Chapter 3
By the time dinner is over Ephram is getting nervous about what Crystal will do when he tells her, 'she probably won't even remember." Ephram chides himself. 'You barely even remembered her.'
"Are you guys ready to go?" Andy calls from the kitchen sink finally finished with the dishes.
"Yup!" Delia appears downstairs quickly.
"I invited Nina and Sam to go over with us, so that they can meet them too. Sam and the youngest girl are about the same age, so it will be good if they get to know each other."
"How come Ephram and Sam both get someone their age but I don't?" Delia asks as the walk out the door meeting up with Nina and Sam at the same time.
"I'm sure you and Rosie will get along." Andy responds.
Delia shrugs, "I guess."
By the time the group had trooped over to the next door neighbors Andy was leading and was the one to ring the doorbell.
Crystal's mother, a mirror image of her daughter, answered the door with a smile. "You must be the Brown's. Julia it's been so long..." Crystal's mother's statement is directed at Nina.
Nina blushes and smiles slightly, "Actually I'm Nina Feeney, I live on the other side of the Brown's."
It's Mrs. Carter's turn to blush, "I'm so sorry. When Crystal realized who Ephram was I just assumed..."
"Don't worry about it." Andy insists. "I'm Andy Brown, this is my son Ephram and daughter Delia. And this is Nina and Sam Feeney.
"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Nancy Carter and this is my husband Robert." Nancy states moving aside, "won't you please come in?"
"We brought pie." Delia states.
"Well we haven't had desert yet, come on in." Robert's voice is deep, and booms, but instead of being scary the sound is cheerful. "Crys! Robbie! We have company!"
"Ephram." Crystal appears at the top of the stairs, surprise written across her features.
"We brought pie." Ephram states dumbly holding up the cheery pie.
Crystal smiles, "Good."
"Pie?" Robbie asks appearing right behind Crystal.
"Pie." Nina responds laughing.
"You were in my kindergarten and first grade class." Crystal states when she Robbie, and Ephram had sat down in the living room with their pie.
Ephram nods, "yeah I was trying to figure out where I knew you from all day. When I got home I figured it out when I went through my yearbooks."
Crystal nods, "my mom actually figured it out, the instant I said Ephram Brown she told me, and the I remembered. My mom remembers everything."
"It's funny how we ended up at the same school." Robbie states and Crystal and Ephram nod.
"Oh," Ephram suddenly remembers Amy's note, "Amy wanted me to invite you guys to come with us to Sal's Pizza Friday night."
"Sure." Robbie shrugs, "what's going on?"
Ephram shakes his head, "nothing. But since there is nothing ever going on in Everwood...we try to find something entertaining to do on Friday nights."
"Sounds like fun." Crystal states cheerfully.
As Ephram, Robbie, and Crystal are eating their pies, suddenly Rosie appears in the doorway of the living room.
"Crys, what are you and Robbie doing?"
"Nothing much, the neighbors came by to introduce themselves to mom and dad and they are staying over to talk and eat pie" said Crys.
"Can I join you guys?" asked Rosie very quietly.
"Off course, you can!" Robbie said, directing Rosie over to the couch where he and Crys were sitting with Ephram, Delia and Sam.
"So Ephram where else are there good hang out spots around this town besides Sal's?" asked Robbie.
"Mama's Joys, which is a favorite of everyone's and Nina works there and as a matter of fact is where my dad picked up this cherry pie." We should try it sometime like after school or something.
"Cool! That sounds like a good plan! I am always in the mood for a different schedule than just coming home after school." said Robbie
"Ephram, what time are we going to Sal's on Friday?" asked Crystal
"Probably between 5:30-6:00, is that good for you two?"
"Yea, thats fine with us"
"By the way, since we live right next door, would you like me to pick you up tomorrow for school and bring you back home?" asked Ephram
"Sure that would be great! Although we need to take Crystal to school, is that a problem for you?" asked Robbie.
"No, not at all. I drop Delia off at the same place in the mornings before heading off to school."
"What time do you want to leave?" asked Robbie.
"How about at 7:30, just come on over to our house."
"Okay, sounds like a plan!"
Soon after everyone is finished, they realize it is getting late and a school night, so they all say their good-byes and will see everyone tomorrow.
