Answer:
The Outsiders Chapters 7 - 8 Summary. Ponyboy, Darry, and Sodapop are waiting in the hospital for news about the condition of Dally and Johnny.
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Ponyboy is only in the hospital for a little while before he is released. He is driven there by Jerry, the school teacher, and his brothers Sodapop and Darry visit him. Soda and Darry are family, and that means they are legally allowed to visit Ponyboy in the hospital.