CHAPTER 5

Ponyboy wakes up in an abandoned church. He pretends to be at home and having a normal weekend. But when he comes back to reality he realizes that it was just a dream. Johnny has disappeared, leaving a note on the floor that says he went in search of food. Ponyboy was extremely frightened and sat alone. When he heard a whistling sound used by those in his group. It was Johnny who returned with a week's supply of food and a book  about "Gone with the Wind". Ponyboy did a thorough check and found cigarettes and also peroxide, so Johnny sat down and pulled out the knife. He said they would cut their hair and Ponyboy would dye it so no one would recognize them. For the next four or five days, Pony and Johnny spent time playing cards and reading Gone with the Wind. For the first time, Ponyboy realized how much Johnny loves his hero Darley Winston. They stayed in the church to avoid being seen by passing strangers. One morning, Ponyboy wakes up to watch the sunrise, Johnny stands next to him commenting on the beauty of the sunrise and saying he wishes they could be there all the time. This reminds Ponyboy of a Robert Frost poem he was reading to Johnny. They were both surprised by the poem and Ponyboy admitted that he didn't understand what he meant. Johnny mentions the Ponyboy family, who find them both different from the rest. By the fifth day, Ponyboy was fed up with junk food and cigarettes, and just as he was about to fall asleep he heard a whistle. This is Dally, whom Ponyboy considers his connection to the outside world. He gives Ponyboy a letter from Sodapop, who suspects that Darry knows where the boys are hiding and asks him to give the letter to Ponyboy. Dally tells them how he was taken to the police station and how he tricked the police into thinking they had escaped to Texas. They then get in the car and drive to Dairy Queen. Dally updates them by saying that they are at war with the whole town because Bob has a lot of friends and now they want revenge. Then Dally says he started carrying a gun even though he said it was unloaded. Eventually she tells him they have a spy, and that's Cherry.