By the time dinner is over Ephram is getting nervous about what Crystal will do when he tells her, 'she probably won't even remember." Ephram chides himself. 'You barely even remembered her.'
"Are you guys ready to go?" Andy calls from the kitchen sink finally finished with the dishes.
"Yup!" Delia appears downstairs quickly.
"I invited Nina and Sam to go over with us, so that they can meet them too. Sam and the youngest girl are about the same age, so it will be good if they get to know each other."
"How come Ephram and Sam both get someone their age but I don't?" Delia asks as the walk out the door meeting up with Nina and Sam at the same time.
"I'm sure you and Rosie will get along." Andy responds.
Delia shrugs, "I guess."
By the time the group had trooped over to the next door neighbors Andy was leading and was the one to ring the doorbell.
Crystal's mother, a mirror image of her daughter, answered the door with a smile. "You must be the Brown's. Julia it's been so long..." Crystal's mother's statement is directed at Nina.
Nina blushes and smiles slightly, "Actually I'm Nina Feeney, I live on the other side of the Brown's."
It's Mrs. Carter's turn to blush, "I'm so sorry. When Crystal realized who Ephram was I just assumed..."
"Don't worry about it." Andy insists. "I'm Andy Brown, this is my son Ephram and daughter Delia. And this is Nina and Sam Feeney.
"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Nancy Carter and this is my husband Robert." Nancy states moving aside, "won't you please come in?"
"We brought pie." Delia states.
"Well we haven't had desert yet, come on in." Robert's voice is deep, and booms, but instead of being scary the sound is cheerful. "Crys! Robbie! We have company!"
"Ephram." Crystal appears at the top of the stairs, surprise written across her features.
"We brought pie." Ephram states dumbly holding up the cheery pie.
Crystal smiles, "Good."
"Pie?" Robbie asks appearing right behind Crystal.
"Pie." Nina responds laughing.
"You were in my kindergarten and first grade class." Crystal states when she Robbie, and Ephram had sat down in the living room with their pie.
Ephram nods, "yeah I was trying to figure out where I knew you from all day. When I got home I figured it out when I went through my yearbooks."
Crystal nods, "my mom actually figured it out, the instant I said Ephram Brown she told me, and the I remembered. My mom remembers everything."
"It's funny how we ended up at the same school." Robbie states and Crystal and Ephram nod.
"Oh," Ephram suddenly remembers Amy's note, "Amy wanted me to invite you guys to come with us to Sal's Pizza Friday night."
"Sure." Robbie shrugs, "what's going on?"
Ephram shakes his head, "nothing. But since there is nothing ever going on in Everwood...we try to find something entertaining to do on Friday nights."
"Sounds like fun." Crystal states cheerfully.
As Ephram, Robbie, and Crystal are eating their pies, suddenly Rosie appears in the doorway of the living room.
"Crys, what are you and Robbie doing?"
"Nothing much, the neighbors came by to introduce themselves to mom and dad and they are staying over to talk and eat pie" said Crys.
"Can I join you guys?" asked Rosie very quietly.
"Off course, you can!" Robbie said, directing Rosie over to the couch where he and Crys were sitting with Ephram, Delia and Sam.
"So Ephram where else are there good hang out spots around this town besides Sal's?" asked Robbie.
"Mama's Joys, which is a favorite of everyone's and Nina works there and as a matter of fact is where my dad picked up this cherry pie." We should try it sometime like after school or something.
"Cool! That sounds like a good plan! I am always in the mood for a different schedule than just coming home after school." said Robbie
"Ephram, what time are we going to Sal's on Friday?" asked Crystal
"Probably between 5:30-6:00, is that good for you two?"
"Yea, thats fine with us"
"By the way, since we live right next door, would you like me to pick you up tomorrow for school and bring you back home?" asked Ephram
"Sure that would be great! Although we need to take Crystal to school, is that a problem for you?" asked Robbie.
"No, not at all. I drop Delia off at the same place in the mornings before heading off to school."
"What time do you want to leave?" asked Robbie.
"How about at 7:30, just come on over to our house."
"Okay, sounds like a plan!"
Soon after everyone is finished, they realize it is getting late and a school night, so they all say their good-byes and will see everyone tomorrow.
