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: Just to ease everyone's mind I thought I would post this chapter quickly, and I really didn't want to end it the way I did, but I don't know where to go with this whole Ephy...Thing. I will NOT ask for help, I get to decide. Please read past the end of the chapter to the added note.
Amy quickly sat up in bed screaming, until she realized she was home safe. Her father ran in a few seconds later.
"Amy, honey, what's wrong?" Dr. Abbott scooted a chair over to Amy's bed and sat down.
"Uh, nothing daddy, everything is fine." Amy was catching her breath, trying to figure out what was real and what was just a dream.
"Are you sure? Because after everything that has gone on today, I don't know."
Then she realized nothing had been a dream. She was hoping Ephram was okay, safe and warm in his own bed back home. But instead he was in danger of falling, "I don't know yet, dad. Do we know if Ephram is okay or not?"
"No, nothing yet," Harold looked at the floor, and then back to his daughter, "For all we know, he's dea...Nevermind."
"You were going to say dead, weren't you?" Amy lay back in bed, turning her back to the man she wished she never knew, "You never did like Ephram, daddy. Why?"
Dr. Abbott was shocked by this question. He never thought about how Amy would react to his displeasing looks at the Brown boy, "Um...I uh..." He wasn't trying to cover the truth; he was just trying to buy himself more time, so he could make his reason sound better. It didn't do any good.
"Don't lie to me dad, I want to know, now please." Amy kept her face turned away.
"Amy, first thing's first, you don't talk to me like that, you know better. And second...Well, second is going to sound really stupid. "I guess I never liked Ephram because, he...He looked like a charmer. Like the kind of guy who could take my little girl away from me at any minute. I guess I just didn't want that to happen, and neither did your brother, so don't go interrogating him now, too."
Dr. Abbott stood up, put the chair back in its place, and walked out of the room. Amy turned around, only to see her father's shadow dancing down the lighted hallway.
Amy then looked back to the wall, and whispered, "If you only knew what a charmer he was."
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Abby watched in horror as Ephram's eyes got wide, and his hand fell from the side. She didn't want to have to explain what had happened to him, or how close he was to getting to safety.
Jake didn't either, and he wasn't going to, "I don't think so kid!" Jake reached for Ephram's hand, the one that had reached the top, and tightened his grip.
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Dr. Abbott walked back into the living room with everyone staring at him, waiting for an explanation on Amy's scream, "She's fine, she probably just had a nightmare." There was no way he was going to tell them what else happened up there.
"I see," Andy was skeptical, but didn't ask any questions, "Are you alright Dr. Abbott?"
"Yes, Dr. Brown, I'm perfectly fine. I guess it's just that I'm worried about your son, for some reason." Harold sat next to his wife on the couch. He gave her a kiss on the head, and held her hand. He looked into her eyes and softly spoke with a smile, "Our little girl is going to be just fine."
******
Ephram's body hit violently up against the side of the mountain as Jake held his hand, keeping him from plummeting to his death.
Ephram's left arm had hit pretty hard, and so had his head, mainly his face. He could see blood dripping from his forehead, which at that point, he didn't much care about.
"Come on Ephram, you're almost there!" Jake looked over at Abby, who was just sitting there, "Could I get a little help here? I can barely hold him!"
Abby quickly snapped back into reality, and leaned over the edge, "Give me your other hand, Ephram!"
"I wish I could, but I can't even move it." Ephram was trying hard, but it hurt too much for him to even move his finger, imagine what it was like for the whole arm.
"Ephram," Jake knew Ephram would hate him after this, but it was the only way to save him, "I know this isn't easy, but if you want to survive, you have to give Abby your other hand."
Ephram breathed heavily for a few seconds, and then worked up the strength to lift his arm up above his head; Abby would have to do the rest. He wasn't screaming, but tears were rolling down his cheeks.
Abby grabbed his left hand, looked at Jake, and, together, the two of them pulled.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Now Ephram was screaming. He couldn't keep the pain he had been feeling all day inside anymore. He tried to stop, but he was still whimpering a little, "Hurry up guys." Ephram gritted his teeth while he spoke, "I can't do this much longer!"
Ephram got to the point where he could help, and so he put his feet up against the side of the mountain, and climbed up the rest of the way. The second Ephram's feet hit the solid ground his legs fell from under him. He couldn't stay standing any longer.
Jake and Abby were cheering and hugging so much, they didn't realize he had fallen to the ground. When Jake looked down, Ephram had already passed out.
