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
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 repeated his last step, except in a different direction. He jumped toward the copter, which he knew was probably another bad idea, but he also knew he wouldn't make it to Jake, either.
His expectations were right; he didn't make it to the guy holding out his arms in the helicopter. He grabbed at air, hoping angels would be sent from heaven to catch him and carry him to safety. He didn't want to die, but he feared that was what was coming.
He now knew what everybody meant on television when they say, "I just saw my life flash before my eyes!" Ephram saw everything he could ever remember. It was like he was living it all over again.
**Flashback**
Ephram was playing tag with a five year old Delia in a park in California. His dad had ACTUALLY taken time off work to spend time with the family. But Ephram was once again let down when his dad spent the whole vacation talking on his cell phone.
"Daddy, come play with us!" Ephram would remember saying. But his dad only held up his finger to say hold on a minute. That minute never came. Ephram would feel Delia tug at his sleeve and look up at him, "What do you want?" He wasn't sounding rude.
"YOU'RE IT!" Delia would say in a squeaking voice. Ephram ran after her, and then it would all go away again.
**Another FB**
Ephram was sitting in the kitchen with his mom and Delia. They were making Christmas cookies and singing songs, even though Ephram couldn't sing very well back then. He was eleven, and Delia was five. It was later in the year after the park.
"I'm sorry Ephram; your dad won't be home until late tonight. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to open a present." Julia was frosting a snowman cookie, and humming Joy to the World.
He let out a big sigh, "Okay, I guess that's alright." It was Christmas Eve, and they always tried to open at least one present that day, but Dr. Brown had been busy the whole day. Ephram didn't understand why his dad's patients came before his family, but it was always that way.
Ephram learned to deal with it, and Delia wasn't old enough to understand. All she understood was how to put frosting all over a cookie, and her face. She was attempting to put frosting on a reindeer, but it wasn't going as well as she had planned.
Delia didn't mind, though. She made up for it by successfully putting it in her mouth. Ephram always loved it when Delia would frost the cookies; it made him laugh every time.
Oh how he wished he could be doing that right now.
**Next**
Ephram was thirteen, and he considered himself a 'big boy.' He would act all macho in school, and pretend he was able to drive his friends around in mom's car while they were over, when it was parked out in the driveway. But whenever he got away from his buddies, he would be the same old Ephram.
He would sit and talk with his mom, and tell her how his day went. Like he was doing today, he had failed a math quiz, and was very upset about it. His mom had made some cookies, and poured some milk. He knew it was childish, but he never cared.
She gave him a big hug, and then, after he put his milk back on the table, she tickled him until it made him hurt. He missed that about his mom, and then he began to realize that his dad was hardly in any of his memories.
**Next**
The one time Ephram can remember his dad being home, is when he accidentally dropped the '#1 Dad!' cup he picked out for his father when he was six. He was nine, Delia's age, when it happened. His dad didn't yell at him, or punish him. He just asked Ephram nicely if he would help clean up the broken glass.
Afterward, Andy would sit Ephram on his knee, and ask him, "Why did you have that out anyway?"
"I was going to get you a glass of milk and some cookies. Mom told me you had had a bad day, and that's what she always gets me when I'm upset, so I wanted to make you feel better." Ephram felt tears in his eyes and his dad just laughed quietly and gave him a hug.
"I appreciate the thought, Ephram, but I don't think that will help me through this. You'll understand when you get older. I'm going to go take a nap now, but I'll see you later, kiddo." Ephram's dad then stood up and walked to his bedroom.
The next time Ephram saw him he was getting yelled at. But now Ephram didn't care. He would like to be getting yelled at right now, he wanted to be anywhere but there.
**End Flashbacks**
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Nina ran into the Abbott's house, "Oh Andy, are you alright? I just heard the news about Ephram! Is he okay?" She embraced a crying Andy.
"We don't know. I was talking to him a while ago, but then he just stopped. I heard him again after a minute, but he was talking to someone else, and then all of a sudden it was a loud crash, and the dial tone." Andy didn't realize Delia was in the room. But he saw her out of the corner of his eye and turned to the young girl.
"Daddy, no!" Delia grabbed her father's waist, with no intentions of letting go.
"Oh, Delia sweetie, this doesn't mean anything. Ephram probably just dropped the phone and it broke. I'm sure he's fine." Even if he knew what was really going on with his son, he wouldn't have told Delia. He wouldn't put her through that. Who knows if even HE would be able to be put through that?
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"Ephram don't!" That's all Amy remembers screaming before her friend jumped. She saw him miss his only opportunity to live, and could stay standing any longer. She passed out before Ephram even knew what was going on.
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Ephram grabbed for the ledge when he realized he hadn't passed it yet. The memories went by faster than he had thought. His right hand managed to grab hold of it just in time. He was thankful for that, but also knew it would hold him for long. Someone had to come up with a plan to get him to safety, fast.
Ephram didn't care whether it was Jake or the guys in the copter...Or even Amy, who he couldn't see any longer. He just wanted to be home, in his bed, safe and warm. He wanted to see he sister and dad again.
Although he wanted to see his mother again, he didn't mean like this. He wanted to see her alive again, not by him dying. He wanted her to be there for him at this exact moment. For her to reassure him that everything was going to be okay, but he didn't know if that was how it was going to turn out.
How DOES it turn out? Review and make suggestions. I'm not saying I will use them, I'm just saying I will take them. I hope you've enjoyed it so far, keep coming back, it's almost over! Review now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or any of the characters in this story. They are all property of the WB.
