However, Mark does not really see from Bryon’s perspective. He only talks to Mark and Cathy about his thoughts about it. He is heavily affected by Charlie’s death, and feels very much at fault. Time speeds up and yet Bryon feels as though he is moving in slow motion. Just as the boys think they are safe behind Charlie, shooting erupts-the Texans shoot, Charlie pushes the boys to the ground, and then Mark grabs Charlie’s gun and shoots at the Texans-and they get up to find Charlie dead. They are about to get beat up by “Dirty Dave” and his brass knuckles, until Charlie holds a shotgun and tells the Texans to let go. After winning heavily against them, they head out, but the Texans, hiding in an alleyway, hold a gun to the boys and force them into an alleyway. They borrow money from M&M, and play against a couple of toughened Texan cowboys. One night, Mark and Bryon head to Charlie’s to hustle pool. He hears that Ponyboy has been trying for Cathy’s attention too, but Cathy prefers Bryon, and the two begin going out. Mike says he wishes he were dead, or someone else, and Bryon, who escapes “depressing stuff like that,” goes down to the cafeteria to see Cathy. Mark and Bryon stop in to see Mike, whose father had come and made everything worse for him.
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