Right Place, Wrong Time
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character in this story, except Annette, and Dr. Taylor, the rest belong to the WB.
Rating: PG-13
Ephram couldn't believe what he had just seen, 'Annette just jumped!' That was the only thing going through his head. He ran over to the place was she was just standing, and looked down.
Ephram was shocked at what he saw. Annette was standing there, perfectly fine, smiling. She was smiling!
He sunk down to the side of the bridge and rested against it, "I can't believe you just did that to me. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment."
Annette climbed back up and sat next to Ephram, "Geez, sorry kid, I didn't mean to scare you like that."
"I just escaped from a hospital, and walked who knows how far for you. And you nearly scare me to death by making me think you jumped to yours!" Ephram sat breathing heavily for a minute, and then realized what he just said, "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to yell at you like that."
"Yes you did, and I deserved it. See, this is why I don't belong in this world, I can't make anybody happy. I always do SOMETHING to make SOMEBODY mad!!" Annette stood up and started walking away.
"Annette, wait!" Ephram got up as fast as he could, which really wasn't a good idea, "Whoa, really wait." Everything was spinning around Ephram, or at least it felt like it.
Annette turned back around, just in time to run up to Ephram and catch him from hitting the ground.
He had passed out again.
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Andy walked through the old train station to his office, picking up a chart along the way, "Alright Mrs. Lechter lets see what we have today."
"Twins." The young, blonde headed girl said, "We're having twins."
The phone rang quietly in the background, but, trusting Edna would get it, Dr. Brown looked up at the Lechter girl, "I see, well, this should be exciting!" He was about to start his examination when Edna stuck her head in the room.
"Sorry to interrupt this warm and fuzzy moment Doc, but it appears that your son has escaped from the hospital."
"He what?!?" Andy turned around, not quite sure if he had heard correctly. When he saw Edna's face, he knew he had, "I'm sorry," He turned back to the pregnant girl, "Can I reschedule?"
"Um, yeah that's fine." She got of the table just as Andy left the room.
He grabbed his jacket and car keys, "Edna, I'll be gone for awhile, do you think you can handle things around here?" With a quick nod for a response, Dr. Brown was off to find his son.
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Ephram opened his eyes, again, to unfamiliar surroundings. This time he had no clue as to where he was, no matter how long he looked around. The answer was soon given to him when Annette walked into the room, then it hit him, she had taken him home, he had once again passed out.
"This has to be a record for me; I've never passed out this much in a week." Ephram paused for a moment, "Heck, I've never passed out before that hiking trip."
Ephram was mostly speaking to himself, but Annette couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you on that trip? I mean, you DO look pretty beat up."
Ephram lifted his head and looked at her, "Gee thanks, this was two weeks ago!" Annette got an apologetic look on her face, "But that's okay, after what happened to me, I'm not surprised I look so bad. I was with a friend, and I've only been hiking once....." Ephram went on explaining, Annette listening the whole time. Apparently nobody had ever talked to her this much before.
"Anyway, that's what happened, and I'm NEVER going hiking again!" Annette smiled at that remark, and then left the room again. She came back with a glass of water.
"Here, you need to drink this. After walking from Denver, you have to be thirsty."
Ephram looked at her again, "How did you know I walked from Denver?"
"You told me you escaped from a hospital, and the closest one is in Denver." Annette sat next to him, he was on a bed.
"Please don't kill yourself, Annette." That was all Ephram could think of to say.
"What?" Annette soon realized what he had said, "Oh...Yeah, about that, I didn't think you would really come. I wasn't actually going to jump off that bridge; I was going to OD if anything. I just wanted to scare you a little, and I did." She laughed a little at the end.
"That's the first time I've heard you laugh." Ephram smiled at her, "We're making progress already." Ephram then thought of a great idea, he just hoped Annette thought it was so great too, "Let's make a deal."
"You mean like the game show?" Annette was kidding.
"You know what I mean. I want you to give me a few days, maybe even a week, to try and convince you not to go all suicidal on me again. You seem like a really nice person, and I would like it if we could get to be friends."
