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Intervention
Chapter 3: An Unlikely Alliance
Ephram made his way down the hall toward his homeroom. His day was not off to a good start. Amy was blinded by Colin's almost-full recovery, and it was getting dangerous. Ephram wished she could see that, but there was nothing he could do to convince her. He shook his head and turned down the hall. As he did so, he felt a strong hand pound his shoulder.
"Hey, Brown." It's owner called out.
"Great." Ephram thought to himself. "This day could not possibly get any better."
He turned around and faced the tall boy with curly blonde hair. "Chalk one up for my experiment on jocks and their inability to remember first names." He commented.
"Huh?" Bright asked, confused.
"Nevermind." Ephram replied, shaking his head in disgust.
"Whatever." Bright replied. "So how's it going?" he asked, as they continued on.
Ephram gave him a weird look. "Hell must be freezing over. Because I swear, you're actually trying to have a civil conversation with me."
"Yeah." Bright replied. "What's wrong with that?"
"It's weird." Ephram remarked. "And very awkward."
"Ephram, Ephram, Ephram. Can't I just say hi to my old buddy?" Bright remarked, throwing his arm around Ephram's shoulder.
"Sure you can." Ephram replied, moving away. "Go find him, I think he's walking Amy to homeroom."
"Actually, Colin and I aren't really on speaking terms." Bright admitted, his tone getting serious.
"Geez, Amy's not talking to you, Colin's not talking to you, who's left? You better not piss off the voices in your head or else you'll be in trouble." Ephram joked.
Bright had no stupid comeback. Ephram noticed this, and regretted his joke.
"You ok man?" he asked Bright.
"Look, I don't want to entire school to know, but I had to talk to someone about this, and I figured that maybe we'd be on the same page, with you hating Colin and all." Bright replied.
"I don't hate Colin." Ephram told him. "I just think he needs help."
"Me too." Bright admitted. "But its weird, you know? Colin is supposed to be my best friend. I'm supposed to be glad that he's back, but I'm not. That is not the Colin I grew up with, and I can't deal with this new guy."
"Yeah, I got the impression that he wasn't exactly a bully before the accident." Ephram remarked.
"But Amy is so happy that he's alive, it's just like she...she.." Bright searched for words.
"Sees right through it." Ephram offered.
"Yeah." Bright nodded his head. "She's never going to admit that he's different. And I'm scared that she's going to end up being hurt."
Ephram nodded his head.
"I know I don't come across as the mushy brother type, but I do worry about her. I mean, how would you react if it were your little sister?" Bright asked.
Ephram thought about it for a second. He tried to imagine Delia in a potentially abusive relationship. "I would beat the living crap out of a guy if he ever hurt my sister." He remarked.
"Exactly." Bright replied. "And I don't want it to come to that. Especially since it's Colin. But I would, if he did anything to her. Which is why I need your help."
"Ok." Ephram agreed.
"We need to convince everyone that Colin isn't who he seems, so he can get help. That's the only way he'll get better." Bright said.
"I know." Ephram agreed. "But even his own parents don't see it."
"They need too." Bright remarked.
"My dad warned them about this." Ephram stated, anger in his voice. "He told them to watch closely, and pay attention for behavior changes, and they just ignored him."
"He needs to tell them again." Bright replied.
"They fired him." Ephram remarked. "They went back to your dad."
"So they'd listen to him." Bright thought out loud.
"Probably." Ephram agreed. "But I'm assuming your father doesn't know about the whole Jekyl and Hyde stunt he's been pulling."
"No, he doesn't." Bright told him. "Amy's not talking to him, and she made me promise not to tell him."
"So how's he going to talk to the Harts?" Ephram asked.
Bright thought for a minute. "Wait a second." He was getting an idea. "What if your dad told my dad about Colin. That would be alright, he's like a common patient or something."
"Yeah." Ephram nodded his head.
"I know our father's can't stand each other, but when it comes to medical stuff, they manage to work together. Remember when my appendix burst?" Bright pointed out.
"So if my dad said something, your's could talk to the Harts and make them realize Colin's not all back." Ephram realized what Bright was getting at.
"Exactly." Bright replied. The bell rang, signaling the beginning of homeroom. "Look, I gotta go, but you have to talk to your dad when you go home, ok?" Bright headed off.
"Yeah ok." Ephram replied. He stood facing a big dilemma. Did he break his promise to Amy about not telling him, or was her safety in such danger that he had to say something. He rubbed his forehead with his hand. This was not going to be an easy day.
TBC!
