A bump? Honey, it’s a huge black eye. It’s zaidi like an egg.” wewe say.
“Old Man can still pack a punch, huh?”
“Steve, wewe need to get out of there.” wewe say matter-of-factly.
“I got nowhere to go.”
“You can stay with the Curtises. au me. I just don’t like seeing wewe hurt.” wewe whisper.
“I’d rather it be me than you.” He says.