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
Amy had been sent home, and Ephram had been sent to his room. Neither one of them got to say goodbye to the other, they just parted in different directions. Ephram was so embarrassed by what his father had done in front of her; he didn't dare go near Amy until he absolutely had to.
"I can't believe this is happening. I'm going to be kept under lock and key forever at this rate! But I have to get to Annette; there is no way I'm taking back my word." Ephram sat on the edge of his bed, thinking of a way to get out of his own house.
The hospital was easier than escaping from this place! Ephram thought about the window, and how he had done it once before, but that was in a totally different circumstance. He had escaped to go to a party, and he got drunk that night. Boy was he in trouble. Anyway, Ephram knew the window was his only way, but his arm would make it exceedingly difficult to get down, but he had to try...Later.
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Amy sat on her bed looking at her diary, thinking of how to explain what had happened that day. She couldn't believe Ephram had actually escaped from the hospital, but why? That was the question that was on her mind the most.
Dear Diary,
Ephram has been acting really weird lately, like yesterday, I took him to Clix, and he totally freaked out on me after we were there for like, ten minutes. I was worried about him then, or so I thought. There is no doubt in my mind that I am worried about him now. He told Bright to take him to the police station, which led to absolutely nothing. We wound up at some girls house, and he went inside! I wasn't very happy about that, but what really bugs me is why he did it. The thing is, I don't know, because he won't tell me. My own boyfriend is keeping secrets from me. And the worst part is I think something else other than just that girl is bugging him, because he's been getting all distant on me lately. I try talking to him, but he's in his own little world, although I guess I do that sometimes too, but not that much. Anyway, Ephram passed out outside that girls place, and we had to take him to the hospital, I wasn't there for very long, and I didn't even get to see him while I was. He broke out this morning, and he won't tell me or his dad why. He was grounded right in front of me, I bet he's embarrassed, but who wouldn't be? I really hope he's okay or at least going to be . ******
It was about five-thirty now, and Ephram was still in his room, sitting on his bed. He hadn't moved. He was still thinking about how to get out of there. Maybe there was a better way than the window. But he knew there wasn't; with all of his heart he knew the window was his only choice.
He made the decision that at about ten the next morning, he would get out of there. Escaping wouldn't have been a problem for Ephram if he had known one little fact; his dad was on to him. Andy had asked Nina in advance if she could keep an eye on Ephram, and she had agreed, in advance. With her watching, there was no way he would get out without being noticed, I mean, she lived right next door!
But Ephram didn't know that, and his dad had made no plans to tell him, so he was trapped before he even moved an inch. Ephram was a smart boy though, like Amy had said. He could find another way out of there, maybe.
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Ephram had fallen asleep later that night, and didn't plan on going to school, which was a good thing, because Andy wouldn't have let him anyway. Ephram woke the next morning and looked at his clock, it was nine exactly. He had about an hour to go, but something stopped him. There was a note on his door, it read:
Ephram,
Nina will be stopping by every once in a while, just to check up on you. If you are not here, she will inform me, and if you are, everything will remain just as it is, perfectly fine. Please try to stay out of trouble for one day.
Love, Dad
"Sorry dad, I but not everything will be perfectly fine if I stay here." Ephram grabbed his book bag and walked toward his window, but then saw Nina looking up at him, "Oh great, I forgot about that." He stood in view of her for a minute, hoping she would leave, but she never did, "This really sucks, how am I going to get out of this place?" Then Ephram came up with his best plan yet.
He ran downstairs and out the door, "Nina, I need to ask you a favor!" Ephram walked over to her yard.
"Sure, what do you want?" Nina wasn't suspecting anything, which made it twenty times easier for Ephram.
"I need a ride to school, I decided to go today, and I don't want to fall behind." He was always a bad liar, but Nina didn't know that, yet.
"Are you sure you're up to it? Because your dad said don't let you leave the house." Nina didn't mean to say that, but she didn't take it back afterward, so everything worked out.
"He did? I should have known. I don't think school would be excluded, I can still make some of my classes if we hurry." Ephram looked hopeful, but not towards his classes.
"Okay, just let me get my keys and we'll leave." Nina walked back inside and came a minute later, jangling her keychain, "Let's go!" They both got in the car, and were headed for the school. Ephram's plan was working perfectly.
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Nina pulled up to the school only minutes later, and Ephram got out as fast as he could, "I can get a ride home, if my dad gets mad, tell him to yell at me." The last thing Ephram wanted was for Nina to get the blame for something she didn't even know about.
"Okay, I'll see you later." After Ephram was far enough away, Nina started driving back home.
