Over 9 months since Ephram went to the Julliard summer program have passed. Ephram is still with Amy and everything seems to be going his way. Sure he didn't get into Julliard, but he did make it into many other top performing arts schools.
May 6th, 2005.
Ephram unlocked the front door and pushed it open. All he wanted to do was lay on the couch and watch TV. He picked up the mail lying on the floor in front of him and started to casually look through it. He was almost at the end of the pile when he noticed a handwritten letter addressed to his dad. He was about to flip past it, when he recognized the handwriting. It looked so familiar. He looked at the return address and practically fell over when he read the name, "Madison Kellner." Madison, the girl who has been, and always will be, at the back of his mind. His first love. Why would Madison be writing his dad? And why was she in Boulder? His curiosity got the best of him and he tore open the envelope. He unfolded the paper and started to read.
'Dear Dr. Brown,
I thought you might like to know that you are now a grandfather. Although to actually be considered a grandfather, you would have to be in the child's life, which you aren't. My daughter, Julia Marie Kellner-Brown, was born April 29th at 8:10pm. She is a healthy 7 pounds 8oz. There is a picture in the envelope if you decide you want to acknowledge her.
I will tell you again that I think you are making a huge mistake. Ephram is the father and he deserves to know it. He is going to find out eventually, weather it be tomorrow or 5 years from now, and when he does, you are going to regret your decision. I already regret it. I regret not telling Ephram, but you really gave me no other choice. I could either abort the child that I now love, or move away from my home and raise her by myself.
Money cannot replace a father.
Madison'
Ephram was in shock. He has a daughter. He is a father. How? When? Why? He felt himself get faint so he went and sat on the stairs. He re-read the letter over and over until he knew it by heart. How could his dad do this to him?! To Madison?! Did he even think about her? How could he be so damn selfish?! Then he remembered something from the letter. A picture of his daughter, Julia, who had most likely named after his mother. He slowly folded up the letter and put it behind the envelope. He was hesitant at first. Seeing this picture would make it all a reality, this new information that he had just received in the past 10 minutes would change his life forever. He reached into the envelope and pulled out a picture. He studied it for what seemed like an eternity, running his fingers over her features. It brought tears to his eyes. This was his daughter. He has a daughter. She was part of him and vise-versa.
He immediately felt all this hate towards his dad, for keeping her from him, for keeping this a secret. How could he not tell him? How was that even an option? He thought about everything for another couple minutes and then decided. He was going to go see her. He was going to go see his daughter. He had to. He had to help her, raise her, he felt it. He had to help Madison, who was probably miserable. He couldn't just leave them like that, knowing that it was his responsibility.
He ran upstairs and packed his things then he ran into the kitchen and emptied the money jar that they kept for emergencies. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to do, or how Madison would react once she saw him. Would she even let him help? It didn't matter. He just needed to see her. He ran out the front door just as Amy was walking up the path.
"Hey!" She said happily when she saw him, "I was just coming to see if..." she noticed his bag, "Are you going somewhere?"
"Boulder" Ephram stated as he made his way to his car.
"Boulder? Why?" She asked curiously, he hadn't mentioned anything at school.
Ephram was trying to think of something to say, when he saw his dad's black SUV pull up next to him. He looked at his father with anger as he got out of the car.
"Ephram...good you're home, I was just gonna order us some..." he also noticed the bag, "What's with the duffle bag?"
"I-I'm going to Boulder" he said with an attitude that his father sensed.
"Boulder? What's in Boulder?" Andy asked trying to read his son's mind.
"You know what's in Boulder" Ephram answered as he threw his bag into the back seat.
Andy put his hands in his pockets, "Ephram...I have no idea what you're talking about..."
"Bullshit! Y-y-you see this?!" Ephram pulled out the envelope from his back pocket and pointed to it, "this is a letter addressed to you...from Madison..." Ephram continued, "Dear Dr. Brown, I thought you might like to know that you're a grandfather"
Andy was shocked. He knew this moment was imminent, but he didn't know it would come so soon.
