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?
Ephram could hear screaming through the shower of rocks and wood, only to discover it was his own. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. He was getting battered and beaten by the downpour of hard and sharp painful objects.
He knew holding on was what he had to do, but it seemed nearly impossible at this time. One of his hands slipped off of the rope, leaving him dangling downward while rock continued to fall. He didn't want to let go, and he didn't want to look down, but he knew he had to do one, or both.
He slowly looked down as the rockslide slowed to a couple of pebbles flying over the edge. He hadn't realized that there was a small ledge below him, not too far down. He knew it would hurt to fall, but he also knew he couldn't stay like that forever.
"My cell phone," Ephram heard Amy yell, "It's falling!" He looked up just in time to see the small object descend past him. He reached for it, which was his one mistake at that point. He grabbed for the phone quickly; he couldn't keep his one hand on the rope. He felt himself falling, and then heard Amy scream.
The ledge below him was coming up to him so fast that he didn't know what to do. Everything was going too fast, and yet, so slow. He looked back up at Amy just as he hit the ground, and everything faded to black.
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"Daddy, I want Ephram home. I don't care about that stupid movie; I just want Ephram back home." Delia buried her head in her father's arms.
"I know, Delia. I'm sure everyone here wants Ephram and Amy home. They will be just fine, I promise." Dr. Brown looked at Bright. The boy looked doubtful at hearing those words.
"Don't promise something you can't keep, Dr. Brown." He finally managed to get out, "You don't know if they are both okay. There is one mountain up there that is very dangerous at times, but I doubt Amy would take Ephram to a place with rockslides and stuff like that when he has no experience." Bright babbled on and on about that, worrying Delia with every word.
"STOP IT!" She yelled after she could take no more, "I don't care what you think, Bright. My brother is up there, with YOUR sister, and they are in trouble. Quit talking about things that might happen to them if they are on that mountain, because they probably aren't, you said so yourself!"
Delia stomped out of the room, not planning to go back in with that creep in there. She didn't like him anymore.
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Ephram slowly opened his eyes, immediately feeling pain all over his body. He groaned as he slowly tried moved, holding his head.
"Ephram, are you okay?" He could hear Amy yell, but he dare not look up. The blinding sunlight was already too much for his agonizing headache. He had quit trying to sit up.
"No!" He yelled back up to her, "I just fell fifteen feet! How do you think I feel?" He didn't mean to be rude, but with the pain he was feeling, he had to let something make him feeling better, "Start singing again!"
"What?" Amy was surprised, "Why?"
"I need something to calm me down, and I'm not Hanging by a moment anymore. So sing something." Ephram was persistent.
I'm not singing again. But, I have something that might make you feel better. I think I see my cell phone, if you can see it, call your dad." Amy carefully pointed over the edge to the silver object.
"Yeah, I see it." Ephram slowly reached for it, barely grabbing it with his left hand. He dialed his home number, but nobody answered. He tried his dad's cell, and heard Delia's voice.
"Hello?" She had been crying.
"Delia, I need to talk to dad, where is he?" Ephram couldn't speak without feeling pain shoot through his chest.
"Ephram, is that you!?!" she sounded perky immediately.
"Yes, Del, it's me...Where is dad?" Ephram was growing impatient.
"I'll go get him." He was relieved to hear those words.
"Ephram," Andy's voice came over the phone, "Are you okay?"
"Define okay." Ephram smiled at his remark.
"Are you hurt at all?"
"Yeah, I should say so." Ephram's chest was getting heavy, and it was making it harder to breathe, "There was just a rockslide, and I fell about fifteen or twenty feet, it hurts to breathe dad." Ephram was beginning to whimper.
"Oh god," Ephram heard the worry in his father's voice, "Someone should be there any minute, son. Help is on the way." Just as he said that, Ephram heard Amy yell something about men in blue suits carrying ropes were coming.
"Sooner than you and I think, dad." Ephram felt relief flood through his body, then his eyes began to roll to the back of his head.
Sorry this chapter is so short. I just got back from Mexico this morning, and I am too tired to write anything more. I wanted to post this chapter, but I promise I will write a longer one next time. I need ideas for the next chapter from everyone, so please review. It would be much appreciated. I hope you enjoyed the story so far!
