Creative Writing: Johnny's Funeral

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I can't believe he is dead. I walked down the hospital halls about to cry trying to hold it all in. I decided to take the car as Ponyboy walked home i know he wasn't ok so i just left him allown. I was driving recluse think to myself. I thought it was my fault only if we said at Dairy Queen longer, “ WHY DID I SEND THEM TO JAY MOUNTAIN IN THE FIRST PLACE.” I was yelling in the car. People around me started to looking “ Hey stop staring before Rolled you.” I said to the fly girl in the car next to me. As tears were rolling down my face. I was thinking to myself how much i love Johnny why did he have to go he was only 16. I stopped at a red light. As i seen 2 people living the grocery store. I turned in i sat there for 15 mins. I started to think about Johnny and how i killed him, I just wanted to be with him that's all i wanted. I have no reason to be alive if Johnny's dead. …show more content…

As i got out i seen the Soc at the corner of the street and then i seen Johnnys mom walking out with beer in her hand. I felt so disgusted, She is the reason Johnny wanted to be dead and now that he is she wants to still drink. You would think that she would want to change. I walked by her and yelled “ YOU SHOULD BE DEAD NOT YOUR SON YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD CHANGE. If you don't want to be with your son then i will be with him” i said Everyone was looking even the soc. I tried to keep my cool but i couldn't i pulled out a heater and shot at the

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