Title: He's There
Rating: PG-13, just in case
Pairing: None; Ephram/Colin friendship
~*~
I feel guilty, sometimes, when I think about Bright and Amy. After all, they were hurting because of me-because I couldn't remember the old Colin. Their Colin.
I try to remember, I really do. Nothing ever really comes back. I feel guilty about that, too, because my parents are waiting for me to remember. Everyone is waiting for me to remember.
Except Ephram. He's not pushing; he's not waiting for me to become the Old Colin. He's not disappointed because I don't remember him, like Bright and Amy.
He's just.there. Since I first met him, he's been there. A little reluctantly, but there none the less.
It feels nice. To have someone who doesn't expect anything from me.
I know he's nervous around me. He's getting better, but I see it every time he asks me to do something I can't, or whenever I ask him if he wants to hang out with me and Bright and Amy. He's not used to a "popular kid" even talking to him.
He's not used to someone without any memory talking to him.
I know that he doesn't always understand, doesn't always know how to help me.
I'm thankful for that. I don't want somebody who always understands, who's always thinking "Poor Colin. Let's help him remember." I don't want any of that.
Actually, thinking back, maybe Ephram has thought that. But, I think, he sees that that's what everyone else thinks, so he ignores it. He's just.himself around me.
Maybe that's just how he is. Or maybe I'm totally wrong, and this is all about pity or something equally as insulting to my non-existent pride.
I really don't care. Ephram could be using me to become popular or whatever. It doesn't matter.
All that matters it one thing: He's there.
~*~
Reviews? Anyone have any more ideas? I might add an Ephram POV, but I'm not sure yet.
Rating: PG-13, just in case
Pairing: None; Ephram/Colin friendship
~*~
I feel guilty, sometimes, when I think about Bright and Amy. After all, they were hurting because of me-because I couldn't remember the old Colin. Their Colin.
I try to remember, I really do. Nothing ever really comes back. I feel guilty about that, too, because my parents are waiting for me to remember. Everyone is waiting for me to remember.
Except Ephram. He's not pushing; he's not waiting for me to become the Old Colin. He's not disappointed because I don't remember him, like Bright and Amy.
He's just.there. Since I first met him, he's been there. A little reluctantly, but there none the less.
It feels nice. To have someone who doesn't expect anything from me.
I know he's nervous around me. He's getting better, but I see it every time he asks me to do something I can't, or whenever I ask him if he wants to hang out with me and Bright and Amy. He's not used to a "popular kid" even talking to him.
He's not used to someone without any memory talking to him.
I know that he doesn't always understand, doesn't always know how to help me.
I'm thankful for that. I don't want somebody who always understands, who's always thinking "Poor Colin. Let's help him remember." I don't want any of that.
Actually, thinking back, maybe Ephram has thought that. But, I think, he sees that that's what everyone else thinks, so he ignores it. He's just.himself around me.
Maybe that's just how he is. Or maybe I'm totally wrong, and this is all about pity or something equally as insulting to my non-existent pride.
I really don't care. Ephram could be using me to become popular or whatever. It doesn't matter.
All that matters it one thing: He's there.
~*~
Reviews? Anyone have any more ideas? I might add an Ephram POV, but I'm not sure yet.