Save Me
An Everwood Fanfiction
(Starts in the episode "Turf Wars" where Julia's parents visit from New York, and Colin's parents tell Amy to leave the hospital because she's stressing everyone out. In this story, it's Amy's birthday on the day on that big party.)
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Chapter Three
Everwood isn't such a hell at all. Only because of her.
Ephram's thoughts were cut in half as Delia's voice sliced the silence.
"TANNER! Where are ya, boy?" she said as she rounded the corner, "He's a sneaky one. I think he got back in the house when Dad was picking up the seat cover he shredded outside. Have you seen him come through here?"
"Nope, don't want to either. Not much of a dog fan. Try and keep him out of my room, ok?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ephram and Delia heard a thud above their heads. Ephram's lair was right above them.
Noooooooooooo, his mind screamed. Worried, Ephram scurried upstairs and gazed in pure horror when he reached his room.
Tanner, the loveable hyperactive pooch, had ripped and rolled through clothing, paper, pillows, and all. But what brought most of Ephram's anger was what Tanner was currently massacring.
The birthday present.
Broken charcoal stained the carpet, the dog, and anything else Tanner had touched. But the drawing itself was ruined beyond repair. Half had amazingly disappeared into the animal's stomach and the rest was slobbered and wrinkled into a saturated mass. All that was left was Amy's ballerina shoes and part of her lower legs.
Ephram glared at the innocent looking canine. "Guess what, Tanner…my buddy, my pal," he said through a fake smile and gritted teeth, "you're dead!"
As he moved towards him, the dog cowered back, but then coughed.
The teenager stopped, puzzled by the gruesome sound that was emitted by such a small animal. It coughed again and again, and after the third time it let out a wet hack as it spewed a grayish liquid, presumably vomit mixed with charcoal, onto the carpet.
"Unbelievable!" Ephram yelled, "Absolutely, freakin' unbelievable!!"
He wildly kicked his dresser, making a bigger mess and noise in his room, and then turned his attention back to Tanner. His actions said everything- he kicked at the dog as hard as he could.
Strangely he missed, but Ephram was about to be in big trouble since Delia had just witnessed the murder attempt from outside her brother's door.
"Stop it, Ephram!!!!" The little girl came to Tanner's rescue, pushing her brother away from the frightened dog. "What did you do to him? He's scared!"
"GET HIM OUT OF MY ROOM AND OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL HIM!" he yelled in reply.
Herself frightened by Ephram's rage, she scooped the puppy in her arms and ran down the stairs crying, "Daddy!! Ephram hurt Tanner!!"
Ephram didn't hesitate to follow and testify in his defense.
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(A/N: Don't worry. It's gonna work out ok. :) lol Sorry just to leave it like that… once I finish the part with him and his dad, I may come back and add it to this so you can have "closure" on this chapter. I hate leaving things hanging. Oh well. Review, please!)