Ephram looked back and, seeing that Nina was gone, ran in the opposite direction of the school. What he didn't know, was that someone saw him. Bright had been watching all the while, and knew Ephram had to be up to something, so he started to run in the same direction. Skipping the rest of the school day didn't matter to Bright.
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Ephram reached the bridge and saw that Annette had just arrived. She smiled at him, and began walking faster, "Hey stranger." Ephram smiled back.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine, no suicidal thoughts yet." Ephram's smile slowly faded, "Relax, I won't do anything."
"Do you promise?" Ephram was known to be paranoid.
"Yes, Ephram, don't worry, please." Annette gave him a promising look, so he started to feel a little better.
"Who's your friend?" Annette was looking behind Ephram.
"Friend, what friend?" Ephram looked behind him, "...Oh no." He quickly looked back, this can't be happening." He closed his eyes and wished it all would go away, but when he reopened them, Bright was even closer.
"Hey man, who is this?" Bright walked up next to Ephram, "You aren't cheating on Amy or anything, are you?" He was joking, and Ephram knew that.
"Ha, ha, very funny. Bright Abbott, meet Annette McMillan. Annette, meet Bright." After the introduction, they both shook hands.
"Is this that girl that's got you so worked up?" Ephram shot a bad look in Bright's direction, "I wasn't supposed to say that, was I?"
"It's okay that you're worried about me Ephram, I glad someone actually cares." Annette smiled at Ephram again, him smiling back just the same.
"Bright, what are you doing here?" Ephram turned to him.
"I saw you run from the school, so I followed you...Although I should be asking you the same question." Bright crossed his arms and smiled suspiciously.
"I promised to meet here with Annette, and my dad grounded me, so I had to sneak out, and the only way to do that, was to get to school, but not actually go...Get it?" Ephram smiled back at him, the exact same way.
"Hey, guys, before this gets ugly, why don't we go back to my place and talk?" Annette looked at Bright, who looked a little freaked.
"Nah, that's okay, I think I should probably get back to school before someone misses me." He started walking away.
"You, get missed? Yeah right." Ephram laughed a little and started to follow Annette.
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Bright had made it back to school just in time to see Amy walking toward the tables outside with her lunch tray, "Hey Amy, do you know where Ephram is right now?"
Amy saw that Bright was walking in the wrong direction to be coming from gym, "He's at his house, grounded and sick...What about you, where have you been?"
"He isn't at his place, he's with that girl, you know the one that was getting him so jumpy the other night, her name is Annette." Bright sat with Amy, but then regretted it when she got an upset look on her face.
"What's going on with him?" Amy looked down at her food.
"Nothing, Aims. He's just helping her out, apparently something is wrong with her and he is just caring abut her...Or at least that's what it sounded like to me." Bright grabbed her hand, saving her macaroni and cheese from being completely destroyed.
"Are you sure, because he's been acting really strange lately." Amy started to worry something was beginning to become very wrong.
"I'm sure, now I have to go, but I'll give you a ride home, and Ephram if he gets back in time." Bright smiled at her, making a small smile appear on her face, but only a small one.
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After Ephram and Annette talked for awhile, they both acknowledged the fact that they were to meet at the same place, everyday, but at different times because of Ephram's schooling.
"I'm glad we met at that club, Annette, if I had heard about you on the news or something, and then realized that I saw you there, I would have freaked." Ephram stood up, getting ready to leave.
"Me too, it's nice to know that I have someone I can talk to now, I don't feel so useless anymore." Annette smiled as she opened the door for him.
"Why don't you try to get back together with your parents, I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. I mean, they can't be that mad at you." Ephram stopped before he walked outside.
"Ephram, you have no idea."
"Just give then a chance. I'll call them and tell them you want to 'rekindle the flame', as most people would say it...I think." Ephram knew that wasn't right.
"That's for people in love, but I get what you're saying. I think it would be better if I be the one to call them, but thanks for the offer. I'll do it later tonight, because if my parent's schedules are still the same, they won't be home till then." Annette smiled even bigger, "I'll see you tomorrow Ephram."
"Okay," He stopped again, "Hey, if I'm not there at close to five, or even a little after, give me a chance; I DO have to get out of my house somehow." Ephram paused for a moment, "You know what, I have a better idea, how about we meet right after I get out of school, and that way I don't have to go home and then get back out somehow, does that sound good?"
"That's sounds fine to me." Annette waved to Ephram and then closed the door, "This should be an interesting week." Annette sat back down on her couch and waited to call her parents. She couldn't break that promise to Ephram, it looked like it meant too much to him, and it did. She would be thankful later on. But then again, maybe not.
