I was floating peacefully under the deep water. It held me down and honestly, I don't want to float up to the surface. I was warm and safe. I had to be dead. If death was this peaceful, I wish it would have come sooner. Then I heard a beeping and I felt a sharp pain in my head. If death is this painful, than I want to go back to the surface!

I fought against the deep heavy water that was keeping me down. I tried to scream and expected the water to choke me, but instead I did scream without choking on the water. I quickly realized that I could breathe and the beeping that I heard earlier sped up and got louder. I got scared and frustrated that I can't see or open my eyes. I started to move my head around, not knowing what to do. No matter how many times my brain told my eyes to open, they just wouldn't.

I calmed down a bit when I heard someone snoring. Someone is here. I felt determination to find the snoring person. No, wait. People! I could sense that there are about 7 people around me wherever I am. The will to see people pushed me enough for me to snap my eyes open. The hospital, again. The same sickening green walls, the same puke brown bed sheets, the numbing smell, the annoying beeping of the monitors, and the over-protected feeling. I got out of the hospital the day before the fight. Now I'm back in the hospital.

Looking around again I saw the whole gang sitting there, sleeping just like they were the first time. But this time, Soda was not awake. That left me the only one awake and feeling very energized.

I crawled out of the bed and almost trip over Two who is passed out right next to my bed. I step over him then almost fall again from what I'm guessing is a concussion. I walked over to my bag of clothes and run into the bathroom. I change out of the stupid hospital gown and into my shorts and shirt. I stared at the leather jacket and decided to put it on. I put the gown in the trash then went back to the bed. I had taken the oxygen nose thingy off to go to the bathroom, so I put it back on and waited as patiently as I could. Eventually I got so bored I thought I would die for real this time.

I crept over to Soda who was right next to Darry and jumped on his back yelling,"Get up! I. Am. So. Bored!"

Soda opened his eyes and by instinct threw me off him and yelled,"What was that for?"

When he threw me I landed on Darry, who threw me to Steve, who threw me to Pony, who threw my to Johnny, who threw me to Two-bit. Two just pushed me off then rolled underneath the hospital bed.

He mumbled,"5 more minutes. Or hours!"

We all broke out laughing as I realized Dally is the only one not here. So I came up with a plan to wake Two up and get Dally's but in here. I got on the bed(putting the nose thingy back on cause I couldn't breathe)that well) and leaned over the side watching Two-bit snore like a freight train under the bed.

I suddenly screamed as loud and as high pitched as I could,"

Twoboltedstraightupand hit his head on the bed frame. He moaned then mumbles something about being so annoyingly impatient. Then, just as I planned, Dally ran into the room, switch in hand asking," What happened? Who died?"

We all laughed and answered,"Two-bit."

"Well where is he?"

I pointed underneath the bed laughing so hard it hurt. Dally looked under, mumbled something to Two-bit, then came up laughing as hard as the rest of us. Two crawled out after him and glared at me.

"You are so dead!"

I pulled the blanket over me just as Two-bit jumped on the bed and tickled me to death! I laughed and laughed then started to cough. I begged him to stop but he didn't hear until the beeping of the monitor picked up speed. He quickly backed away apologizing profusely. I told him it was fine as the monitor calmed down.

"Why don't y'all go get some food. And me some food."

They laughed and went to the elevator to go to the cafeteria. Well all of them but Dally. He stood there starring at me for a long time.

I finally said," I didn't answer your last question. I stole the jacket."

He chuckled then said," I figured. I still can't imagine you as Ruff Ry though, hon."

"How do you even no about that? Ruff Ry was in New York," I sneered.

"Hon, I'm from New York."

I blinked and replayed what he just said in my head. Oh, that's why his accent is so familiar.

"So you know about everything I stole? Everything I have done."

"Everything."

"You sure?"

"Yes."

"Everyone that I have killed?"

"Y-wait, what?"

Oops. So he didn't know about that. My bad.

"Nothing."

"No, you said that you have killed people."

I tried to change the subject,"Well if you knew then why'd you ask?"

"Who many people?"

"Uhh... 'bout 15."

He just stopped and stared then. The door opening and closing snapped him out of his trance. The gang walked back in carrying trays of food and laughing. Until Dally gave them a scared expression. Dally is never scared so Darry took him into the hall to talk...

That's it. The secret is out.