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The Outsiders S.E. Hinton After the rumble Dally grabbed Ponyboy and headed to the hospital to see Johnny. They got there Johnny was really pale and his last words were “stay gold Ponyboy” then he died. Dally ran out of the hospital and left Ponyboy who staggered home in denial. Dally went crazy and robbed a mini mart with an unloaded gun. The cops were after him so he called Darry. The whole gang went down to meet him at the lot. Dally stopped under a street light with cops surrounding him. He pulled out his unloaded gun and the cops thought it was loaded and shot him. Ponboy seen two of his best friends die that night. Pony was really sick three days later he woke up after being in the hospital. He didn’t remember anything that happened or that he said with in those three days. Soda and Darry said Pony would call out for them and even sometimes their mom and dad. After he got better and went back to school he finally realized and accepted Johnny was gone. Pony had enough strength to open the book Johnny left him in it was a note. The note from Johnny said it was worth dyeing for those kids that they have more to live for. In the note he explained what the book meant by nothing gold can stay. Ponyboy decided to write his school paper on Johnny and Dally and their life story.

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