Im mela ar' naur By: Jesse Drache
Disclaimer: I don't own Everwood or the characters, if I did, bad things would ensue.
Warning: This is Ephram/Bright slash; if you don't like it, don't read it.
Rating: Pg-13 but may get higher as time goes on.
Chapter 7: Nandor
Ephram walked down the stairs, gazing around his house the people that had assembled
around the snack table.
The ring of the doorbell diverted his attention and he watched as Delia ran towards the door
and open it to reveal Doctor Abbot, his wife, and Bright and Amy.
For a moment Bright caught Ephram's gaze, but Ephram looked away and finished descending
the remaining steps.
Turning his back on the two other teenagers he stalked off towards the kitchen, loosening
his tie and unbuttoning the top of his shirt as he made his way to the other room.
He could feel Bright's eyes boring into his back as he walked into the room and it was starting
to agitate him.
"Fuck. This is going to be a long night," he muttered under his breath, before pasting on a
content look and asking his grandmother if she needed his help.
***
Ephram spent the majority of his evening doing mindless chores for his grandmother in an
active attempt at avoiding Bright.
Bright of course spent the entire evening following Ephram around and trying to get him alone
so he could talk to him.
Yet every time that Bright managed to get Ephram in a corner, Ephram merely shoved the
plate he held in his hands towards Bright and offered him some ordure's.
"Ephram, please I have to talk with you," Bright pleaded, grabbing Ephram's wrist to keep him
from leaving.
Ephram looked around him, to find that a few people were already staring.
"Fine, but I don't have to listen."
He let himself be dragged by the older boy, who led him out to the porch and into the
freezing night.
"Look, I'm sorry that I hurt you. I really didn't mean it and I just wanted to know if I'm the
reason that you're leaving."
Ephram looked at Bright. At first his response was to not answer, but seeing the concerned
look in Bright's eyes, he looked down at his hands and mumbled, "No, you're not."
Bright watched in awe as Ephram's face crumbled and his defenses failed.
For the first time that evening Bright noticed the bags under Ephram's eyes and the way that
his shoulders slumped, the boy looked like he was on the edge.
He considered telling Ephram that he was being a coward and that he was running from his
problems, but it felt too much like kicking him while he was down.
Bright just stood there watching as Ephram avoided his gaze and twitched in discomfort.
He looks more like a caged beast than a boy, thought Bright.
In that moment, Bright realized what Everwood had done to Ephram and why Ephram needed
to leave.
He continued to stare at Ephram for several more minutes until Ephram finally looked up and
stared back.
They remained like that for several minutes before Bright started to see the steel creep back
into Ephram's eyes and the boy's hand start to shake with pent up frustration.
When Ephram suddenly stood up and silently walked back towards the house, Bright stayed
on the porch not knowing what to do.
From his seat he heard Ephram announce his eminent departure at the top of his lungs and
he didn't know if the pain that suddenly overtook his body was caused by Ephram's words or
if it was connected to whatever was making him queasy earlier that evening.
***
Sorry that it took so long for me to post this chapter but school is evil. Hope you liked it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Everwood or the characters, if I did, bad things would ensue.
Warning: This is Ephram/Bright slash; if you don't like it, don't read it.
Rating: Pg-13 but may get higher as time goes on.
Chapter 7: Nandor
Ephram walked down the stairs, gazing around his house the people that had assembled
around the snack table.
The ring of the doorbell diverted his attention and he watched as Delia ran towards the door
and open it to reveal Doctor Abbot, his wife, and Bright and Amy.
For a moment Bright caught Ephram's gaze, but Ephram looked away and finished descending
the remaining steps.
Turning his back on the two other teenagers he stalked off towards the kitchen, loosening
his tie and unbuttoning the top of his shirt as he made his way to the other room.
He could feel Bright's eyes boring into his back as he walked into the room and it was starting
to agitate him.
"Fuck. This is going to be a long night," he muttered under his breath, before pasting on a
content look and asking his grandmother if she needed his help.
***
Ephram spent the majority of his evening doing mindless chores for his grandmother in an
active attempt at avoiding Bright.
Bright of course spent the entire evening following Ephram around and trying to get him alone
so he could talk to him.
Yet every time that Bright managed to get Ephram in a corner, Ephram merely shoved the
plate he held in his hands towards Bright and offered him some ordure's.
"Ephram, please I have to talk with you," Bright pleaded, grabbing Ephram's wrist to keep him
from leaving.
Ephram looked around him, to find that a few people were already staring.
"Fine, but I don't have to listen."
He let himself be dragged by the older boy, who led him out to the porch and into the
freezing night.
"Look, I'm sorry that I hurt you. I really didn't mean it and I just wanted to know if I'm the
reason that you're leaving."
Ephram looked at Bright. At first his response was to not answer, but seeing the concerned
look in Bright's eyes, he looked down at his hands and mumbled, "No, you're not."
Bright watched in awe as Ephram's face crumbled and his defenses failed.
For the first time that evening Bright noticed the bags under Ephram's eyes and the way that
his shoulders slumped, the boy looked like he was on the edge.
He considered telling Ephram that he was being a coward and that he was running from his
problems, but it felt too much like kicking him while he was down.
Bright just stood there watching as Ephram avoided his gaze and twitched in discomfort.
He looks more like a caged beast than a boy, thought Bright.
In that moment, Bright realized what Everwood had done to Ephram and why Ephram needed
to leave.
He continued to stare at Ephram for several more minutes until Ephram finally looked up and
stared back.
They remained like that for several minutes before Bright started to see the steel creep back
into Ephram's eyes and the boy's hand start to shake with pent up frustration.
When Ephram suddenly stood up and silently walked back towards the house, Bright stayed
on the porch not knowing what to do.
From his seat he heard Ephram announce his eminent departure at the top of his lungs and
he didn't know if the pain that suddenly overtook his body was caused by Ephram's words or
if it was connected to whatever was making him queasy earlier that evening.
***
Sorry that it took so long for me to post this chapter but school is evil. Hope you liked it.
