Hanging by a moment
Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or any of the characters in this story. They are all property of the WB.
Rating: PG, slight cussing.
A/N: Amy and Ephram go on a hike, but when it takes a turn for the worse, what will Amy do to help?
Andy and Delia ran to the car and drove to the Abbott's house. He was greeted by Dr. Abbott, "Andy, I am so sorry about this." They walked into the house together.
"Have you heard anything else?" Dr. Brown was frantic.
"No, she said she was going to drop a rope down to him last I heard, but I don't know how that went."
"Dad, where is Ephram?" Delia knew her brother was hanging for life somewhere; she just wanted to know where on the mountain.
"I'm not sure, Delia. He'll be fine, though. I promise." Andy sat next to Delia, and across from Dr. Abbott.
The phone rang and Harold shot up from his seat, "Hello?" He looked at Andy, "Amy is Ephram still okay?" All he could think about, for some reason, was the boy's safety, "Amy calm down. Everything will be fine." He paused to let her speak, "Quit saying that sugarplum, he is not going to..."
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"...FALL!" Amy dropped the phone and grabbed the rope with all her might. Ephram was slipping, and she knew there was almost nothing she could do about it, "Do you hear me? I am not going to let you fall!" She pulled harder.
"Amy just hang on! You're holding my life in your hands!" He knew he shouldn't have told her that.
"Gee thanks for making me feel better!" She was losing her grip fast. Even though the rope was tied around her waist, she couldn't let go of the rope. If she did, she would be pulled down with him.
"Amy?" She heard a very small voice coming from somewhere. She then remembered she had left her dad on the phone.
"Daddy, I can't do this much longer!" She exclaimed after picked the small cell up.
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"Alright, I need you to do something for me. Is there a tree around you anywhere?" He already knew the answer to that, "Okay, can you get the rope to it?" He got an upset look on his face, "Try to pull him up a little, Amy. You have to do this for him." He stopped and looked at Delia, "If not for him, for his sister. He promised her a movie tonight, and I bet he wants to keep that promise." He paused yet again, "No, Amy..."
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"He's not lying to you! I made a promise to Delia that tonight would be movie night for the both of us. She wanted to watch something simple, so I agreed." Ephram tried not to move too much, for fear he would fall, "But I don't know that I will ever make it back for that."
"You're going to make it back, Ephram Brown. I'm not going to let you fall!" Amy pulled as hard as she could, and sucking all the energy out of her in the mean time. She managed to reach the closest tree, and was barely able to tie it around.
She had done it. She had secured Ephram so he wouldn't fall. She sank to the ground in a big sigh.
"What's going on up there?" Ephram asked.
"You should be fine now, Ephram. A tree is keeping you from falling." Amy never paid attention to how big the tree was, but she had faith in it...Having faith in a tree wasn't something she did a lot, either.
"Oh, well, I guess that's reassuring...Sort of." Ephram said under his breath.
Amy put the phone back up to her ear, "Daddy, Ephram..."
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"...Is going to be fine. Amy tied the rope to a sturdy tree." Dr. Abbott hung up the phone after receiving the news of Amy's success.
"Is she sure the tree is sturdy enough? Because if it's not, it could uproot and Ephram could fall." Andy was pacing now.
"Daddy, sit down, you're making me dizzy." Delia was tired of her dad's impatience, even though she didn't blame him.
"Then don't watch, sweetie." He kept pacing, "Why don't we go out there to get them? Why don't we help them?"
"We are helping them. The only way we know how. I can't take you to the mountain because I have no idea which one it is. My daughter doesn't tell me anything anymore. I've lost that fatherly touch." Harold confessed.
"No, you haven't. If you have, she wouldn't have called you." Andy tried making the man feel better, "Did she give any clues as to where they might be?"
"Even if she did, there are too many places similar to each other. That's why I call a team of professionals to go look for them, and help Amy help Ephram...If that makes any sense." Dr. Abbot looked confused by what he just said.
"Plenty." Delia said quietly.
"Delia, do want something to eat while we wait for any more news?" Dr. Abbott offered.
"No, I just want my brother back. He isn't going to die, is he?"
"No, Delia. I already told you, Ephram will be fine." Dr. Brown finally sat down next to Delia.