******
Practically everyone in the Abbott house was asleep. Delia was asleep in a chair, Bright had gone up to his bed, Andy was on one side of the couch, and Dr. and Mrs. Abbott were one the other. Nina had gone home.
You realize I said PRACTICALLY everyone. Amy was still awake. Her eyes focusing on the ceiling, counting the little dots the plaster had made.
Even though the phone rang, nobody downstairs woke up. Amy shot out of bed and ran to her desk, "Hello?" She picked the small blue phone up.
She sat for a minute listening to some guy she had never heard before. After hearing certain words, her eyes got wide, and she didn't care to listen anymore. She took the phone from her ear and ran down the hall with it.
She stopped at Bright's door when she saw he was in bed, "Bright, you need to come downstairs." Amy was trying to stay as calm as possible.
"Why?" He was half awake.
"Because, it's about Ephram!" Amy ran down the stairs and quietly entered the living room when she saw everyone sleeping peacefully.
Bright immediately followed her once he realized what she had said, "Guys, wake up." Bright was clapping, making everyone jump.
"What has gotten into you, Bright?" Mrs. Abbott looked at her son, disgusted with his behavior.
"It's not me, mom, it's Amy. She told me she has some news about Ephram." Bright was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.
Everyone's attention turned towards Amy after Bright finished his sentence. "Well, go on, what is it?" Delia wanted to know more than anybody in the room, or so it seemed.
"I guess no one heard the phone a minute ago." Amy looked at Dr. Brown, and then to everyone else, they were shaking there heads. They hadn't heard a sound, "Okay, I guess not. Anyway, some guy just called, and I've got some good news." She was trying to throw them off, "Jake and Abby apparently had Ephram really close to the top, but the rope came untied, and they almost lost Ephram." She couldn't keep it in anymore, "Ephram is being flown to the hospital in Denver as we speak!"
Dr. Brown stood up as fast as he could, got his and Delia's coats, and then walked back to the couch, "I'm sorry everyone, but I have to go somewhere. My son needs me." He handed Delia her coat, and they both walked out the door.
The Abbott family was just sitting still for the next few minutes, Amy the only one standing. The room was quiet, so quiet they now knew what everyone meant by, 'You could hear a pin drop.'
Bright looked around the room, meeting his sisters gaze last. She was impatiently wiggling around, Bright smiled at her, "Do you want to go?" Amy nodded her head and just about as fast as Andy and Delia, they were gone.
Now it was down to two, Mrs. Abbott looked at her husband hopefully. She was trying to tell him something. Dr. Abbott looked at her, and then laughed, "We should follow them." They, just like everyone else, were gone almost instantly.
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Dr. Brown drove to his house, but didn't go inside. Instead, he ran over to Nina's. He knocked on the door and was greeted by a tired looking Nina, "Andy, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the Abbott's?" She then realized there was a reason her neighbor was there, "Where is Ephram?"
Andy took Nina by the hand and dragged her out the door, he never said a word. He opened the car door, and patiently waited for her to get in.
"Did you hear about Ephram?" Delia piped up when she saw Nina.
"No, how is he?" At least someone would tell her.
"Well, I'm not sure how he is, but they flew him to the hospital. Ephram isn't on that mountain anymore!" Delia was so excited. She wanted to see her brother, and more than anything, give him the biggest hug ever.
"Amy told us she had gotten a call from someone telling her Ephram was being taken there, and I didn't really stick around to hear the rest." Andy looked at Nina in the rearview mirror, since Delia was up front.
"Well that's great! Do you know what condition he's in?" Delia was just as curious about that question, but Nina asked it first.
Andy paused for a minute, and then fear rushed through his entire body, "No, I don't. I wonder Amy didn't tell us." So many things ran through his head, he didn't want to be thinking about any of them.
"Daddy, maybe she didn't tell you for a reason." Delia was trying to make him feel better. After all, he was the one driving.
"Maybe that isn't the case." Nina put her hand on Andy's shoulder, "Maybe, for a reason, nobody told her." * * * * * Just to let everyone know, I DO realize the nickname Grover is Amy's and not Ephram's. The only reason I made that little mistake is because I missed that ONE episode whenever it came on. I don't know why. So, if you don't mind, please quit reviewing me to tell me about that mess up. But thanks for all the great reviews, too! I really appreciate them all.
p.s. I love you too, Monkey!
