Ponyboy was getting into his pajamas so I came downstairs and Darry and Soda just got back from work.

Steve walked over to them and so did I. Steve told Darry that he saw Pony sleeping on the floor and saw some cuts on his arm. Then he told Soda the same.

By now Pony was downstairs and Darry and Soda were giving him strange looks.

Darry then whispered something else: "You check em and tell me after dinner."

Pony then walked into his room and laid on his bed. Shortly after that Soda walked in.

"Hi baby." He said and sat down next to Pony.

"Hi." He replied. He looked like he wasn't looking forward to this conversation but maybe I was wrong...

"Are ya feeling okay?" Soda asked laying down.

"Yup." He said popping the p.

"Are you hot?" Soda asked.

"What?"

"Ya know...you're always wearing long sleeves. Why? It's summer."

"I don't know, I just like em I guess."

Soda was hinting on something...but what?

"Why are you so curious suddenly?" Pony snapped which shocked me I've never seen him snap at Sodapop.

Soda looked hurt but replied: "You're my brother...I just worry is all, well Darry wants you to take off your jacket and then come eat."

"K."

Soda then left and Pony started breathing weird. He was breathing like how I did when I'd have a panic attack. I was about to ask him if he's okay but Darry  came in the room. "Ponyboy dinners done."

He must have noticed Pony's breathing patterns and how he was shaking because he came over to him.

"Pony what's wrong?"

"N-nothing. Just-nothing!" He yelled.

He hugged him. "Just come down to dinner alright?"

"Yup just gimme a few m-minutes." he stutterd.

"Okay." Darry said and left and he started bawling.

Pony then burst into tears and I was super confused. He keep crying in till there were footsteps coming up the stairs and he jump into bed and covered up.

"He's sleepin Dar!" Soda yelled then he felt him sit on the floor next to Pony.

He grabs his arm and goes for the sleeve. but Pony pulled back his arm and laughed.

"Hi Soda."

"Ponyboy were you crying?" He asked.

"N-no just allergies man." He lied. He was normally a good liar but not this time.

"Ponyboy don't lie to me now tell me what's going on."

"NOTHING!" He screamed causing the whole gang to come upstairs.

"What's going on in here?!" Darry yelled.

"Ponyboy is crying!" Soda told them before Pony could say anything.

"Pony, what's wrong?" Darry kneeled down beside him.

"Nothing. I just wanna be alone. Please go." He muttered.

"Ponyboy.." Darry started.

"Shoot, Ponyboy nothin' l don't need you're damn charity!" He yelled at Darry while throwing the sheets over his head.

"Ponyboy Curtis I don't know what you're problem is but you need to get yourself together and stop being an ass." Darry told him.

I walked over to TwoBit who was standing by the doorway and tapped his shoulder and he turned around and his eyes went wide.

"Sshhhh." I told him but nobody heard us because Darry and Pony were still fighting.

"Help him. We'll talk later." I then became invisible again.

"G-guys-" Darry tried to speak but TwoBit interrupted him.

"No Darry you don't need to do that...You act like you wanna help him then you scream at him. If he wants our help he'll talk to one of us and we'll listen."

I mouthed a thank you to TwoBit and Darry stormed out angrily.

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Be thankful I updated this because while I was writing it a freaken black spider was on me and I ran all the way upstairs. Like boi wtf. Anyways...Thanks for reading I hoped you enjoyed!

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