The Mourning After
PG-13
I do not own any of the characters in this story; they all belong to the WB.
The more and more Ephram walked, the dizzier he became. His mind was becoming a blur, and the only thing he could think about was Annette. He could still see her. Her laugh rang through his pounding head as he turned down a small dirt road tha he knew led to Everwood.
Tears began to well up in his eyes, and tiny drops fell from his cerulean eyes as his pace became slower, "Keep moving, Ephram," he spoke to himself in a soft whisper as it became harder for him to move, "you have to get back home, back to Amy and your family." He walked a about another mile, repeating those words as he went, "Screw my family!" He stopped and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
He couldn't seem to think straight, and no matter what he did, his thoughts always trailed off to Annette, whether he was thinking about hot dogs or dog leashes, it always went back to Annette.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, only meaning to rest there for a minute and not fall asleep, but his body slowly shut down and his thoughts turned into dreams.
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"Amy, where is Ephram!?!" Andy grabbed the girl gently by her shaking arms as she stood in his clinic office, "What happened to my son?"
She stood there, tears flowing freely down her porcelain cheeks, "I don't know where he is, but I can tell you some of what happened." She walked over to a chair in front of Dr. Brown's desk and got comfortable, "I had called him earlier today and told him to come to school, and that Bright was on his way to pick him up, so Ephram agreed to come." Her eyes filled with more salty tears as she spoke, her voice quivering with every word, "Bright got there, I guess, but he didn't take Ephram to school, he drove Ephram somewhere out of town, but he didn't tell me where. All Bright told me was that Ephram was out there someone, unconscious in a field, and he won't say anything else!" She broke down after that, completely enveloped in guilt, "It's my fault Dr. Brown. If I hadn't told Bright to go pick Ephram up, he wouldn't have hurt him."
Andy quickly walked over to her chair and knelt down beside her, "Amy, you were only trying to help Ephram, this isn't your fault in any way." He embraced her and looked her in her watery eyes, "Do you have any idea where Bright might have taken Ephram?"
She sat still for a minute, thinking hard about any place her best friend could be. All of a sudden her eyes lit up and a small smile appeared on her lips, "There is only one place out of town that has a field, it isn't even another town, and it's just a place between Everwood and Denver." She looked Dr. Brown in the eye and gave him an apologetic look, "That place is over 30 miles long. He could be anywhere."
Andy held her shoulders once more as he knelt in front of her and looked down at the wooden floor, "At least we know where to begin looking." He looked back up at her and returned the look she was giving him, "Would you be able to tell me where to go if you rode with me?" Amy nodded and held a Kleenex up to her red nose, "Okay, good." He stood up and looked around the room, "I just hope we won't have to come back here after we find him."
Thoughts rushed through Amy's head, she was trying to figure out what Dr. Brown meant, and then it clicked. 'What if Ephram is hurt badly?' It felt like a bomb had exploded in her head as that thought raced through. She didn't want to think about it, and she was brought back to reality when Dr. Brown put a hand on her shoulder and indicated the front doors with a nod of his head, "Right, let's go." She stood up and followed him out, hoping the same thing he had said just a few moments before.
PG-13
I do not own any of the characters in this story; they all belong to the WB.
The more and more Ephram walked, the dizzier he became. His mind was becoming a blur, and the only thing he could think about was Annette. He could still see her. Her laugh rang through his pounding head as he turned down a small dirt road tha he knew led to Everwood.
Tears began to well up in his eyes, and tiny drops fell from his cerulean eyes as his pace became slower, "Keep moving, Ephram," he spoke to himself in a soft whisper as it became harder for him to move, "you have to get back home, back to Amy and your family." He walked a about another mile, repeating those words as he went, "Screw my family!" He stopped and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
He couldn't seem to think straight, and no matter what he did, his thoughts always trailed off to Annette, whether he was thinking about hot dogs or dog leashes, it always went back to Annette.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, only meaning to rest there for a minute and not fall asleep, but his body slowly shut down and his thoughts turned into dreams.
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"Amy, where is Ephram!?!" Andy grabbed the girl gently by her shaking arms as she stood in his clinic office, "What happened to my son?"
She stood there, tears flowing freely down her porcelain cheeks, "I don't know where he is, but I can tell you some of what happened." She walked over to a chair in front of Dr. Brown's desk and got comfortable, "I had called him earlier today and told him to come to school, and that Bright was on his way to pick him up, so Ephram agreed to come." Her eyes filled with more salty tears as she spoke, her voice quivering with every word, "Bright got there, I guess, but he didn't take Ephram to school, he drove Ephram somewhere out of town, but he didn't tell me where. All Bright told me was that Ephram was out there someone, unconscious in a field, and he won't say anything else!" She broke down after that, completely enveloped in guilt, "It's my fault Dr. Brown. If I hadn't told Bright to go pick Ephram up, he wouldn't have hurt him."
Andy quickly walked over to her chair and knelt down beside her, "Amy, you were only trying to help Ephram, this isn't your fault in any way." He embraced her and looked her in her watery eyes, "Do you have any idea where Bright might have taken Ephram?"
She sat still for a minute, thinking hard about any place her best friend could be. All of a sudden her eyes lit up and a small smile appeared on her lips, "There is only one place out of town that has a field, it isn't even another town, and it's just a place between Everwood and Denver." She looked Dr. Brown in the eye and gave him an apologetic look, "That place is over 30 miles long. He could be anywhere."
Andy held her shoulders once more as he knelt in front of her and looked down at the wooden floor, "At least we know where to begin looking." He looked back up at her and returned the look she was giving him, "Would you be able to tell me where to go if you rode with me?" Amy nodded and held a Kleenex up to her red nose, "Okay, good." He stood up and looked around the room, "I just hope we won't have to come back here after we find him."
Thoughts rushed through Amy's head, she was trying to figure out what Dr. Brown meant, and then it clicked. 'What if Ephram is hurt badly?' It felt like a bomb had exploded in her head as that thought raced through. She didn't want to think about it, and she was brought back to reality when Dr. Brown put a hand on her shoulder and indicated the front doors with a nod of his head, "Right, let's go." She stood up and followed him out, hoping the same thing he had said just a few moments before.