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: Just to ease everyone's mind I thought I would post this chapter quickly, and I really didn't want to end it the way I did, but I don't know where to go with this whole Ephy...Thing. I will NOT ask for help, I get to decide. Please read past the end of the chapter to the added note.
Amy quickly sat up in bed screaming, until she realized she was home safe. Her father ran in a few seconds later.
"Amy, honey, what's wrong?" Dr. Abbott scooted a chair over to Amy's bed and sat down.
"Uh, nothing daddy, everything is fine." Amy was catching her breath, trying to figure out what was real and what was just a dream.
"Are you sure? Because after everything that has gone on today, I don't know."
Then she realized nothing had been a dream. She was hoping Ephram was okay, safe and warm in his own bed back home. But instead he was in danger of falling, "I don't know yet, dad. Do we know if Ephram is okay or not?"
"No, nothing yet," Harold looked at the floor, and then back to his daughter, "For all we know, he's dea...Nevermind."
"You were going to say dead, weren't you?" Amy lay back in bed, turning her back to the man she wished she never knew, "You never did like Ephram, daddy. Why?"
Dr. Abbott was shocked by this question. He never thought about how Amy would react to his displeasing looks at the Brown boy, "Um...I uh..." He wasn't trying to cover the truth; he was just trying to buy himself more time, so he could make his reason sound better. It didn't do any good.
"Don't lie to me dad, I want to know, now please." Amy kept her face turned away.
"Amy, first thing's first, you don't talk to me like that, you know better. And second...Well, second is going to sound really stupid. "I guess I never liked Ephram because, he...He looked like a charmer. Like the kind of guy who could take my little girl away from me at any minute. I guess I just didn't want that to happen, and neither did your brother, so don't go interrogating him now, too."
Dr. Abbott stood up, put the chair back in its place, and walked out of the room. Amy turned around, only to see her father's shadow dancing down the lighted hallway.
Amy then looked back to the wall, and whispered, "If you only knew what a charmer he was."
******
Abby watched in horror as Ephram's eyes got wide, and his hand fell from the side. She didn't want to have to explain what had happened to him, or how close he was to getting to safety.
Jake didn't either, and he wasn't going to, "I don't think so kid!" Jake reached for Ephram's hand, the one that had reached the top, and tightened his grip.
******
Dr. Abbott walked back into the living room with everyone staring at him, waiting for an explanation on Amy's scream, "She's fine, she probably just had a nightmare." There was no way he was going to tell them what else happened up there.
"I see," Andy was skeptical, but didn't ask any questions, "Are you alright Dr. Abbott?"
"Yes, Dr. Brown, I'm perfectly fine. I guess it's just that I'm worried about your son, for some reason." Harold sat next to his wife on the couch. He gave her a kiss on the head, and held her hand. He looked into her eyes and softly spoke with a smile, "Our little girl is going to be just fine."
******
Ephram's body hit violently up against the side of the mountain as Jake held his hand, keeping him from plummeting to his death.
Ephram's left arm had hit pretty hard, and so had his head, mainly his face. He could see blood dripping from his forehead, which at that point, he didn't much care about.
"Come on Ephram, you're almost there!" Jake looked over at Abby, who was just sitting there, "Could I get a little help here? I can barely hold him!"
Abby quickly snapped back into reality, and leaned over the edge, "Give me your other hand, Ephram!"
"I wish I could, but I can't even move it." Ephram was trying hard, but it hurt too much for him to even move his finger, imagine what it was like for the whole arm.
"Ephram," Jake knew Ephram would hate him after this, but it was the only way to save him, "I know this isn't easy, but if you want to survive, you have to give Abby your other hand."
Ephram breathed heavily for a few seconds, and then worked up the strength to lift his arm up above his head; Abby would have to do the rest. He wasn't screaming, but tears were rolling down his cheeks.
Abby grabbed his left hand, looked at Jake, and, together, the two of them pulled.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Now Ephram was screaming. He couldn't keep the pain he had been feeling all day inside anymore. He tried to stop, but he was still whimpering a little, "Hurry up guys." Ephram gritted his teeth while he spoke, "I can't do this much longer!"
Ephram got to the point where he could help, and so he put his feet up against the side of the mountain, and climbed up the rest of the way. The second Ephram's feet hit the solid ground his legs fell from under him. He couldn't stay standing any longer.
Jake and Abby were cheering and hugging so much, they didn't realize he had fallen to the ground. When Jake looked down, Ephram had already passed out.
