I sit down next to Ponyboy with my head in my palm staring at Ponyboy with tears in my eyes, "Ponyboy, please wake up. I can't loose you too. I did love Dally, I'll admit it and maybe I don't trust you one hundred percent, but please. We can make it work. We can do it. What we have it real and I truly do love you. I want to marry you one day, so please I'm begging you, please stay with me. I can't do this alone. I'm four months pregnant and the father died saying my name, please don't leave me too."

Soda walks into the room and looks at me. His eyes are red and puffy as he looks over at me, "are you okay Avery?"

"No," I squeak out through tears. "I don't think I'll ever be okay."

"Do you want a break?" He asks as he approaches me slowly.

I stand and throw my body against his. He wraps his arms around my small frame as I sob into his shoulder, "Sodapop, I'm in love with Ponyboy and I don't know what to do! If we would of never gotten into that stupid fight..."

"Hey!" Soda stops me as he picks up his head. "It's not your fault, people fight. It's whoever hit him, it's there fault. You should have a break."

I nod my head, "thanks."

I walk into the room where I was told Dallas was gone and a million memories of Dally comes flooding back, but the one where he died sticks out the most.

I sit there anxiously all by myself with the gang across the room. I place my head in my hand as I sob lightly until I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up sniffling to see Steve, "oh...hey, how are you doing Steve?"

He sits next to me as I sob and he looks up sighing, "you love him more than anything, don't you?"

"I don't know," I shrug as tears flow down my cheeks making small black rivers. "I honestly feel like I know nothing."

He nods his head understandingly as he hugs me tightly, "listen, I know you're a little lost and a little confused. I know you're kind of alone right now, but I just want to let you know, that even if you're out of the gang, I still consider you one of my closest friends and I love you, so I'm always here for you. When you're in labor call me or when you have the baby call me, so you're not still so alone. I still care about you, no matter what happens."

I look away from him as my cries get stronger, "thanks Steve, you have no idea how much that means to me and how much I love you. I hope you'll be there when I'm in labor. I hope you'll be there when I have the baby, so I'm not so alone because, that would mean the world to me."

He wipes away some of the tears that have dripped down my face and he smiles softly at me, "I should get back to the gang because, they're in a lot of pain too right now, but I wish you were there. I hope you're okay."

"Thanks Steve," I smile, "and don't worry, I understand why you have to leave."

A few moment after Steve leaves Sammie walks out the doors sobbing and that's when I remember they're dating. That's when I remember, that they had a date scheduled for tonight. She wipes away her tears as she walks out to us choking out, "Uh, everybody for Dallas Winston."

The gang and I all stand up hope in our eyes and I pray to god that those are tears of joy that he's okay, alive, and awake. "Uh, that's me and these guys," I speak up shaking as I look back at the nod and Soda nods to me as if saying thank you. Johnny and Pony are both holding each other sobbing. Darry is looking straight forward not crying, but at the same time sobbing. The whole gang is broken, but so am I. At least they have each other.

"We need to pull the plug, but we need an adult over eighteen to sign the papers saying we can," she speaks shakily as she tried to hold back tears.

I look back at Darry along with the rest of my old gang. He steps up, "uh, that's me. I guess, I have to."

"Wait!" I yell before he can do anything. "I heard that people can still hear you if they're in a coma. Can I see him one last time?"

"Go ahead Ava," Sammie nods her head.

"Thanks," I say as I walk into the room b2-167. Hallway B on floor 2 room 167. I walk in to see Dallas Winston laying there with tubes in his mouth, I.V.s stuck in his arm, machines hooked up to me, and an open flannel exposing his many shots. I look down at his perfect stomach with defined abs. I place my hand on his torso shuttering as I go back to that exact day. I kneel down next to him getting a closer look at his pale face, shut eyes, and blue-tinted lips. "Hey Dallas..."

I sigh as I feel like this is wrong. I grab his hand then continue, "there's so much I could  say to you. I remember when we first met, you were defending Ponyboy. Man, I seriously do love you, Winston. I sometimes think I'm insane for loving you. You'd be a great dad, I hope you know that. I think our kid, would love you just as much as I do. I think that'd they see so much more in you, just like I do. You're so much more than a delinquent. I see that, when you look at me. You're capable of love. I don't know why you killed yourself, I'm not sure if it's my fault. I don't know, why you did it, but I wish you didn't." At this point I break down in tears. "Please, don't leave me! You have to wake up! I don't want to be all alone! I miss you! Please, if you wake up, I swear I'll marry you! I promise, just please wake up! Dallas! Please, you can't leave me! You have to wake up! Dally! Please! I love you! Do you hear me Dally? I love you! Wake up! Please!"

"Hey, Ava," Sammie says as she walks in. "I hate to rush you, but you have to speed it up, a few more people wanna say goodbye."

I nod my head as she walks out. I look back down at him kissing his lifeless lips as tears roll down my cheeks, "what ever happened to happily ever afters? I know what you'd say. You'd tell me, they only exist in fairy tales, but I never believed that, until now. Dally, I need you in my life. Although, I guess there'll always be a little piece of you in me because, I'll never stop loving. I'll miss you forever Winston. Goodbye."

"That was beautiful," I hear a voice. I jump back a little looking back to see Two-bit. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you Ava."

I nod my head, "don't worry about it."

After everybody says there goodbye, I watch as Darry signs a sheet saying to take him off life support. I stand behind a glass window as I watch Dallas Winston get taken off life support. As I watch the person I love, die. I look behind me at the sobbing lot and run away until I reach the lot. I break down right there is sobs as I clutch my chest muttering his name over and over again, "oh my god, Dallas! Dallas! Dallas please! Dallas! Please, come back to me Dallas."

"Hey, are you okay?" I hear a voice making me jump back a little.

I turn around and touch my face as I feel the wetness on my cheeks showing me I was crying. I look forward to see a concerned Diamond and Liz. I shake my head slightly, "no, I'm not okay. This is the room Dally died in and Pony's only a few rooms down."

"B2-176?" Liz asks as she looks at the number on the door.

I walk outside the room touching the number as the memory plays back in my head, "I love Ponyboy, I do. I really do, but I miss Dally everyday. There's not a day that goes back, where I don't think about him! I mean, I did love him!"

Liz pulls me in for a hug, "it must of been hard for you, loosing him. You didn't only love him, but he's the father of your baby."

I nod my head, "I know."

"Wanna go see Ponyboy?" Diamond asks.

"Yes please," I sob out.

My two best friend. The girls I love most in this world. The only two people in my life, I know will never leave me. The only two people who are constants in my life. The two people I trust most in this world. They both walk over to me hugging me tightly. "I love you guys," I manage to squeak out to Liz and Diamond, the only two people, who I can truly count on.

Oh my god! This chapter is so sad! I was teary eyed while I read it. Although, how cute is the friendship between Avery, Liz, and Diamond. I love it, probably because, it's based off my real life best friends and I. Stay gold. Do it for Johnny!
-Beth