Stay With Us Johnny

We all ran into the hospital and to Johnny's room. Before we could get there the doctor stopped us. He explained that he was dying, but that made us want to go in there even more. Eventually we got in. It was like Johnny didn't even notice we were there. He didn't move at all. All was silent until he managed to say 'Hey'. But that was pretty much as much as we could get out of him.

Dally started to tell Johnny that we had beat the Soc's. but before he could say anything else Johnny told us that there is no point in fighting.............fighting is no good. In a sense I agreed with him but most of me didn't. We've been fighting the Soc's all of our life. It is time that we have the sweet taste of victory. All of us at the same time said that we are all proud of him and we meant it. Johnny's eye's glowed more than they had ever before. That is all he wanted. Johnny said something to me but I didn't really understand it. I leaned closer and he said, "Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold!"

The pillow sunk a little and that was it. Johnny died.