******
Practically everyone in the Abbott house was asleep. Delia was asleep in a chair, Bright had gone up to his bed, Andy was on one side of the couch, and Dr. and Mrs. Abbott were one the other. Nina had gone home.
You realize I said PRACTICALLY everyone. Amy was still awake. Her eyes focusing on the ceiling, counting the little dots the plaster had made.
Even though the phone rang, nobody downstairs woke up. Amy shot out of bed and ran to her desk, "Hello?" She picked the small blue phone up.
She sat for a minute listening to some guy she had never heard before. After hearing certain words, her eyes got wide, and she didn't care to listen anymore. She took the phone from her ear and ran down the hall with it.
She stopped at Bright's door when she saw he was in bed, "Bright, you need to come downstairs." Amy was trying to stay as calm as possible.
"Why?" He was half awake.
"Because, it's about Ephram!" Amy ran down the stairs and quietly entered the living room when she saw everyone sleeping peacefully.
Bright immediately followed her once he realized what she had said, "Guys, wake up." Bright was clapping, making everyone jump.
"What has gotten into you, Bright?" Mrs. Abbott looked at her son, disgusted with his behavior.
"It's not me, mom, it's Amy. She told me she has some news about Ephram." Bright was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.
Everyone's attention turned towards Amy after Bright finished his sentence. "Well, go on, what is it?" Delia wanted to know more than anybody in the room, or so it seemed.
"I guess no one heard the phone a minute ago." Amy looked at Dr. Brown, and then to everyone else, they were shaking there heads. They hadn't heard a sound, "Okay, I guess not. Anyway, some guy just called, and I've got some good news." She was trying to throw them off, "Jake and Abby apparently had Ephram really close to the top, but the rope came untied, and they almost lost Ephram." She couldn't keep it in anymore, "Ephram is being flown to the hospital in Denver as we speak!"
Dr. Brown stood up as fast as he could, got his and Delia's coats, and then walked back to the couch, "I'm sorry everyone, but I have to go somewhere. My son needs me." He handed Delia her coat, and they both walked out the door.
The Abbott family was just sitting still for the next few minutes, Amy the only one standing. The room was quiet, so quiet they now knew what everyone meant by, 'You could hear a pin drop.'
Bright looked around the room, meeting his sisters gaze last. She was impatiently wiggling around, Bright smiled at her, "Do you want to go?" Amy nodded her head and just about as fast as Andy and Delia, they were gone.
Now it was down to two, Mrs. Abbott looked at her husband hopefully. She was trying to tell him something. Dr. Abbott looked at her, and then laughed, "We should follow them." They, just like everyone else, were gone almost instantly.
******
Dr. Brown drove to his house, but didn't go inside. Instead, he ran over to Nina's. He knocked on the door and was greeted by a tired looking Nina, "Andy, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the Abbott's?" She then realized there was a reason her neighbor was there, "Where is Ephram?"
Andy took Nina by the hand and dragged her out the door, he never said a word. He opened the car door, and patiently waited for her to get in.
"Did you hear about Ephram?" Delia piped up when she saw Nina.
"No, how is he?" At least someone would tell her.
"Well, I'm not sure how he is, but they flew him to the hospital. Ephram isn't on that mountain anymore!" Delia was so excited. She wanted to see her brother, and more than anything, give him the biggest hug ever.
"Amy told us she had gotten a call from someone telling her Ephram was being taken there, and I didn't really stick around to hear the rest." Andy looked at Nina in the rearview mirror, since Delia was up front.
"Well that's great! Do you know what condition he's in?" Delia was just as curious about that question, but Nina asked it first.
Andy paused for a minute, and then fear rushed through his entire body, "No, I don't. I wonder Amy didn't tell us." So many things ran through his head, he didn't want to be thinking about any of them.
"Daddy, maybe she didn't tell you for a reason." Delia was trying to make him feel better. After all, he was the one driving.
"Maybe that isn't the case." Nina put her hand on Andy's shoulder, "Maybe, for a reason, nobody told her." * * * * * Just to let everyone know, I DO realize the nickname Grover is Amy's and not Ephram's. The only reason I made that little mistake is because I missed that ONE episode whenever it came on. I don't know why. So, if you don't mind, please quit reviewing me to tell me about that mess up. But thanks for all the great reviews, too! I really appreciate them all.
p.s. I love you too, Monkey!