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Disclaimer: Don't own Everwood.
Intervention
Chapter 3: An Unlikely Alliance
Ephram made his way down the hall toward his homeroom. His day was not off to a good start. Amy was blinded by Colin's almost-full recovery, and it was getting dangerous. Ephram wished she could see that, but there was nothing he could do to convince her. He shook his head and turned down the hall. As he did so, he felt a strong hand pound his shoulder.
"Hey, Brown." It's owner called out.
"Great." Ephram thought to himself. "This day could not possibly get any better."
He turned around and faced the tall boy with curly blonde hair. "Chalk one up for my experiment on jocks and their inability to remember first names." He commented.
"Huh?" Bright asked, confused.
"Nevermind." Ephram replied, shaking his head in disgust.
"Whatever." Bright replied. "So how's it going?" he asked, as they continued on.
Ephram gave him a weird look. "Hell must be freezing over. Because I swear, you're actually trying to have a civil conversation with me."
"Yeah." Bright replied. "What's wrong with that?"
"It's weird." Ephram remarked. "And very awkward."
"Ephram, Ephram, Ephram. Can't I just say hi to my old buddy?" Bright remarked, throwing his arm around Ephram's shoulder.
"Sure you can." Ephram replied, moving away. "Go find him, I think he's walking Amy to homeroom."
"Actually, Colin and I aren't really on speaking terms." Bright admitted, his tone getting serious.
"Geez, Amy's not talking to you, Colin's not talking to you, who's left? You better not piss off the voices in your head or else you'll be in trouble." Ephram joked.
Bright had no stupid comeback. Ephram noticed this, and regretted his joke.
"You ok man?" he asked Bright.
"Look, I don't want to entire school to know, but I had to talk to someone about this, and I figured that maybe we'd be on the same page, with you hating Colin and all." Bright replied.
"I don't hate Colin." Ephram told him. "I just think he needs help."
"Me too." Bright admitted. "But its weird, you know? Colin is supposed to be my best friend. I'm supposed to be glad that he's back, but I'm not. That is not the Colin I grew up with, and I can't deal with this new guy."
"Yeah, I got the impression that he wasn't exactly a bully before the accident." Ephram remarked.
"But Amy is so happy that he's alive, it's just like she...she.." Bright searched for words.
"Sees right through it." Ephram offered.
"Yeah." Bright nodded his head. "She's never going to admit that he's different. And I'm scared that she's going to end up being hurt."
Ephram nodded his head.
"I know I don't come across as the mushy brother type, but I do worry about her. I mean, how would you react if it were your little sister?" Bright asked.
Ephram thought about it for a second. He tried to imagine Delia in a potentially abusive relationship. "I would beat the living crap out of a guy if he ever hurt my sister." He remarked.
"Exactly." Bright replied. "And I don't want it to come to that. Especially since it's Colin. But I would, if he did anything to her. Which is why I need your help."
"Ok." Ephram agreed.
"We need to convince everyone that Colin isn't who he seems, so he can get help. That's the only way he'll get better." Bright said.
"I know." Ephram agreed. "But even his own parents don't see it."
"They need too." Bright remarked.
"My dad warned them about this." Ephram stated, anger in his voice. "He told them to watch closely, and pay attention for behavior changes, and they just ignored him."
"He needs to tell them again." Bright replied.
"They fired him." Ephram remarked. "They went back to your dad."
"So they'd listen to him." Bright thought out loud.
"Probably." Ephram agreed. "But I'm assuming your father doesn't know about the whole Jekyl and Hyde stunt he's been pulling."
"No, he doesn't." Bright told him. "Amy's not talking to him, and she made me promise not to tell him."
"So how's he going to talk to the Harts?" Ephram asked.
Bright thought for a minute. "Wait a second." He was getting an idea. "What if your dad told my dad about Colin. That would be alright, he's like a common patient or something."
"Yeah." Ephram nodded his head.
"I know our father's can't stand each other, but when it comes to medical stuff, they manage to work together. Remember when my appendix burst?" Bright pointed out.
"So if my dad said something, your's could talk to the Harts and make them realize Colin's not all back." Ephram realized what Bright was getting at.
"Exactly." Bright replied. The bell rang, signaling the beginning of homeroom. "Look, I gotta go, but you have to talk to your dad when you go home, ok?" Bright headed off.
"Yeah ok." Ephram replied. He stood facing a big dilemma. Did he break his promise to Amy about not telling him, or was her safety in such danger that he had to say something. He rubbed his forehead with his hand. This was not going to be an easy day.
TBC!
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