The next day at school everyone seemed to be in higher spirits but Everyone knew that Amy wasnt fully over the fact that her boyfriend was dead. The guy she's loved for so long just disappeared like that. She was thankful she didnt see him just before he died. Or she'd have painful images of what he looked like racing through her head right now. Which is what Ephram was now experiancing. He caught up with her later at lunch.
"How you pulling?" He asked her as he sat by her on the bench she hadn't touched her food but I wouldn't blame her no one touched the cafeteria's food. He laughed to himself at the thought.
Amy sighed. "Well I'm living... barely." She smiled slightly although it seemed that she didnt want to. "It just seems empty here. He brought a smile to everyone's faces He was the nicest and sweetest guy around. I can't believe he's gone. I've gotten a headache from Brite who's been arguing that this is all his fault... i-if he hadn't gotten him and Collin in the accident none of this would happen, but Ephram. I-..." She hesitated for a moment. "I'm starting to believe it... Though I know its not true. I just. I dont know what else to believe."
What she was telling him was overwelming himself. She was blaming Brite for this? Or was he hearing wrong? He knew this wasnt the Amy that he's gotten to Learn and become more fond of over the Past months. She looked horrible the past week but who could blame her so did he and the rest of her family. He looked at her sympatheically. Her brown eyes were beginning to fill with tears which dried instantly, or got swiped away.
"Dont think that. Its no one's fault ... I - I dont know much about it but I can assure you the more you feel down, the more its going to get worse." He couldn't think what else to say. Not knowning at all about the whole thing he tried his best to comfort her.
"I know Ephram." She smiled genually. "I know he wouldn't want me to be mourning all my life about him. B - But its hard not to." She spoke as she looked down at the ground then back up at him. "I just dont know what Brite's going to do I mean he thinks he's the one that Killed him."
"Dont worry about that now. Im sure everything will turn out for the best."
"...Or the worse." She added looking sad once again and got up from the stool. "Im sorry Ephram Im rambling on about this..."
Ephram got up soon after. "No dont be... I - I actually like talking to you." With that it brought a smile to Amy's face which was the brightest one he's seen from her all week.
"Well thanks." She laughed slightly and dumped her tray, And leaned against the pilar looking at the time. "Well I guess I should go. Im sorry if we haven't talked much lately I was just dealing with Collin's surgery and all this now. It just feels like I dont have time you know?"
He nodded without saying a word and smiled lightly as she walked away. He grabbed his backpack and pit his hands in his jean pockets and blew out thinking as he walked his way to 6th period.
All throught the day Ephram kept thinking of Amy. And only her it seemed. Nothing about Collin or his other issues he's been dealing with lately. But ... Just her. But the words kept haunting him. He knew he had to mention it to Amy soon or else he'd probibly end up in the insane asylum. Once he got home Delia asked if he could make her a snack. Which he agreed and made her some macaroni and cheese. Which was quick and easy. He shared some with her and went upstairs to his room sighed and sat in his computer chair. And looked at the phone. While debating in his head weather to call or not. The good side one and he started to dial her number. .....1.....2....3.....4..... on the 5th ring Brite picked up the phone and was a little shocked to hear Ephram on the other side.
"Hey Ephram ... Whats up?"
"Nothing Much, Ah, Is Amy home yet?"
"Ah, Yeah, Yeah she is. Hold on a minute?"
He yelled up to Amy who was lying on her bed doing her homework when she heard him yell she shouted back. "I got it up here!" and he heard her voice on the other line and he was toung tied a little. He didnt even practice how he was going to put it. But he thought the best way to put it was directly. He heard "Hello" Again from the other line
"Amy?" Ephram responded.
"Hey ephram. Thats kinda Wierd you hardly call." A smile approached her face as she set down her pen and sat at her computer chair.
Ephram chuckled a little. "Yeah. Amazing huh? ... I actually have something to say, since, well the hospital."
A lump formed in Amy's throat as he mentioned it. "Oh yeah?" She asked trying to fight the tears.
"I ah. Remember when you dad said Collin wanted to see me? Well I never told you what he said."
"Oh, Well I never thought it would be any of my buisness. I thought it would be best if it was just shared between you and collin."
She had a point to him but he knew he had to say something to her about it.
"Ah, Well it sort've includes you. See. He told me, that he doesnt want to see you alone when he's gone, and I dont exactly know what this means but, he told me to take care of you."
A silence rose as she tried to fit what he said into her head.
"Wait... W-what?"
He didnt want to repeat what he just said it was hard enough. "Look, you dont have to accept it but.."
"Ephram I just need some time to think thats all. We'll talk about this more when im up to it. Im just a little tired and I can't imagine Collin would say that... No offense, but I thought there was a little feuding with you two."
"There was. But thats only when he went into his fits. I understand if you dont want to talk about it. I just thought i'd bring it up to you because its been haunting me all week and I didnt know if i should've told you at all. Maybe you were right maybe it should've been kept locked up." He frowned when he said it. He didnt want it to be true and she didnt want what Collin hoped for her, and him.
"I just need time Ephram. Im not saying no ... But, im not saying yes. Do you understand. Im not trying to be prude."
"No, No. I know what you mean." He formed a lump in his throat and said he'd see her later and hung up.
After dinner Ephram went into the living room and began to work on a piece he's been working on lately on the piano. Playing helped smooth his emotions out and calm him. Which seemed to help a little. But Once again, Delia interupted and asked if he could take her for ice-cream, Seeing dad wasnt home from work yet as usual, Ephram agreed and grabbed his jacked and they both headed out the door to the Ice cream parlor.
