Ponyboy stays in bed for a , recovering. Bored, he , reads, and looks through Soda's . Suddenly he sees a of Bob. For the first time, he thinks about who Bob really was. "I looked at the picture and I could begin to see the person we had . A reckless, hot-tempered boy, and scared stiff at the same ." Just then, Randy comes over. Ponyboy realizes that while he was embarrassed about his when his other friends visited him because he knows his family is obviously ; he doesn't care what thinks. Randy looks uncomfortable.
He reminds Pony that they have to go to tomorrow. They will have to explain to a exactly what happened the night died. He tells Ponyboy he feels bad for his parents: he didn't want to hurt them by getting in trouble like this. tells him that his parents are and he could be taken away from Darry and , and Randy is shocked. He had no idea Ponyboy's could be so damaged by this ordeal. He tries to tell Ponyboy that there's no reason for him to get into , but Pony says, "I had the . I killed Bob." He tells Randy that is not dead. Randy gives him a strange look. Just then, comes in, and Pony overhears him to Randy that the says Pony is still very upset about the killings, but he will get over it if they give him time. Darry speaks kindly to Pony, and Pony realizes that he is beginning to him the way he treats Soda