Chapter 1 - Silence Broken
It had been ten years since they last saw each other. They hadn't seen, phoned, emailed, or spoken to each other in ten years. Their lives had gone in two different directions. The only thing they had in common was Everwood.
After graduation Ephram left Everwood for good. He was on his way to Juilliard and wasn't going back. He spent five years studying music. He earned a master's degree in music composition, and piano performance. After Juilliard he wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his talent. He decided to go back to school. He went to New York University to obtain his teaching certificate and took some recording classes along the way. He went to NYU for two years. He then became a teacher fro the New Haven Academy for the Arts. He would be teaching concert piano, music theory, composition, and directing the orchestra. For the past ten years Ephram has been focusing on learning and teaching.
Amy went on to attend Yale University's pre-med program. She completed her first four years at the top of her class During those years Amy dated social but nothing serious. She went back to Everwood every holiday. She went always hoping Ephram would be there. But he never came. Amy then entered the Yale Medical program and spent the next four years becoming a Doctor. She is now a resident in the ER at New Haven Medical Center.
The New Haven Medical Center is just what broke the ten years of silence.
For Amy the day was just like any other. She got off from the hospital around 4:00 am went home to her lovely apartment to crash for about eight hours. Got back up, ate something, and was back at the hospital by 2:00 pm. But today when she walked into the ER it felt different. She didn't know why. She only knew that something was going to happen that would change everything.
Ephram day didn't start out so normal. He woke earlier than he normal did. Couldn't go back to bed but felt groggy and sleepy. Later he got breakfast. Grabbed all of his music, tests, papers, and schedules so he could head out the door. Everything was in order but he still had this achy chill but he put it aside. There was to much to do today to put it off. There are only three weeks until finals and three and an half weeks until the end of the year concert. There was no time to be sick. He go to the school and walked into his class room. It was 8:55 am and class started at 9:00 am. He looked at his orchestra students saying, "Unacceptable! What time is it? What time should all musicians be ready? Tori!" "Twenty minutes before rehearsal, Mr. Brown." "And where is your violin?" "In the case!" "You are in my first violin section and a senior. I expected more! There are only three more weeks left! I can't waste my time on getting you set up. You are the best musicians of your age in the country. Can anyone tell me what I expect, Martin?" "A ready instrument, warmed up, not cold, and music out." "Is that to much to ask of the Best, class?" All together, "No, Mr. Brown." "Concerto in G will be our first piece, class. Please get it out. Scales. 1, 2, 3, Go!" Class went through the normal stress of demanding perfection. He then move on to his theory and composition classes. And finally lunch. By this time his achy chill had moved on to his stomach but he pressed on to has piano class, like a good musician would. Today was his senior pianist they were his easy group. He walks in and merely says, "1, 2, 3, 4." and the whole class starts their scales but today he didn't get passed three. He just fell to the floor.
He classroom freaked out. Lucy ran over to him yelling, "Mr. Brown, can you hear me, wake up, Mr. Brown." some to the other students ran to get help. The school call an ambulance and it arrived five minutes later. The paramedics then took him putting him in the ambulance heading for the New Haven Medical Center ER. When they arrived they took him out, ran him in where Amy was waiting. Then everything went in slow motion. Amy said, "What do we ... Ephram?" "You know him?" "Yes, we were friends."