He'd woken up screaming, but couldn't remember the dream.
Pony had that dream for the first time the night after his parents' funeral.
Pony tells him he had his recurring nightmare, which he can never quite remember.
Darry found out about it last night, from the police.
When Darry wakes up, Pony asks his brother if he knows he has to go to court.
The paper also implies that the courts might split up Darry, Soda, and Pony.
Dallas is going to be so mad about that.
Unbelievably, there are no charges against Dallas, and the paper doesn't even talk about his criminal record.
The paper questions whether Johnny will live, but Pony knows his friend will.
Pony and Johnny also have to go to juvenile court because they ran away from home.
Even so, Johnny is to be tried for " manslaughter" (7.37).
Cherry Valance and Randy Adderson, Bob's friend, were both quoted as saying that Bob was drunk, and that Johnny acted in self-defense.
The article tells the whole story, from the church fire to the death of Bob.
Two-Bit asks Pony what it feels like to be a hero, and shows Pony today's newspaper and the article titled, "JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TURN HEROES" (7.35).
Soon, Two-Bit and Steve come over, and Two-Bit seems really happy to see him.
Pony's the first one up the next morning and, after a shower, he goes into the kitchen to make eggs.
Pony had "forgotten how soft a bed really is" (7.20).
So Darry carries Pony in and puts him to bed.
Soda tries to wake him when they get home, but it doesn't work.
On the way home Pony falls asleep in the car.
Pony holds back the tears, trying to make himself believe that none of this is real.
But Johnny is "in critical condition" (7.10), with a broken back and "third degree burns.".
Dally is going to spend a few days in the hospital, so they can tend to his burned arm, but then he'll be fine.
Finally, the doctor comes out to talk to them.
As the reporters are leaving, one asks Pony, "What would you do right now if you could do anything you want?" (7.4).
Pony still feels like he's in some crazy dream.
Eventually even Soda loses interest in the reporters, and he falls asleep with his head on Darry's lap.
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Jerry tells Pony that the reporters were so camera happy because Soda and Darry look like movie stars.
Pony puts some grease in his hair and combs it he really doesn't want his hair to look bad in the papers.
Sodapop, meanwhile, is making the reporters laugh by clowning around, stealing their hats, and pretending to be a reporter himself, interviewing hospital staff.
Luckily, Darry gets them to leave Pony alone.
Pony already wasn't feeling well, so getting bombarded with questions from reporters doesn't help.
While the three brothers wait to hear how Dally and Johnny are doing, reporters and policemen come to the hospital to talk to them.