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
Amy had been sent home, and Ephram had been sent to his room. Neither one of them got to say goodbye to the other, they just parted in different directions. Ephram was so embarrassed by what his father had done in front of her; he didn't dare go near Amy until he absolutely had to.
"I can't believe this is happening. I'm going to be kept under lock and key forever at this rate! But I have to get to Annette; there is no way I'm taking back my word." Ephram sat on the edge of his bed, thinking of a way to get out of his own house.
The hospital was easier than escaping from this place! Ephram thought about the window, and how he had done it once before, but that was in a totally different circumstance. He had escaped to go to a party, and he got drunk that night. Boy was he in trouble. Anyway, Ephram knew the window was his only way, but his arm would make it exceedingly difficult to get down, but he had to try...Later.
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Amy sat on her bed looking at her diary, thinking of how to explain what had happened that day. She couldn't believe Ephram had actually escaped from the hospital, but why? That was the question that was on her mind the most.
Dear Diary,
Ephram has been acting really weird lately, like yesterday, I took him to Clix, and he totally freaked out on me after we were there for like, ten minutes. I was worried about him then, or so I thought. There is no doubt in my mind that I am worried about him now. He told Bright to take him to the police station, which led to absolutely nothing. We wound up at some girls house, and he went inside! I wasn't very happy about that, but what really bugs me is why he did it. The thing is, I don't know, because he won't tell me. My own boyfriend is keeping secrets from me. And the worst part is I think something else other than just that girl is bugging him, because he's been getting all distant on me lately. I try talking to him, but he's in his own little world, although I guess I do that sometimes too, but not that much. Anyway, Ephram passed out outside that girls place, and we had to take him to the hospital, I wasn't there for very long, and I didn't even get to see him while I was. He broke out this morning, and he won't tell me or his dad why. He was grounded right in front of me, I bet he's embarrassed, but who wouldn't be? I really hope he's okay or at least going to be . ******
It was about five-thirty now, and Ephram was still in his room, sitting on his bed. He hadn't moved. He was still thinking about how to get out of there. Maybe there was a better way than the window. But he knew there wasn't; with all of his heart he knew the window was his only choice.
He made the decision that at about ten the next morning, he would get out of there. Escaping wouldn't have been a problem for Ephram if he had known one little fact; his dad was on to him. Andy had asked Nina in advance if she could keep an eye on Ephram, and she had agreed, in advance. With her watching, there was no way he would get out without being noticed, I mean, she lived right next door!
But Ephram didn't know that, and his dad had made no plans to tell him, so he was trapped before he even moved an inch. Ephram was a smart boy though, like Amy had said. He could find another way out of there, maybe.
******
Ephram had fallen asleep later that night, and didn't plan on going to school, which was a good thing, because Andy wouldn't have let him anyway. Ephram woke the next morning and looked at his clock, it was nine exactly. He had about an hour to go, but something stopped him. There was a note on his door, it read:
Ephram,
Nina will be stopping by every once in a while, just to check up on you. If you are not here, she will inform me, and if you are, everything will remain just as it is, perfectly fine. Please try to stay out of trouble for one day.
Love, Dad
"Sorry dad, I but not everything will be perfectly fine if I stay here." Ephram grabbed his book bag and walked toward his window, but then saw Nina looking up at him, "Oh great, I forgot about that." He stood in view of her for a minute, hoping she would leave, but she never did, "This really sucks, how am I going to get out of this place?" Then Ephram came up with his best plan yet.
He ran downstairs and out the door, "Nina, I need to ask you a favor!" Ephram walked over to her yard.
"Sure, what do you want?" Nina wasn't suspecting anything, which made it twenty times easier for Ephram.
"I need a ride to school, I decided to go today, and I don't want to fall behind." He was always a bad liar, but Nina didn't know that, yet.
"Are you sure you're up to it? Because your dad said don't let you leave the house." Nina didn't mean to say that, but she didn't take it back afterward, so everything worked out.
"He did? I should have known. I don't think school would be excluded, I can still make some of my classes if we hurry." Ephram looked hopeful, but not towards his classes.
"Okay, just let me get my keys and we'll leave." Nina walked back inside and came a minute later, jangling her keychain, "Let's go!" They both got in the car, and were headed for the school. Ephram's plan was working perfectly.
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Nina pulled up to the school only minutes later, and Ephram got out as fast as he could, "I can get a ride home, if my dad gets mad, tell him to yell at me." The last thing Ephram wanted was for Nina to get the blame for something she didn't even know about.
"Okay, I'll see you later." After Ephram was far enough away, Nina started driving back home.