Amy looked down. She had no idea what to say or do, was she supposed to comfort Ephram, he boyfriend...a father.
Andy sighed, "Ephram...let me explain-"
Ephram cut him off, "Explain what?!?! Ex-explain how you kept this from me?! You knew she was pregnant! You paid her off! Made her leave! Did you even think about her?!? Do you even know what she's going through?!? Did you even think about me?!?"
"I was thinking of you Ephram...that's why I did this...I wasn't gonna let you go through that" Andy was trying to stay calm.
"Let me go through that?!?! So-so-so you weren't gonna let me go through it, but you were gonna let Madison go through it...alone?!?! You made her leave everything she knows, just to protect me?! Did you even think about her?!?" Tears started to form in Ephram's eyes, he didn't even notice that Amy was still there.
"Of course I thought about her Ephram...and I send her enough money to support herself and her child..."
"OUR child! It's mine too! And if you thought about that you might not have been so stupid! What did you think that writing her a check every month was just gonna make this go away?!?! News flash dad...a check can't change diapers or-or wake up in the middle of the night to a crying baby! Madison does that! Madison has to do all of that because of you! Well it's gonna stop...I'm gonna help her." Ephram slammed his hand on the top of his car in anger.
"Ephram...you are not going anywhere! This is not your problem!" Andy yelled.
"What are you talking about?!? This is my problem...this-this is my kid! MINE! Not yours! She's my responsibility!" Ephram yelled back.
"How are you even gonna find Madison? You don't know where she is!" Andy was trying to do anything he could to keep Ephram with him.
Ephram held up the envelope again, "See this...it's called a return address..." Then he held up the picture of his daughter, " And see this...this is my daughter...born April 29th, 2005, 7lbs. 8oz. An-and you wanna know her name dad? You wanna know what her name is?" Andy was silent. "Julia! Her name's Julia!" Ephram looked over at Amy, "I-I'm sorry...Amy...I have to go..." Ephram got into his car and drove off.
Ok everyone, please review and tell me what you think and if I should continue, I really hope you like it.
May 6th, 2005.
Ephram unlocked the front door and pushed it open. All he wanted to do was lay on the couch and watch TV. He picked up the mail lying on the floor in front of him and started to casually look through it. He was almost at the end of the pile when he noticed a handwritten letter addressed to his dad. He was about to flip past it, when he recognized the handwriting. It looked so familiar. He looked at the return address and practically fell over when he read the name, "Madison Kellner." Madison, the girl who has been, and always will be, at the back of his mind. His first love. Why would Madison be writing his dad? And why was she in Boulder? His curiosity got the best of him and he tore open the envelope. He unfolded the paper and started to read.
'Dear Dr. Brown,
I thought you might like to know that you are now a grandfather. Although to actually be considered a grandfather, you would have to be in the child's life, which you aren't. My daughter, Julia Marie Kellner-Brown, was born April 29th at 8:10pm. She is a healthy 7 pounds 8oz. There is a picture in the envelope if you decide you want to acknowledge her.
I will tell you again that I think you are making a huge mistake. Ephram is the father and he deserves to know it. He is going to find out eventually, weather it be tomorrow or 5 years from now, and when he does, you are going to regret your decision. I already regret it. I regret not telling Ephram, but you really gave me no other choice. I could either abort the child that I now love, or move away from my home and raise her by myself.
Money cannot replace a father.
Madison'
Ephram was in shock. He has a daughter. He is a father. How? When? Why? He felt himself get faint so he went and sat on the stairs. He re-read the letter over and over until he knew it by heart. How could his dad do this to him?! To Madison?! Did he even think about her? How could he be so damn selfish?! Then he remembered something from the letter. A picture of his daughter, Julia, who had most likely named after his mother. He slowly folded up the letter and put it behind the envelope. He was hesitant at first. Seeing this picture would make it all a reality, this new information that he had just received in the past 10 minutes would change his life forever. He reached into the envelope and pulled out a picture. He studied it for what seemed like an eternity, running his fingers over her features. It brought tears to his eyes. This was his daughter. He has a daughter. She was part of him and vise-versa.
