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That night I gave Johnny every part of me. Every inch of love and passion I could give him. The morning I woke up Johnny was by my side, I buried my head in the crook of his neck. I inhaled his scent of the grass and morning dew. I kissed his nose and smiled when he woke up, scrunching his nose slightly. I smiled when I saw him yawn and rubbed his eyes tiredly.
“Morin’ Johnny.” I whispered sleeyily.
“Morin’ baby.” He muttered, his voice was deepr in the morning. He sat up and rubbed his eyes a little bit more.
I felt a wave of pain and nausea take over my body as I tired to sit up properly. The more I tired to get up, the more I groaned in pain. My legs and lower back were burning, what the hell is going on?
“You okay Pony?” Johnny asked me, helping me sit up a little.
“Yeah my legs just hurt a little,” I felt a huge need to smoke a cigarette, like those men in 50’s noir movies after a good night.
“Goss ponyboy, last night was amazing.” Johnny joked, he must have sensed my need for a cigarette, because he handed me one.
I took the cancer stick and he lit it up for me, I gave him a slight smile. I could feel my face heating up quickly.
“You really think so?” I asked cautiously. I didn’t want my last time with Johnny to be unenjoyable for the both of us.
“Yeah Ponyboy, it was the best experience I’ve had in my entire life, baby.” He said drowsly.
I felt fuzzy whenever Johnny called me ‘baby’. It felt special, the only person Johnny would call ‘baby’ is me. I ran my hair through his curly dark hair, my hand getting tangled in the worls of his hair. When we got back to Tulsa I would definitely have to get him a brush. Then I realized, I would be going to Tulsa alone. Johnny would be going to jail, and I won’t ever see him again. Tears started to rush from my eyes, this week has been the most I’ve cried my entire life. I kissed him again desperately, this time felt more different than the other times. It was more desperate and hopeless, then passionate and romantic.
“Johnny, I am going to miss you so much.” Johnny wasn’t going to be the same after jail. Maybe he would harden like Dally, or even more terrified of everything.
“I know baby, I know. I am going to miss you so much too.” Johnny whispered in my ear, laying his head on my shoulder.
“When are you going to leave?” I asked.
“Today.”
My mind went blank. Sometimes I feel like Johnny had nothing going on in that stupidly cute head of his. I blinked, then I blinked again. I hit over the head with my fist hardly, and I began to get angry.
“Johnny Cade, why would you do this to me.” I pushed him back on the pew, straddling his hips. We could have done so much more last night, why didn’t he tell me yesterday.
“Woah babe, what are you doin’.” He stuttered.
I glare at him, and suddenly the ache in my legs was gone and I had a rush of energy. I got up from his body and went over to pace around the church.
I went all over the church: the stage, the capel, the choir, and the sanctuary. Then I checked every pew, Johnny looked at me confused at what I was doing. Then I found it, a letter from Soda. Smiling brightly I happily opened the letter.
‘Hey Pony
Its been a long time after you left from Tulsa. Darry and the gang are still looking for you and Johnny like there’s no tomorrow. I miss you kid-brother, everyone misses you Johnny. I know you still upset that Darry hit, but please come back. You know he didn’t mean it, he loves you just as much as I do, maybe a little more. Life just isn’t the same without, Pony. You and Johnny, can come back now. We know Johnny didn’t mean to kill that Soc, everyone knows Johnny isn’t like that. Even that Soc, Cherry believes you guys.
-Love, Sodapop
I read the message over and over again. God did I miss Soda and the gang. I let out a deep sigh, I knew I had to go back Tulsa. Whether I liked it or not, I couldn’t ignore Soda’s pleding. 2 months really has passed by slowly, I went to my pile of clothes and buttoned my shirt up. I pulled my pants up slowly, tiring not to make sudden movements.
I stuffed the note in my shirt pocket and the rest of the letters in my pockets. I stuffed my cigarette packs in my jean pockets.
“Alright lets go.” I turned to Johnny who was now fully dressed.
We went down the hill, racing to see who could go down the fastest before we tumbled onto eachother and laughted out hearts out. Did I talk about how amazing Johnny was he was one of the greatest things that come into my life. Johnny’s laugh sounded like wedding bells and the sound I image heaven would sound like. We hopped on one of the trains that one of the farmers said was heading to Tulsa. We laid in the hay needles uncomfortable, before we heard the it start to go.
“Ponyboy, what’s your favorite song?” Johnny suddenly asked me.
“It would probably be ‘Hey Jude’ by the Beatles. Yours?” I said, lighting up my cigarette.
“‘We’ll meet again’ by Vera Lynn. It used to be my noona’s favorite song before she passed.” He said to me. I cuddled up to his chest.
“Could you sing it for me, I’ve never heard it before.” I asked him.
“Let’s say goodbye with a smile, dear.” He sang, his voice reverbated in the train car.
I couldn’t help but close my eyes to his confronting voice, and suggled up to his chest.
“For a while dear we must part, don’t let this parting upset you.”
Before I knew it I was asleep.
“I’ll not forget you, sweetheart.”