Ephram looked back and, seeing that Nina was gone, ran in the opposite direction of the school. What he didn't know, was that someone saw him. Bright had been watching all the while, and knew Ephram had to be up to something, so he started to run in the same direction. Skipping the rest of the school day didn't matter to Bright.
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Ephram reached the bridge and saw that Annette had just arrived. She smiled at him, and began walking faster, "Hey stranger." Ephram smiled back.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine, no suicidal thoughts yet." Ephram's smile slowly faded, "Relax, I won't do anything."
"Do you promise?" Ephram was known to be paranoid.
"Yes, Ephram, don't worry, please." Annette gave him a promising look, so he started to feel a little better.
"Who's your friend?" Annette was looking behind Ephram.
"Friend, what friend?" Ephram looked behind him, "...Oh no." He quickly looked back, this can't be happening." He closed his eyes and wished it all would go away, but when he reopened them, Bright was even closer.
"Hey man, who is this?" Bright walked up next to Ephram, "You aren't cheating on Amy or anything, are you?" He was joking, and Ephram knew that.
"Ha, ha, very funny. Bright Abbott, meet Annette McMillan. Annette, meet Bright." After the introduction, they both shook hands.
"Is this that girl that's got you so worked up?" Ephram shot a bad look in Bright's direction, "I wasn't supposed to say that, was I?"
"It's okay that you're worried about me Ephram, I glad someone actually cares." Annette smiled at Ephram again, him smiling back just the same.
"Bright, what are you doing here?" Ephram turned to him.
"I saw you run from the school, so I followed you...Although I should be asking you the same question." Bright crossed his arms and smiled suspiciously.
"I promised to meet here with Annette, and my dad grounded me, so I had to sneak out, and the only way to do that, was to get to school, but not actually go...Get it?" Ephram smiled back at him, the exact same way.
"Hey, guys, before this gets ugly, why don't we go back to my place and talk?" Annette looked at Bright, who looked a little freaked.
"Nah, that's okay, I think I should probably get back to school before someone misses me." He started walking away.
"You, get missed? Yeah right." Ephram laughed a little and started to follow Annette.
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Bright had made it back to school just in time to see Amy walking toward the tables outside with her lunch tray, "Hey Amy, do you know where Ephram is right now?"
Amy saw that Bright was walking in the wrong direction to be coming from gym, "He's at his house, grounded and sick...What about you, where have you been?"
"He isn't at his place, he's with that girl, you know the one that was getting him so jumpy the other night, her name is Annette." Bright sat with Amy, but then regretted it when she got an upset look on her face.
"What's going on with him?" Amy looked down at her food.
"Nothing, Aims. He's just helping her out, apparently something is wrong with her and he is just caring abut her...Or at least that's what it sounded like to me." Bright grabbed her hand, saving her macaroni and cheese from being completely destroyed.
"Are you sure, because he's been acting really strange lately." Amy started to worry something was beginning to become very wrong.
"I'm sure, now I have to go, but I'll give you a ride home, and Ephram if he gets back in time." Bright smiled at her, making a small smile appear on her face, but only a small one.
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After Ephram and Annette talked for awhile, they both acknowledged the fact that they were to meet at the same place, everyday, but at different times because of Ephram's schooling.
"I'm glad we met at that club, Annette, if I had heard about you on the news or something, and then realized that I saw you there, I would have freaked." Ephram stood up, getting ready to leave.
"Me too, it's nice to know that I have someone I can talk to now, I don't feel so useless anymore." Annette smiled as she opened the door for him.
"Why don't you try to get back together with your parents, I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. I mean, they can't be that mad at you." Ephram stopped before he walked outside.
"Ephram, you have no idea."
"Just give then a chance. I'll call them and tell them you want to 'rekindle the flame', as most people would say it...I think." Ephram knew that wasn't right.
"That's for people in love, but I get what you're saying. I think it would be better if I be the one to call them, but thanks for the offer. I'll do it later tonight, because if my parent's schedules are still the same, they won't be home till then." Annette smiled even bigger, "I'll see you tomorrow Ephram."
"Okay," He stopped again, "Hey, if I'm not there at close to five, or even a little after, give me a chance; I DO have to get out of my house somehow." Ephram paused for a moment, "You know what, I have a better idea, how about we meet right after I get out of school, and that way I don't have to go home and then get back out somehow, does that sound good?"
"That's sounds fine to me." Annette waved to Ephram and then closed the door, "This should be an interesting week." Annette sat back down on her couch and waited to call her parents. She couldn't break that promise to Ephram, it looked like it meant too much to him, and it did. She would be thankful later on. But then again, maybe not.