Rating: PG
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 repeated his last step, except in a different direction. He jumped toward the copter, which he knew was probably another bad idea, but he also knew he wouldn't make it to Jake, either.
His expectations were right; he didn't make it to the guy holding out his arms in the helicopter. He grabbed at air, hoping angels would be sent from heaven to catch him and carry him to safety. He didn't want to die, but he feared that was what was coming.
He now knew what everybody meant on television when they say, "I just saw my life flash before my eyes!" Ephram saw everything he could ever remember. It was like he was living it all over again.
**Flashback**
Ephram was playing tag with a five year old Delia in a park in California. His dad had ACTUALLY taken time off work to spend time with the family. But Ephram was once again let down when his dad spent the whole vacation talking on his cell phone.
"Daddy, come play with us!" Ephram would remember saying. But his dad only held up his finger to say hold on a minute. That minute never came. Ephram would feel Delia tug at his sleeve and look up at him, "What do you want?" He wasn't sounding rude.
"YOU'RE IT!" Delia would say in a squeaking voice. Ephram ran after her, and then it would all go away again.
**Another FB**
Ephram was sitting in the kitchen with his mom and Delia. They were making Christmas cookies and singing songs, even though Ephram couldn't sing very well back then. He was eleven, and Delia was five. It was later in the year after the park.
"I'm sorry Ephram; your dad won't be home until late tonight. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to open a present." Julia was frosting a snowman cookie, and humming Joy to the World.
He let out a big sigh, "Okay, I guess that's alright." It was Christmas Eve, and they always tried to open at least one present that day, but Dr. Brown had been busy the whole day. Ephram didn't understand why his dad's patients came before his family, but it was always that way.
Ephram learned to deal with it, and Delia wasn't old enough to understand. All she understood was how to put frosting all over a cookie, and her face. She was attempting to put frosting on a reindeer, but it wasn't going as well as she had planned.
Delia didn't mind, though. She made up for it by successfully putting it in her mouth. Ephram always loved it when Delia would frost the cookies; it made him laugh every time.
Oh how he wished he could be doing that right now.
**Next**
Ephram was thirteen, and he considered himself a 'big boy.' He would act all macho in school, and pretend he was able to drive his friends around in mom's car while they were over, when it was parked out in the driveway. But whenever he got away from his buddies, he would be the same old Ephram.
He would sit and talk with his mom, and tell her how his day went. Like he was doing today, he had failed a math quiz, and was very upset about it. His mom had made some cookies, and poured some milk. He knew it was childish, but he never cared.
She gave him a big hug, and then, after he put his milk back on the table, she tickled him until it made him hurt. He missed that about his mom, and then he began to realize that his dad was hardly in any of his memories.
**Next**
The one time Ephram can remember his dad being home, is when he accidentally dropped the '#1 Dad!' cup he picked out for his father when he was six. He was nine, Delia's age, when it happened. His dad didn't yell at him, or punish him. He just asked Ephram nicely if he would help clean up the broken glass.
Afterward, Andy would sit Ephram on his knee, and ask him, "Why did you have that out anyway?"
"I was going to get you a glass of milk and some cookies. Mom told me you had had a bad day, and that's what she always gets me when I'm upset, so I wanted to make you feel better." Ephram felt tears in his eyes and his dad just laughed quietly and gave him a hug.
"I appreciate the thought, Ephram, but I don't think that will help me through this. You'll understand when you get older. I'm going to go take a nap now, but I'll see you later, kiddo." Ephram's dad then stood up and walked to his bedroom.
The next time Ephram saw him he was getting yelled at. But now Ephram didn't care. He would like to be getting yelled at right now, he wanted to be anywhere but there.
**End Flashbacks**
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Nina ran into the Abbott's house, "Oh Andy, are you alright? I just heard the news about Ephram! Is he okay?" She embraced a crying Andy.
"We don't know. I was talking to him a while ago, but then he just stopped. I heard him again after a minute, but he was talking to someone else, and then all of a sudden it was a loud crash, and the dial tone." Andy didn't realize Delia was in the room. But he saw her out of the corner of his eye and turned to the young girl.
"Daddy, no!" Delia grabbed her father's waist, with no intentions of letting go.
"Oh, Delia sweetie, this doesn't mean anything. Ephram probably just dropped the phone and it broke. I'm sure he's fine." Even if he knew what was really going on with his son, he wouldn't have told Delia. He wouldn't put her through that. Who knows if even HE would be able to be put through that?
******
"Ephram don't!" That's all Amy remembers screaming before her friend jumped. She saw him miss his only opportunity to live, and could stay standing any longer. She passed out before Ephram even knew what was going on.
******
Ephram grabbed for the ledge when he realized he hadn't passed it yet. The memories went by faster than he had thought. His right hand managed to grab hold of it just in time. He was thankful for that, but also knew it would hold him for long. Someone had to come up with a plan to get him to safety, fast.
Ephram didn't care whether it was Jake or the guys in the copter...Or even Amy, who he couldn't see any longer. He just wanted to be home, in his bed, safe and warm. He wanted to see he sister and dad again.
Although he wanted to see his mother again, he didn't mean like this. He wanted to see her alive again, not by him dying. He wanted her to be there for him at this exact moment. For her to reassure him that everything was going to be okay, but he didn't know if that was how it was going to turn out.
How DOES it turn out? Review and make suggestions. I'm not saying I will use them, I'm just saying I will take them. I hope you've enjoyed it so far, keep coming back, it's almost over! Review now.