Johnny Act One Lines

Bob - Have to give you an appointment, grease! Catch you later.

Ponyboy! You okay?

Dallas - Soc scum!

You really okay? You’re not hurt?

Ponyboy - a little spooked, that’s all. compared what they did to you - it’s nothing. Nothing at all.

They have to stop jumping us! They have to stop.

Ponyboy - what’s in your hand?

It’s nothing, nevermind, Ponyboy.

Im okay. Quit shaking me, Darry. I’m okay.

They didn’t cut him.

Two-Bit - Probably I’ll find yall.

Two-Bit, if your walking toward my place, if your in that direction, could I - part way -

Two-Bit - Happens I’ll be going right by your place, Johnny-cake. Right by your door.

Two-Bit, Thanks.

Dallas - We’ll slide under.

Why don’t we just pay?

Cherry - Man, your brother is one doll. I might’ve guessed you were brothers - you look alike. How come your blushing?

It’s not everyday I hear a good looking Soc say something like that.

Dallas - Fiery, huh? Well that’s the way I like ‘em

Leave her alone, Dallas.

Dallas - Huh? What’d you say Johnny-cake?

You heard me. Leave her alone.

Dallas - Johnny! You want to repeat that?

Leave her alone

Cherry - Thanks. He had me scared.

You sure didn’t show it. Nobody talks to Dallas like you did.

Ponyboy - One time a guy told Dallas to move over at a candy counter and Dallas belted him so hard it knocked a tooth loose. You gotta lot of guys, Johnny.

Will you cool it, Ponyboy?

Marcia - Y’all sit up here with us. You can protect us.

Okay

Ponyboy- Fourteen

Sixteen

Cherry - Sixteen.

How come y’all ain’t scared of us like you were Dallas?

Cherry - No - Not innocent. You’ve seen too much to be innocent. Just not - dirty.

Dallas’s okay. He’s tough, but he’s a cool old guy.

Two-Bit - Kid — Johnny - Johnny.

Oh, Hey Two-Bit

Two-Bit - Say something smart Johnny cake

Cut it out Two-Bit. Dallas was bothering them, and when he left they wanted us to sit with them - to protect them against greasers like you.

Marcia - It’s twenty miles.

It’s still early and if we get started right away—

Two-Bit - And a few more of the socially elite checkered-shirt set in the back seat.

Your boyfriends?

Marcia - That was close.

It’s— (what?) blue.

Cherry - I was asking Johnny.

It means okay — really right — sharp. Like you and Marcia are two tuff girls.

Cherry - Do you have brothers at home to help with things?

No. Ponyboy’s lucky. He’s got two.

Ponyboy - I’m lucky to have Sodapop

And Darry.

Cherry - That’s it? Tell me what he’s like.

He’s a good guy.

Two-Bit - Hold on—

You and Darry—

Two-Bit - That ain’t right Ponyboy

You got it all wrong. Darry really cares about you.

Ponyboy - I’m sorry. I was just mad — ‘cause I was makin’ a fool of myself in front of everybody.

It’s the truth, I ain’t wanted. And I don’t care.

Randy - If you’re looking for a fight —

Should we run for it?

Two-Bit - If that’s your worst problem—

They saved us from a fight, Pony. I’m really glad we didn’t have to fight.

Ponyboy - We’d a done okay.

You don’t understand. I couldn’t take it again. I’d rather kill myself or something.

Ponyboy - You can’t kill yourself. Don’t talk like that.

I gotta do something. Maybe I’ll sleep here in the park tonight. Listen to the water in the little fountain. Pretend it’s a waterfall some place in the mountains. There ought to be some place without greasers and Socs. With just people.

Ponyboy - Maybe out in the country. When we had the whole family, we’d drive out in the country.

Lemme tell you something crazy. I think I like it better when the old man’s hittin’ me. At least then I know he knows who I am. I walk in that house and nobody says anything. I walk out, nobody says anything. I stay away all night and nobody notices. At least you got Soda. I ain’t got nobody.

Ponyboy - Shoot, you got the whole gang.

Not like having your own folks care about you. It ain’t the same.

Ponyboy - […] I was wrong. Johnny!

By the fountain, Pony! Watch out!

Ponyboy - No! Stop!

Let him breathe! He’ll drown.

Bob - This time you’ll stay down grease!

He’s drowning! He’ll die!

Ponyboy - Johnny —Johnny. What happened?

I killed him. I killed him.

Ponyboy - I think I’m gonna be sick

Go ahead, I already was

Ponyboy - This can’t be happening. This can’t be— You killed him?

They were about to drown you. You were about to die. They all ran when I stabbed him.

Ponyboy - […] What are we gonna do?

I don’t know.

Dallas - I heard the Socs were cruising our neighborhood.

They were killing Ponyboy— So I—

Dallas - Put this on or you die of pneumonia ‘fore the cops get you. There’s fifty bucks in the pocket.

What do we do?

Dallas - […] Then don’t stick your noses out till I come. Git goin’

Dallas— Thanks.