THE OUTSIDERS HOSPITAL SCENE TWOBIT: How they treating you, kid? You got your picture in the paper for being a hero. Look at that. JOHNNY: That's tough enough, huh? TWOBIT: I guess you can look at it later. Do you want anything? JOHNNY: A book, man. Can you get me another one? PONY: I think he wants Gone With The Wind, so I can read it to him. Would you mind getting it? TWOBIT: Nah, they got a gift shop downstairs. I'll go get it. Twobit exits. PONY: So…I guess Dal's gonna be okay. Me and Darry, we're getting along real good now. Johnny groans. PONY: Johnny, are you okay? JOHNNY: Oh yeah…It just hurts sometimes. Not usually, because I can't feel anything below the middle of my back. Pretty bad off, ain't l? PONY: No. You'll be all right, kid. You gotta be. We couldn't get along without you. JOHNNY: I won't be able to walk again. Not even on crutches. Doc says I busted my back. PONY: You're gonna be fine. I know you are. JOHNNY: You want to know something, Ponyboy? I used to talk about killing myself all the time. I don't want to die now. It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't gonna be long enough. Hell, I wouldn't mind so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet... ...so many damn things I ain't seen yet. That time we were up in Windrixville... ...was the only time I've ever been away from our neighborhood. PONY: Knock it off. If you get too juiced up, the doc won't let us see you anymore. Nurse enters.
NURSE: Johnny, your mother is here to see you. JOHNNY: I don't want to see her. NURSE: It's your mother, she's here to see you. JOHNNY: I said I don't want to see her. She probably just wants to tell me how much trouble I'm causing. Why don't you tell her to-Johnny passes out. TWOBIT: Who has returned What's the matter with Johnny? NURSE: You just can't see him now. TWOBIT: Pony, is he okay? PONY: I don't know. NURSE: He's all right. TWOBIT: Look, you make sure he gets this, all right? He passes her Gone with the Wind. NURSE: Okay.