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?
Ephram could hear screaming through the shower of rocks and wood, only to discover it was his own. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. He was getting battered and beaten by the downpour of hard and sharp painful objects.
He knew holding on was what he had to do, but it seemed nearly impossible at this time. One of his hands slipped off of the rope, leaving him dangling downward while rock continued to fall. He didn't want to let go, and he didn't want to look down, but he knew he had to do one, or both.
He slowly looked down as the rockslide slowed to a couple of pebbles flying over the edge. He hadn't realized that there was a small ledge below him, not too far down. He knew it would hurt to fall, but he also knew he couldn't stay like that forever.
"My cell phone," Ephram heard Amy yell, "It's falling!" He looked up just in time to see the small object descend past him. He reached for it, which was his one mistake at that point. He grabbed for the phone quickly; he couldn't keep his one hand on the rope. He felt himself falling, and then heard Amy scream.
The ledge below him was coming up to him so fast that he didn't know what to do. Everything was going too fast, and yet, so slow. He looked back up at Amy just as he hit the ground, and everything faded to black.
******
"Daddy, I want Ephram home. I don't care about that stupid movie; I just want Ephram back home." Delia buried her head in her father's arms.
"I know, Delia. I'm sure everyone here wants Ephram and Amy home. They will be just fine, I promise." Dr. Brown looked at Bright. The boy looked doubtful at hearing those words.
"Don't promise something you can't keep, Dr. Brown." He finally managed to get out, "You don't know if they are both okay. There is one mountain up there that is very dangerous at times, but I doubt Amy would take Ephram to a place with rockslides and stuff like that when he has no experience." Bright babbled on and on about that, worrying Delia with every word.
"STOP IT!" She yelled after she could take no more, "I don't care what you think, Bright. My brother is up there, with YOUR sister, and they are in trouble. Quit talking about things that might happen to them if they are on that mountain, because they probably aren't, you said so yourself!"
Delia stomped out of the room, not planning to go back in with that creep in there. She didn't like him anymore.
******
Ephram slowly opened his eyes, immediately feeling pain all over his body. He groaned as he slowly tried moved, holding his head.
"Ephram, are you okay?" He could hear Amy yell, but he dare not look up. The blinding sunlight was already too much for his agonizing headache. He had quit trying to sit up.
"No!" He yelled back up to her, "I just fell fifteen feet! How do you think I feel?" He didn't mean to be rude, but with the pain he was feeling, he had to let something make him feeling better, "Start singing again!"
"What?" Amy was surprised, "Why?"
"I need something to calm me down, and I'm not Hanging by a moment anymore. So sing something." Ephram was persistent.
I'm not singing again. But, I have something that might make you feel better. I think I see my cell phone, if you can see it, call your dad." Amy carefully pointed over the edge to the silver object.
"Yeah, I see it." Ephram slowly reached for it, barely grabbing it with his left hand. He dialed his home number, but nobody answered. He tried his dad's cell, and heard Delia's voice.
"Hello?" She had been crying.
"Delia, I need to talk to dad, where is he?" Ephram couldn't speak without feeling pain shoot through his chest.
"Ephram, is that you!?!" she sounded perky immediately.
"Yes, Del, it's me...Where is dad?" Ephram was growing impatient.
"I'll go get him." He was relieved to hear those words.
"Ephram," Andy's voice came over the phone, "Are you okay?"
"Define okay." Ephram smiled at his remark.
"Are you hurt at all?"
"Yeah, I should say so." Ephram's chest was getting heavy, and it was making it harder to breathe, "There was just a rockslide, and I fell about fifteen or twenty feet, it hurts to breathe dad." Ephram was beginning to whimper.
"Oh god," Ephram heard the worry in his father's voice, "Someone should be there any minute, son. Help is on the way." Just as he said that, Ephram heard Amy yell something about men in blue suits carrying ropes were coming.
"Sooner than you and I think, dad." Ephram felt relief flood through his body, then his eyes began to roll to the back of his head.
Sorry this chapter is so short. I just got back from Mexico this morning, and I am too tired to write anything more. I wanted to post this chapter, but I promise I will write a longer one next time. I need ideas for the next chapter from everyone, so please review. It would be much appreciated. I hope you enjoyed the story so far!