Annette was actually beginning to like this kid, "You have a week." She held out her hand and the two of them shook on it. They had a deal, "You know, you're a pretty cute kid."
Ephram smiled, but then remembered something, "Sorry Annette, I'm taken." Saying that, he then though about the fact that she had to know someone had found out he was missing by now. He stood up, but not so fast this time, "I'm sorry but I have to go, I'll be in trouble if I don't."
"Okay, I'll see you later!" Annette yelled after him.
Ephram stopped in her doorway, not quite outside yet, "I'll meet up with you tomorrow! Same place, no jumping this time!" She smiled again as he ran out the door.
****** Andy was pacing back and forth in his living room, with Amy sitting on the couch. He hadn't had any luck in finding Ephram, and he was beginning to worry, "Where could he be?"
"Dr. Brown, you and I both know Ephram, he's a smart kid, and he can take care of himself. I'm sure he's fine." Amy watched him keep pacing.
"How do you know that? He escaped from the hospital! He could be hurt, or worse!"
"Please don't say that, I doubt it's true anyway." Amy was now afraid Dr. Brown was right.
Dr. Brown kept pacing until he heard the front door open, and then close again, "Ephram, are you home?" Andy ran to the entry, it was Ephram, "Where have you been?"
"I can't really tell you." Ephram knew that was the wrong answer, but he couldn't tell his dad the truth, not yet.
"Okay, but you do know you are in trouble, right?" Andy looked at Amy, she was standing next to Ephram now.
"Dad, whatever you do, the one thing you can't do is ground me, please, this is way too important." Those words came out of Ephram's mouth faster than he could stop them, and he knew what was going to happen next.
"I'm sorry, so. You know it has to happen. You're grounded. In disbelief. He had to help Annette. If he didn't meet her at that bridge the next day, she would probably do the same thing.
To Ephram it looked like his life was going to be consisted of escaping, breaking out of places, and things like that.
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I know this chapter sucks, but I have to get to where I'm going somehow! Please review, I no longer need suggestions, I know exactly what is going to happen in the entire story. But, if you would like to give them, I might be able to shift the fic a little and work it in. But either way, please review.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character in this story, except Annette, and Dr. Taylor, the rest belong to the WB.
Rating: PG-13
Ephram couldn't believe what he had just seen, 'Annette just jumped!' That was the only thing going through his head. He ran over to the place was she was just standing, and looked down.
Ephram was shocked at what he saw. Annette was standing there, perfectly fine, smiling. She was smiling!
He sunk down to the side of the bridge and rested against it, "I can't believe you just did that to me. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment."
Annette climbed back up and sat next to Ephram, "Geez, sorry kid, I didn't mean to scare you like that."
"I just escaped from a hospital, and walked who knows how far for you. And you nearly scare me to death by making me think you jumped to yours!" Ephram sat breathing heavily for a minute, and then realized what he just said, "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to yell at you like that."
"Yes you did, and I deserved it. See, this is why I don't belong in this world, I can't make anybody happy. I always do SOMETHING to make SOMEBODY mad!!" Annette stood up and started walking away.
"Annette, wait!" Ephram got up as fast as he could, which really wasn't a good idea, "Whoa, really wait." Everything was spinning around Ephram, or at least it felt like it.
Annette turned back around, just in time to run up to Ephram and catch him from hitting the ground.
He had passed out again.
******
Andy walked through the old train station to his office, picking up a chart along the way, "Alright Mrs. Lechter lets see what we have today."
"Twins." The young, blonde headed girl said, "We're having twins."
The phone rang quietly in the background, but, trusting Edna would get it, Dr. Brown looked up at the Lechter girl, "I see, well, this should be exciting!" He was about to start his examination when Edna stuck her head in the room.
"Sorry to interrupt this warm and fuzzy moment Doc, but it appears that your son has escaped from the hospital."
"He what?!?" Andy turned around, not quite sure if he had heard correctly. When he saw Edna's face, he knew he had, "I'm sorry," He turned back to the pregnant girl, "Can I reschedule?"
"Um, yeah that's fine." She got of the table just as Andy left the room.
