Amy waited until after the eighth ring before she put the phone back on the
receiver. She sighed, her eyes welling up with tears. It wasn't supposed
to be like this. Colin was supposed to be like he used to be, not like
this.
Andy Brown had performed the life-saving operation on her boyfriend, and Amy had been the first person he'd seen when he'd woken up. But he was different now. Surly, short-tempered, cruel. She'd wanted to blame Dr. Brown for it, but she knew that wasn't fair. And she'd been warned that Colin might be a little different when he woke up. But that had been six months ago, and he was still the same.
Ephram had been a rock for her. Always lending his shoulder for her to cry on, listening when she raged against fate and its cruel game. If it weren't for him, she didn't know what she'd have done.
She wondered if all the time she'd spent by Colin's hospital bed had been worth it. Had all the fun she'd denied herself been worth it to have him like he was now?
Ephram often walked over to her house, just to check and see if she was ok. He alone believed her when she voiced her concerns about Colin. To the rest of the world, her boyfriend seemed almost himself. But the light she'd come to love in his eyes, was no longer there. Bright wouldn't hear anything against him, neither would her parents. So she'd turned to Ephram.
Ephram, she hadn't been treating him fairly, and she wondered how she'd make it up to him. She recalled many nights were she fell asleep in his arms, him comforting her after she would sob for what seemed like hours. He even called her Grover sometimes to make her laugh.
Grover. It had been a while since she had been called that. Colin certainly didn't do it any more; he referred to it as childish and ridiculous. Actually, he referred to her as childish and ridiculous most of the time. But, she never left him. She couldn't bring herself to. She knew her heart didn't belong to him anymore, yet she was unable to tear away.
And so she suffered, silently, yearning for someone else, yet knowing she couldn't have him. She endured Colin's insults and biting, caustic remarks despite the pain they caused.
She didn't know that her life was about to change forever.
Andy Brown had performed the life-saving operation on her boyfriend, and Amy had been the first person he'd seen when he'd woken up. But he was different now. Surly, short-tempered, cruel. She'd wanted to blame Dr. Brown for it, but she knew that wasn't fair. And she'd been warned that Colin might be a little different when he woke up. But that had been six months ago, and he was still the same.
Ephram had been a rock for her. Always lending his shoulder for her to cry on, listening when she raged against fate and its cruel game. If it weren't for him, she didn't know what she'd have done.
She wondered if all the time she'd spent by Colin's hospital bed had been worth it. Had all the fun she'd denied herself been worth it to have him like he was now?
Ephram often walked over to her house, just to check and see if she was ok. He alone believed her when she voiced her concerns about Colin. To the rest of the world, her boyfriend seemed almost himself. But the light she'd come to love in his eyes, was no longer there. Bright wouldn't hear anything against him, neither would her parents. So she'd turned to Ephram.
Ephram, she hadn't been treating him fairly, and she wondered how she'd make it up to him. She recalled many nights were she fell asleep in his arms, him comforting her after she would sob for what seemed like hours. He even called her Grover sometimes to make her laugh.
Grover. It had been a while since she had been called that. Colin certainly didn't do it any more; he referred to it as childish and ridiculous. Actually, he referred to her as childish and ridiculous most of the time. But, she never left him. She couldn't bring herself to. She knew her heart didn't belong to him anymore, yet she was unable to tear away.
And so she suffered, silently, yearning for someone else, yet knowing she couldn't have him. She endured Colin's insults and biting, caustic remarks despite the pain they caused.
She didn't know that her life was about to change forever.