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Johnny Dally: A Short Story

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Dally joked around how they put are descriptions in the paper but how they sure will not fit us now. Johnny had a great idea to go back and turn ourselves in. He thought we should because it was in self defense and Cherry said she would protest for us. Dally started freaking out about how what a few months in jail can do to You. He said He didn't want Johnny to end Up like him. Johnny didn't think that it was fair that I had to stay up at the church with Darry and Soda worrying about me. When we got back the church wass on fire. There were kids trapped inside. Me and Johnny ran in and saved them. When I woke up I was in the ambulance. I asked soda after we got home if he was going to ask Sandy to the party. It was totole silence. Soda said
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