I woke up feeling terrible. My head hurt, my throat was sore, I was freezing, everything seemed wrong. I kept on and on coughing. Throwing up was what I felt was coming next.

"Are toi alright, Johnnycake? toi don't look so good." I heard Ponyboy when I looked up.

"No, I'm fine. I'm seeing Torie today, and that's final." I disagreed. Then I coughed again which sounded and felt like I was gonna throw up.

"You're not gonna go to school today. I mean, look in the mirror. toi look terrible!" he protested.

I gaged. "I'm fine."

Ponyboy walked out of the room, then came back with a trash can. "You're gonna...