"Dad, are..."
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"...You sure?" Ephram looked up in hopes of seeing Amy's face, "Something doesn't seem right to me." He couldn't place it, but he had a bad feeling in his gut.
"Its fine, Ephr...Grover." She stopped herself, "Everything is just pine. Now all we need is for that rescue team to come help me out."
"Help YOU out? What about me? I'm the one 'Hanging by a Moment'!" Ephram repeated the songs name.
"That's the song that makes me feel better. I'm sorry if it scared you, or upset you, but it made me feel safer." Amy leaned against a boulder.
"Made you feel saf..." Ephram stopped, "I'm not getting into this again. There is no way." He let out a heavy sigh, and just sat there hanging from a rope. He wished he could tie it around himself, because his arms were getting extremely tired.
"Why not? Why don't you say it? You know you want to!" Amy was tired of Ephram talking back.
"Amy, I don't want to fight with you! And I doubt you want to fight with me. The only reason we are both like this is because of our situation...I hope." Ephram wanted so badly to be able to see Amy's face.
"Oh, well, you're right...I think." She carefully walked to the edge, "Is that the way you feel?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't the way I felt." Ephram's longings were satisfied as Amy scooted her body forward so she could safely see him from atop the cliff, "There you are. I was beginning to forget what you looked like." He joked.
"Same here, that's why I came to see you," Amy smiled for the first time since Ephram had fallen, "How do you feel?"
"Exhausted." Ephram nearly let go of the rope, but caught himself in time.
"Don't let go!" Amy yelled.
That's when it happened. They didn't know it, and it was a ways away, but danger was getting closer by the second.
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Everyone sat in the Abbott's living room. Amy's mom and dad, Bright, her brother, Amy's grandparents, and Delia and Andy. They were all hoping for any word on how Ephram was doing. The Abbott's never thought they would be so worried about someone they hardly even knew...Especially Bright.
He never liked Ephram much. But that all just changed when he got a call at his friends house that Ephram was in trouble, and Amy was the only one there with him. He knew she was scared, and Ephram had to have peed in his pants by now. Bright knew he would have by that time.
Delia sat thinking about what could happen to Ephram. The thought had crossed her mind that he could fall so many times, but she never thought about HOW he could fall. She knew he could accidentally let go of the rope, and fall then. Or the rope could snap, and that would make him begin to plummet downward. She had to stop thinking about things after that, because she could feel tears in her eyes, and she didn't want to cry in front of her dad...Or Bright.
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"Amy' what are you doing?" Ephram looked mischievously up at the girl. She was just staring at him.
"I was just thinking." She stated bluntly.
"About what?" He was getting curious.
"You don't want to know, trust me." She let her head rest on her folded arms.
"Yes I do." He didn't know what he was in for.
"Okay. Well, I was thinking about the many ways you could fall. I'm not saying any of them to you, though. You have to think of them on your own." She smiled when she said that.
"Thanks, but I'd rather not." He laughed a little. He was glad Amy was there with him. Although if she hadn't been, he probably wouldn't even be there. He would be sitting at home watching some movie with Delia. He wanted to keep his promise...He was going to, he was positive.
At least he was until he heard it. It sounded like an earthquake, or something like it. He didn't know since he had never been in one. He knew it was possible, but it didn't feel like an earthquake.
Then it hit him. Pictures of the sign flashed in his head. The sign at the beginning of the trail. WARNING: Steep Inclines and...Ephram didn't want to remember the rest...Rockslides ahead. Proceed with caution.
"Ephram, I think I was wrong about that sign!" Amy yelled looking down at him.
"You feel it too?" He wished she hadn't. She was in more danger than he was, but he was still very much in danger.
"Yeah, I do. I can hide, but what about you?" Amy kept looking down at him.
"Amy don't worry about me! Get behind something...Protect yourself!" He ordered. He didn't want her getting hurt on account of him.
Amy quickly ran behind the boulder she had recently been leaning against. She wasn't positive it would protect her completely, but she had faith in it, too.
Ephram prayed that Amy would be alright, not caring a bit about himself. Then it happened. Amy was screaming and there was no escape. Rocks fell from the air like rain in an awful storm.
Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or any of the characters in this story. They are all property of the WB.
Rating: PG, slight cussing.
A/N: Amy and Ephram go on a hike, but when it takes a turn for the worse, what will Amy do to help?
Andy and Delia ran to the car and drove to the Abbott's house. He was greeted by Dr. Abbott, "Andy, I am so sorry about this." They walked into the house together.
"Have you heard anything else?" Dr. Brown was frantic.
"No, she said she was going to drop a rope down to him last I heard, but I don't know how that went."
"Dad, where is Ephram?" Delia knew her brother was hanging for life somewhere; she just wanted to know where on the mountain.
"I'm not sure, Delia. He'll be fine, though. I promise." Andy sat next to Delia, and across from Dr. Abbott.
The phone rang and Harold shot up from his seat, "Hello?" He looked at Andy, "Amy is Ephram still okay?" All he could think about, for some reason, was the boy's safety, "Amy calm down. Everything will be fine." He paused to let her speak, "Quit saying that sugarplum, he is not going to..."
******
"...FALL!" Amy dropped the phone and grabbed the rope with all her might. Ephram was slipping, and she knew there was almost nothing she could do about it, "Do you hear me? I am not going to let you fall!" She pulled harder.
"Amy just hang on! You're holding my life in your hands!" He knew he shouldn't have told her that.
"Gee thanks for making me feel better!" She was losing her grip fast. Even though the rope was tied around her waist, she couldn't let go of the rope. If she did, she would be pulled down with him.
"Amy?" She heard a very small voice coming from somewhere. She then remembered she had left her dad on the phone.
"Daddy, I can't do this much longer!" She exclaimed after picked the small cell up.
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"Alright, I need you to do something for me. Is there a tree around you anywhere?" He already knew the answer to that, "Okay, can you get the rope to it?" He got an upset look on his face, "Try to pull him up a little, Amy. You have to do this for him." He stopped and looked at Delia, "If not for him, for his sister. He promised her a movie tonight, and I bet he wants to keep that promise." He paused yet again, "No, Amy..."
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"He's not lying to you! I made a promise to Delia that tonight would be movie night for the both of us. She wanted to watch something simple, so I agreed." Ephram tried not to move too much, for fear he would fall, "But I don't know that I will ever make it back for that."
"You're going to make it back, Ephram Brown. I'm not going to let you fall!" Amy pulled as hard as she could, and sucking all the energy out of her in the mean time. She managed to reach the closest tree, and was barely able to tie it around.
She had done it. She had secured Ephram so he wouldn't fall. She sank to the ground in a big sigh.
"What's going on up there?" Ephram asked.
"You should be fine now, Ephram. A tree is keeping you from falling." Amy never paid attention to how big the tree was, but she had faith in it...Having faith in a tree wasn't something she did a lot, either.
"Oh, well, I guess that's reassuring...Sort of." Ephram said under his breath.
Amy put the phone back up to her ear, "Daddy, Ephram..."
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"...Is going to be fine. Amy tied the rope to a sturdy tree." Dr. Abbott hung up the phone after receiving the news of Amy's success.
"Is she sure the tree is sturdy enough? Because if it's not, it could uproot and Ephram could fall." Andy was pacing now.
"Daddy, sit down, you're making me dizzy." Delia was tired of her dad's impatience, even though she didn't blame him.
"Then don't watch, sweetie." He kept pacing, "Why don't we go out there to get them? Why don't we help them?"
"We are helping them. The only way we know how. I can't take you to the mountain because I have no idea which one it is. My daughter doesn't tell me anything anymore. I've lost that fatherly touch." Harold confessed.
"No, you haven't. If you have, she wouldn't have called you." Andy tried making the man feel better, "Did she give any clues as to where they might be?"
"Even if she did, there are too many places similar to each other. That's why I call a team of professionals to go look for them, and help Amy help Ephram...If that makes any sense." Dr. Abbot looked confused by what he just said.
"Plenty." Delia said quietly.
"Delia, do want something to eat while we wait for any more news?" Dr. Abbott offered.
"No, I just want my brother back. He isn't going to die, is he?"
"No, Delia. I already told you, Ephram will be fine." Dr. Brown finally sat down next to Delia.