He immediately felt all this hate towards his dad, for keeping her from him, for keeping this a secret. How could he not tell him? How was that even an option? He thought about everything for another couple minutes and then decided. He was going to go see her. He was going to go see his daughter. He had to. He had to help her, raise her, he felt it. He had to help Madison, who was probably miserable. He couldn't just leave them like that, knowing that it was his responsibility.
He ran upstairs and packed his things then he ran into the kitchen and emptied the money jar that they kept for emergencies. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to do, or how Madison would react once she saw him. Would she even let him help? It didn't matter. He just needed to see her. He ran out the front door just as Amy was walking up the path.
"Hey!" She said happily when she saw him, "I was just coming to see if..." she noticed his bag, "Are you going somewhere?"
"Boulder" Ephram stated as he made his way to his car.
"Boulder? Why?" She asked curiously, he hadn't mentioned anything at school.
Ephram was trying to think of something to say, when he saw his dad's black SUV pull up next to him. He looked at his father with anger as he got out of the car.
"Ephram...good you're home, I was just gonna order us some..." he also noticed the bag, "What's with the duffle bag?"
"I-I'm going to Boulder" he said with an attitude that his father sensed.
"Boulder? What's in Boulder?" Andy asked trying to read his son's mind.
"You know what's in Boulder" Ephram answered as he threw his bag into the back seat.
Andy put his hands in his pockets, "Ephram...I have no idea what you're talking about..."
"Bullshit! Y-y-you see this?!" Ephram pulled out the envelope from his back pocket and pointed to it, "this is a letter addressed to you...from Madison..." Ephram continued, "Dear Dr. Brown, I thought you might like to know that you're a grandfather"
Andy was shocked. He knew this moment was imminent, but he didn't know it would come so soon.
Amy looked down. She had no idea what to say or do, was she supposed to comfort Ephram, he boyfriend...a father.
Andy sighed, "Ephram...let me explain-"
Ephram cut him off, "Explain what?!?! Ex-explain how you kept this from me?! You knew she was pregnant! You paid her off! Made her leave! Did you even think about her?!? Do you even know what she's going through?!? Did you even think about me?!?"
"I was thinking of you Ephram...that's why I did this...I wasn't gonna let you go through that" Andy was trying to stay calm.
"Let me go through that?!?! So-so-so you weren't gonna let me go through it, but you were gonna let Madison go through it...alone?!?! You made her leave everything she knows, just to protect me?! Did you even think about her?!?" Tears started to form in Ephram's eyes, he didn't even notice that Amy was still there.
"Of course I thought about her Ephram...and I send her enough money to support herself and her child..."
"OUR child! It's mine too! And if you thought about that you might not have been so stupid! What did you think that writing her a check every month was just gonna make this go away?!?! News flash dad...a check can't change diapers or-or wake up in the middle of the night to a crying baby! Madison does that! Madison has to do all of that because of you! Well it's gonna stop...I'm gonna help her." Ephram slammed his hand on the top of his car in anger.
"Ephram...you are not going anywhere! This is not your problem!" Andy yelled.
"What are you talking about?!? This is my problem...this-this is my kid! MINE! Not yours! She's my responsibility!" Ephram yelled back.
"How are you even gonna find Madison? You don't know where she is!" Andy was trying to do anything he could to keep Ephram with him.
Ephram held up the envelope again, "See this...it's called a return address..." Then he held up the picture of his daughter, " And see this...this is my daughter...born April 29th, 2005, 7lbs. 8oz. An-and you wanna know her name dad? You wanna know what her name is?" Andy was silent. "Julia! Her name's Julia!" Ephram looked over at Amy, "I-I'm sorry...Amy...I have to go..." Ephram got into his car and drove off.
Ok everyone, please review and tell me what you think and if I should continue, I really hope you like it.