It was a circus trying to set up the tent when they finally settled at the campsite. Ephram and Andy were trying profoundedly to keep the tent up, Delia and Amy were laughing behind their hands trying to to laugh too loud. Though Ephram knew they were laughing at them and he about gave up. But decided not to this time. And after a good 10 minutes fighting the tent they finally got it up. Hopefully it would be big enough for all four of them to fit.
"Ephram Why do you go find some fire wood so we can start a fire." His father suggested.
"Alright, I guess."
"I'll go with him Mr.Brown," Amy suggested. "You never know he could get lost." Amy joked.
Andy laughed slightly and nodded, Then helped Delia grab her things from the car.
"Dad did you bring the marshmellows?" Delia asked as she set her sleeping bag in the tent.
"I think so. It might be up front. Go check."
Delia went to the front seat of the car and looked frantically. And shook her head when she didnt see it and double checked to make sure she didnt pass it. But he forgot them as usual. She couldn't blame him. He looked like he had alot of things on his mind. She went back to where Andy was attmepting to build the fire from the wood which Amy and Ephram brought back. But wasnt enough so they returned to get some more.
"I just love the fresh air dont you?" Amy asked Ephram as she brushed the leaves while Ephram picked up random twigs and sticks from the ground.
"I guess so..." He said not really paying attention to what she was saying.
Amy figured she'd help Ephram with the wood other than just standing around like a Ditz. Looks like Ephram was paying less attention to where he was going because he turned right around before Amy got back up from picking up sticks, bumping her head on his arm Knocking most of the sticks out of his arms.
"Oh...I'm ... Amy you ok?" He asked sympathetically, Feeling stupid not watching what he was doing.
"Yes Ephram. Im fine." Amy rubbed her head and smiled weakly.
"I - It was all my fault. I wasnt paying attention. I just got alot of things on my mind right now."
"Like what?" Amy asked as she handed her share of the wood. Being serious this time.
"I told you It's just family buisness ---"
"I know Ephram But im a little worried. I've noticed you've been figity ever since we got in the car. Please... Tell me?"
Ephram sighed and leaned against the tree closing his eyes briefly thinking of what he could tell her. After a minute or so he relized that she was in the same boat as him. Her boyfriend who has just recently got out of a coma, died no longer than two weeks ago. And his father has Cancer. He opened his eyes and looked into her huge brown eyes which were full of compassion. "I - I dont know if I can say it." He said and looked down, Then back at her. She didnt answer she just looked at him with an urge to go on and tell her. "My -" he paused for a second. "My father has Cancer ... Bone cancer to be exact."
Amy's eyes grew into sadness as she looked at him. She could tell he was growing tears in his sweet blue eyes. She walked closer to him growing tears of her own of sympathy and sadness. "For how long?" She asked not wanting to say 'Oh im so sorry..' or something like that. She knew thats not what he wanted to hear. She knew she didnt really want to hear it about Collin. After so many apologizes, it got to her.
"I dont know." Ephram said truthfully. "He just told me last night."
"If he told you last night then ... why didnt you call the trip off?" She asked looking worried.
"I didnt want Delia to be upset that we didnt go. Dont worry. Everything going alright. We may have to go to New York for his Chemo treatments."
"Well... If thats the case, Then im going with you." She knew she was crazy for saying it but he was there for her while Collin was in the hospital, and Dr.Brown helped Collin get out of his coma, Though his second surgery didnt go so good, She wanted to be there for the browns.
Ephram didnt say anything he just started walked back to camp. Hoping that she actually would be there for him. He needed her now more than anything even if he didnt know it yet.
"Dad -- You didnt get the marshmellows, They arent in the car." Delia's brown eyes looked at her father. "Now what are we going to roast?" She asked
"Im sure I grabbed them -- I must've misplaced them. But, we do have hotdogs." He smiled at his daughter and rested his hand on her head and saw Ephram and Amy come back from getting the wood. He finally got the fire started at about 7 o'clock. Which about then everyone was getting hungry and they started to roast hotdogs over the fire. Talking , telling stories , even singing some campfire songs. Everyone was in high spirits. When they all went to bed they barely had any elbow room and it wasnt what you would call comfortable but it worked. Andy winced when he knee started acting up again, He rubbed it slightly and tried to go to sleep. Nobody but Ephram notcied.
