Ponyboy's Point of View

The sun was warm on my cheek and glory my bed was comfy. It was a summer Friday night and I was reading comfortably in Soda and I's room. He was at Steve's all weekend so I got the bed to myself, and since Darry was still at work the house was quiet. But not for long, I hear yelling start up down the street and I know it's coming from Johnny's.

It started getting louder and I heard I women yell, "You are a mistake! Thats all you are! Now get the fuck out of my house you worthless shit!"

Oh hell no. No body talks to my Johnny like that, no body.

I slam my book down and as fast as I can tie up my sneakers and runout the door, hearing it slam behind me. I run down my street a couple houses before getting to Johnny's, and right on time too, his mom just came outside with a broom as he lay and the ground.

"NO! " I yell running up the lawn. 

"Get away from him!" I yell at her, clenching my first and flexing my muscles to show her I mean business.

"Oh scram you trash!" she spat and got a little closer to Johnny, who was now I realized had passed out. that bitch. I step in front of him.

"I said," I start between clenched teeth," get the hell away from him." my voice was low and my eyes were blazing with anger. Johnny's mom simple threw down the broom and returned back inside.

Quickly my emotions change from anger to worry and I kneel down beside my boyfriend.

"Johnny? Johnnycake you alright? Oh come on baby please get up." I feel my eyes start to sting but I know I can't cry here. I put my arms around his torso and under his legs before standing up carrying him.

"Okay let's get you back alright? you're gunna be okay baby. I've got you." I start walking down the sidewalk and I felt him stir in my arms.

"P-Ponyboy?" Johnny said hoarsely,

"Yeah it's me, don't worry you're okay." I whispered calmly, he wrapped his arms around my neck and breathed softly.

"I'm sorry." he whispered into my shoulder.

"You don't need to be." we got back to my house and I brought him up to my room and put him on the bed.

"Can you tell me what happened?" I asked slowly, sitting in front of him. Tears welled in his eyes but he quickly brushed them away.

"My mom was just hollering at me again. It's no biggy."he gave a weak smile,

"Then why were you passed out on the lawn Johnny."I said a little too sternly, immediately feeling bad. I saw his shoulders tense up.

"She, she hit me hard and pushed me down the steps, then you came." he looked down at his hands.

"Pony, am I a mistake?" he asked slowly.

"No. Oh god Johnny of course not! Hell you're the best thing that's ever happened to this world." I said putting my hand on his knee. "Johnny Cade you are anything but a mistake, your mother is just a mean person trying to make you miserable."

"You, you really think that?" he said lightening up a little.

"Oh course I do Johnnycake." I put my hand and his cheek and pulled him into a gentle kiss. He kissed back and put his arms around my neck.

We pulled apart and lay down on the bed, he was looking straight at me with those puppy eyes and he pulled me into his chest and I huddled up under his arms.

"You're so cute Pony." he laughed.

"Shut up." I whispered, I gotta be honest I was pretty tired.

I poked my head up and planted a kiss in Johnny's cheek.

"Love you." I smiled, he smiled back and pulled me closer.

"I love you too." he said and I drifted to sleep with the smell of cigarettes and the sound of his heartbeat.