"How you pulling?" He asked her as he sat by her on the bench she hadn't touched her food but I wouldn't blame her no one touched the cafeteria's food. He laughed to himself at the thought.
Amy sighed. "Well I'm living... barely." She smiled slightly although it seemed that she didnt want to. "It just seems empty here. He brought a smile to everyone's faces He was the nicest and sweetest guy around. I can't believe he's gone. I've gotten a headache from Brite who's been arguing that this is all his fault... i-if he hadn't gotten him and Collin in the accident none of this would happen, but Ephram. I-..." She hesitated for a moment. "I'm starting to believe it... Though I know its not true. I just. I dont know what else to believe."
What she was telling him was overwelming himself. She was blaming Brite for this? Or was he hearing wrong? He knew this wasnt the Amy that he's gotten to Learn and become more fond of over the Past months. She looked horrible the past week but who could blame her so did he and the rest of her family. He looked at her sympatheically. Her brown eyes were beginning to fill with tears which dried instantly, or got swiped away.
"Dont think that. Its no one's fault ... I - I dont know much about it but I can assure you the more you feel down, the more its going to get worse." He couldn't think what else to say. Not knowning at all about the whole thing he tried his best to comfort her.
"I know Ephram." She smiled genually. "I know he wouldn't want me to be mourning all my life about him. B - But its hard not to." She spoke as she looked down at the ground then back up at him. "I just dont know what Brite's going to do I mean he thinks he's the one that Killed him."
"Dont worry about that now. Im sure everything will turn out for the best."
"...Or the worse." She added looking sad once again and got up from the stool. "Im sorry Ephram Im rambling on about this..."
Ephram got up soon after. "No dont be... I - I actually like talking to you." With that it brought a smile to Amy's face which was the brightest one he's seen from her all week.
"Well thanks." She laughed slightly and dumped her tray, And leaned against the pilar looking at the time. "Well I guess I should go. Im sorry if we haven't talked much lately I was just dealing with Collin's surgery and all this now. It just feels like I dont have time you know?"
He nodded without saying a word and smiled lightly as she walked away. He grabbed his backpack and pit his hands in his jean pockets and blew out thinking as he walked his way to 6th period.
All throught the day Ephram kept thinking of Amy. And only her it seemed. Nothing about Collin or his other issues he's been dealing with lately. But ... Just her. But the words kept haunting him. He knew he had to mention it to Amy soon or else he'd probibly end up in the insane asylum. Once he got home Delia asked if he could make her a snack. Which he agreed and made her some macaroni and cheese. Which was quick and easy. He shared some with her and went upstairs to his room sighed and sat in his computer chair. And looked at the phone. While debating in his head weather to call or not. The good side one and he started to dial her number. .....1.....2....3.....4..... on the 5th ring Brite picked up the phone and was a little shocked to hear Ephram on the other side.
"Hey Ephram ... Whats up?"
"Nothing Much, Ah, Is Amy home yet?"
"Ah, Yeah, Yeah she is. Hold on a minute?"
He yelled up to Amy who was lying on her bed doing her homework when she heard him yell she shouted back. "I got it up here!" and he heard her voice on the other line and he was toung tied a little. He didnt even practice how he was going to put it. But he thought the best way to put it was directly. He heard "Hello" Again from the other line
"Amy?" Ephram responded.
"Hey ephram. Thats kinda Wierd you hardly call." A smile approached her face as she set down her pen and sat at her computer chair.
Ephram chuckled a little. "Yeah. Amazing huh? ... I actually have something to say, since, well the hospital."
A lump formed in Amy's throat as he mentioned it. "Oh yeah?" She asked trying to fight the tears.
"I ah. Remember when you dad said Collin wanted to see me? Well I never told you what he said."
"Oh, Well I never thought it would be any of my buisness. I thought it would be best if it was just shared between you and collin."
She had a point to him but he knew he had to say something to her about it.
"Ah, Well it sort've includes you. See. He told me, that he doesnt want to see you alone when he's gone, and I dont exactly know what this means but, he told me to take care of you."
A silence rose as she tried to fit what he said into her head.
"Wait... W-what?"
He didnt want to repeat what he just said it was hard enough. "Look, you dont have to accept it but.."
"Ephram I just need some time to think thats all. We'll talk about this more when im up to it. Im just a little tired and I can't imagine Collin would say that... No offense, but I thought there was a little feuding with you two."
"There was. But thats only when he went into his fits. I understand if you dont want to talk about it. I just thought i'd bring it up to you because its been haunting me all week and I didnt know if i should've told you at all. Maybe you were right maybe it should've been kept locked up." He frowned when he said it. He didnt want it to be true and she didnt want what Collin hoped for her, and him.
"I just need time Ephram. Im not saying no ... But, im not saying yes. Do you understand. Im not trying to be prude."
"No, No. I know what you mean." He formed a lump in his throat and said he'd see her later and hung up.
After dinner Ephram went into the living room and began to work on a piece he's been working on lately on the piano. Playing helped smooth his emotions out and calm him. Which seemed to help a little. But Once again, Delia interupted and asked if he could take her for ice-cream, Seeing dad wasnt home from work yet as usual, Ephram agreed and grabbed his jacked and they both headed out the door to the Ice cream parlor.