"Dad, are..."
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"...You sure?" Ephram looked up in hopes of seeing Amy's face, "Something doesn't seem right to me." He couldn't place it, but he had a bad feeling in his gut.
"Its fine, Ephr...Grover." She stopped herself, "Everything is just pine. Now all we need is for that rescue team to come help me out."
"Help YOU out? What about me? I'm the one 'Hanging by a Moment'!" Ephram repeated the songs name.
"That's the song that makes me feel better. I'm sorry if it scared you, or upset you, but it made me feel safer." Amy leaned against a boulder.
"Made you feel saf..." Ephram stopped, "I'm not getting into this again. There is no way." He let out a heavy sigh, and just sat there hanging from a rope. He wished he could tie it around himself, because his arms were getting extremely tired.
"Why not? Why don't you say it? You know you want to!" Amy was tired of Ephram talking back.
"Amy, I don't want to fight with you! And I doubt you want to fight with me. The only reason we are both like this is because of our situation...I hope." Ephram wanted so badly to be able to see Amy's face.
"Oh, well, you're right...I think." She carefully walked to the edge, "Is that the way you feel?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't the way I felt." Ephram's longings were satisfied as Amy scooted her body forward so she could safely see him from atop the cliff, "There you are. I was beginning to forget what you looked like." He joked.
"Same here, that's why I came to see you," Amy smiled for the first time since Ephram had fallen, "How do you feel?"
"Exhausted." Ephram nearly let go of the rope, but caught himself in time.
"Don't let go!" Amy yelled.
That's when it happened. They didn't know it, and it was a ways away, but danger was getting closer by the second.
******
Everyone sat in the Abbott's living room. Amy's mom and dad, Bright, her brother, Amy's grandparents, and Delia and Andy. They were all hoping for any word on how Ephram was doing. The Abbott's never thought they would be so worried about someone they hardly even knew...Especially Bright.
He never liked Ephram much. But that all just changed when he got a call at his friends house that Ephram was in trouble, and Amy was the only one there with him. He knew she was scared, and Ephram had to have peed in his pants by now. Bright knew he would have by that time.
Delia sat thinking about what could happen to Ephram. The thought had crossed her mind that he could fall so many times, but she never thought about HOW he could fall. She knew he could accidentally let go of the rope, and fall then. Or the rope could snap, and that would make him begin to plummet downward. She had to stop thinking about things after that, because she could feel tears in her eyes, and she didn't want to cry in front of her dad...Or Bright.
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"Amy' what are you doing?" Ephram looked mischievously up at the girl. She was just staring at him.
"I was just thinking." She stated bluntly.
"About what?" He was getting curious.
"You don't want to know, trust me." She let her head rest on her folded arms.
"Yes I do." He didn't know what he was in for.
"Okay. Well, I was thinking about the many ways you could fall. I'm not saying any of them to you, though. You have to think of them on your own." She smiled when she said that.
"Thanks, but I'd rather not." He laughed a little. He was glad Amy was there with him. Although if she hadn't been, he probably wouldn't even be there. He would be sitting at home watching some movie with Delia. He wanted to keep his promise...He was going to, he was positive.
At least he was until he heard it. It sounded like an earthquake, or something like it. He didn't know since he had never been in one. He knew it was possible, but it didn't feel like an earthquake.
Then it hit him. Pictures of the sign flashed in his head. The sign at the beginning of the trail. WARNING: Steep Inclines and...Ephram didn't want to remember the rest...Rockslides ahead. Proceed with caution.
"Ephram, I think I was wrong about that sign!" Amy yelled looking down at him.
"You feel it too?" He wished she hadn't. She was in more danger than he was, but he was still very much in danger.
"Yeah, I do. I can hide, but what about you?" Amy kept looking down at him.
"Amy don't worry about me! Get behind something...Protect yourself!" He ordered. He didn't want her getting hurt on account of him.
Amy quickly ran behind the boulder she had recently been leaning against. She wasn't positive it would protect her completely, but she had faith in it, too.
Ephram prayed that Amy would be alright, not caring a bit about himself. Then it happened. Amy was screaming and there was no escape. Rocks fell from the air like rain in an awful storm.