He grabbed his jacket and car keys, "Edna, I'll be gone for awhile, do you think you can handle things around here?" With a quick nod for a response, Dr. Brown was off to find his son.
******
Ephram opened his eyes, again, to unfamiliar surroundings. This time he had no clue as to where he was, no matter how long he looked around. The answer was soon given to him when Annette walked into the room, then it hit him, she had taken him home, he had once again passed out.
"This has to be a record for me; I've never passed out this much in a week." Ephram paused for a moment, "Heck, I've never passed out before that hiking trip."
Ephram was mostly speaking to himself, but Annette couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you on that trip? I mean, you DO look pretty beat up."
Ephram lifted his head and looked at her, "Gee thanks, this was two weeks ago!" Annette got an apologetic look on her face, "But that's okay, after what happened to me, I'm not surprised I look so bad. I was with a friend, and I've only been hiking once....." Ephram went on explaining, Annette listening the whole time. Apparently nobody had ever talked to her this much before.
"Anyway, that's what happened, and I'm NEVER going hiking again!" Annette smiled at that remark, and then left the room again. She came back with a glass of water.
"Here, you need to drink this. After walking from Denver, you have to be thirsty."
Ephram looked at her again, "How did you know I walked from Denver?"
"You told me you escaped from a hospital, and the closest one is in Denver." Annette sat next to him, he was on a bed.
"Please don't kill yourself, Annette." That was all Ephram could think of to say.
"What?" Annette soon realized what he had said, "Oh...Yeah, about that, I didn't think you would really come. I wasn't actually going to jump off that bridge; I was going to OD if anything. I just wanted to scare you a little, and I did." She laughed a little at the end.
"That's the first time I've heard you laugh." Ephram smiled at her, "We're making progress already." Ephram then thought of a great idea, he just hoped Annette thought it was so great too, "Let's make a deal."
"You mean like the game show?" Annette was kidding.
"You know what I mean. I want you to give me a few days, maybe even a week, to try and convince you not to go all suicidal on me again. You seem like a really nice person, and I would like it if we could get to be friends."
Annette was actually beginning to like this kid, "You have a week." She held out her hand and the two of them shook on it. They had a deal, "You know, you're a pretty cute kid."
Ephram smiled, but then remembered something, "Sorry Annette, I'm taken." Saying that, he then though about the fact that she had to know someone had found out he was missing by now. He stood up, but not so fast this time, "I'm sorry but I have to go, I'll be in trouble if I don't."
"Okay, I'll see you later!" Annette yelled after him.
Ephram stopped in her doorway, not quite outside yet, "I'll meet up with you tomorrow! Same place, no jumping this time!" She smiled again as he ran out the door.
****** Andy was pacing back and forth in his living room, with Amy sitting on the couch. He hadn't had any luck in finding Ephram, and he was beginning to worry, "Where could he be?"
"Dr. Brown, you and I both know Ephram, he's a smart kid, and he can take care of himself. I'm sure he's fine." Amy watched him keep pacing.
"How do you know that? He escaped from the hospital! He could be hurt, or worse!"
"Please don't say that, I doubt it's true anyway." Amy was now afraid Dr. Brown was right.
Dr. Brown kept pacing until he heard the front door open, and then close again, "Ephram, are you home?" Andy ran to the entry, it was Ephram, "Where have you been?"
"I can't really tell you." Ephram knew that was the wrong answer, but he couldn't tell his dad the truth, not yet.
"Okay, but you do know you are in trouble, right?" Andy looked at Amy, she was standing next to Ephram now.
"Dad, whatever you do, the one thing you can't do is ground me, please, this is way too important." Those words came out of Ephram's mouth faster than he could stop them, and he knew what was going to happen next.
"I'm sorry, so. You know it has to happen. You're grounded. In disbelief. He had to help Annette. If he didn't meet her at that bridge the next day, she would probably do the same thing.
To Ephram it looked like his life was going to be consisted of escaping, breaking out of places, and things like that.
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I know this chapter sucks, but I have to get to where I'm going somehow! Please review, I no longer need suggestions, I know exactly what is going to happen in the entire story. But, if you would like to give them, I might be able to shift the fic a little and work it in. But either way, please review.