Chapter 5 Summary

It was late afternoon when Pony awoke. It took a minute for him to remember where he was. He tried to pretend he was still at home. He quit pretending and got up realizing that Johnny wasn't there. Pony called for Johnny, but all he heard was his own echo. Then he saw the note Johnny had left that said he had gone for supplies. Pony went to get a drink from the pump. He could see for miles from up there where the church sat. Pony felt like he was sitting on top of the world.

Pony sat on the hill and let his imagination get the worst of him. It was a form of delayed shock and he was scared sitting there by himself. Pony heard someone coming and hid. Then he heard the whistle the Shepherd gang used for "Who's...