"Ephram Why do you go find some fire wood so we can start a fire." His father suggested.
"Alright, I guess."
"I'll go with him Mr.Brown," Amy suggested. "You never know he could get lost." Amy joked.
Andy laughed slightly and nodded, Then helped Delia grab her things from the car.
"Dad did you bring the marshmellows?" Delia asked as she set her sleeping bag in the tent.
"I think so. It might be up front. Go check."
Delia went to the front seat of the car and looked frantically. And shook her head when she didnt see it and double checked to make sure she didnt pass it. But he forgot them as usual. She couldn't blame him. He looked like he had alot of things on his mind. She went back to where Andy was attmepting to build the fire from the wood which Amy and Ephram brought back. But wasnt enough so they returned to get some more.
"I just love the fresh air dont you?" Amy asked Ephram as she brushed the leaves while Ephram picked up random twigs and sticks from the ground.
"I guess so..." He said not really paying attention to what she was saying.
Amy figured she'd help Ephram with the wood other than just standing around like a Ditz. Looks like Ephram was paying less attention to where he was going because he turned right around before Amy got back up from picking up sticks, bumping her head on his arm Knocking most of the sticks out of his arms.
"Oh...I'm ... Amy you ok?" He asked sympathetically, Feeling stupid not watching what he was doing.
"Yes Ephram. Im fine." Amy rubbed her head and smiled weakly.
"I - It was all my fault. I wasnt paying attention. I just got alot of things on my mind right now."
"Like what?" Amy asked as she handed her share of the wood. Being serious this time.
"I told you It's just family buisness ---"
"I know Ephram But im a little worried. I've noticed you've been figity ever since we got in the car. Please... Tell me?"
Ephram sighed and leaned against the tree closing his eyes briefly thinking of what he could tell her. After a minute or so he relized that she was in the same boat as him. Her boyfriend who has just recently got out of a coma, died no longer than two weeks ago. And his father has Cancer. He opened his eyes and looked into her huge brown eyes which were full of compassion. "I - I dont know if I can say it." He said and looked down, Then back at her. She didnt answer she just looked at him with an urge to go on and tell her. "My -" he paused for a second. "My father has Cancer ... Bone cancer to be exact."
Amy's eyes grew into sadness as she looked at him. She could tell he was growing tears in his sweet blue eyes. She walked closer to him growing tears of her own of sympathy and sadness. "For how long?" She asked not wanting to say 'Oh im so sorry..' or something like that. She knew thats not what he wanted to hear. She knew she didnt really want to hear it about Collin. After so many apologizes, it got to her.
"I dont know." Ephram said truthfully. "He just told me last night."
"If he told you last night then ... why didnt you call the trip off?" She asked looking worried.
"I didnt want Delia to be upset that we didnt go. Dont worry. Everything going alright. We may have to go to New York for his Chemo treatments."
"Well... If thats the case, Then im going with you." She knew she was crazy for saying it but he was there for her while Collin was in the hospital, and Dr.Brown helped Collin get out of his coma, Though his second surgery didnt go so good, She wanted to be there for the browns.
Ephram didnt say anything he just started walked back to camp. Hoping that she actually would be there for him. He needed her now more than anything even if he didnt know it yet.
"Dad -- You didnt get the marshmellows, They arent in the car." Delia's brown eyes looked at her father. "Now what are we going to roast?" She asked
"Im sure I grabbed them -- I must've misplaced them. But, we do have hotdogs." He smiled at his daughter and rested his hand on her head and saw Ephram and Amy come back from getting the wood. He finally got the fire started at about 7 o'clock. Which about then everyone was getting hungry and they started to roast hotdogs over the fire. Talking , telling stories , even singing some campfire songs. Everyone was in high spirits. When they all went to bed they barely had any elbow room and it wasnt what you would call comfortable but it worked. Andy winced when he knee started acting up again, He rubbed it slightly and tried to go to sleep. Nobody but Ephram notcied.
