Disclaimer: No, silly, I never have nor will I ever own The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton owns The Outsiders. *sighs* :( I simply borrow them for my own creative enjoyment purposes.
A/N: In the middle of a sweltering August day, an accident occurs that neither Darry nor Ponyboy planned, but shows them that they might not be as different as they think.
~ Mid August, 1966 ~
Wednesday
"Race you home, kid!" Two-Bit challenged as they started their walk home from school. A monthly teacher's meeting was taking place, which meant that school was cut short, leaving Two-Bit in an exceptionally good mood.
"Oh, you're on, Two-Bit."
Ponyboy bent down into his position while Two-Bit copied sloppily. "Ready....set...."
Two-Bit took off running before Ponyboy got a chance to say go.
"Two-Bit!" Ponyboy complained loudly as he began to …show more content…
His leg felt like it was being burnt with acid from the inside out, and to keep from crying in front of his teammates he bit down on his lip so hard he tasted blood.
"Curtis!" His coach appeared in Ponyboy's field of vision, his face full of concern. "Can you stand at all?"
Without even testing it, Ponyboy shook his head. He knew he wouldn't be able to. He found himself rocking back and forth slightly as he brought his good leg to his chest, trying in any and all ways possible to deal with the pain, to make it subside to a bearable level.
"Alvarez, get the nurse out here with a wheelchair," Coach Wireman instructed before calming telling Ponyboy to try and take a deep breath. Ponyboy tried to, but he ended up just choking on a strangled sob.
After an agonizingly long wait, the nurse appeared, wheelchair in tow. The coach helped Ponyboy stand up and maneuver into the wheelchair, and then it was practice as usual as the nurse wheeled Ponyboy over to the curb, away from everyone