Ephram woke up earlier than everyone else, it must've rained last night, because the campfire was out and smoking. He crossed his arms around his chest a little chilled by the wind. He wanted to take a walk and think about thinks for a while with little disturbance as possible. He knew his father wasnt getting any better and being here was helping his condition. He knew they'd have to tell Delia right away. Before it gets any worse and her not knowing anything about it would just totally confuse her. But then thoughts of Amy raced through his head. He told her yesturday in the woods about his father's condition. She seemed to play cool when they came back to the fire. But he regrets telling anyone at this point. Another loss would just kill everyone and he doesnt know what he would do if something did happen to him. He scratched his black hair and went back to the camp. Andy was attempting to make a new fire for breakfast. But it was no use the wood was too wet to start.

"Where ya been Ephram?" Andy asked as he took a sip of water.

"Just for a walk."

"Well. We'll be heading out shortly. Unless you want to stay..."

"No thats fine." He nodded noticing his father looked a bit pale. "Everyone still sleeping?" He asked, and Andy nodded.

"Look, Dad, I think you should get checked out again. Your not looking well, and I saw when your knee acted up. You can't wait any longer."

"Longer for what?" Ephram's sister Delia popped her head out of the tent and walked out. "Dad? Your sick?..." She looked at her father curiously, but with building sadness.

Andy sat down and pulled Delia close to him. "This isnt the best time to talk about it..." He tralied off noticing that she urged him to go on but he didnt have the heart.

"Dad has Cancer Delia..." Ephram blurted out for no reason what so ever and noticed his fathers glare and he immediatly regretting saying anything. He muttered under his breath. 'Shoot.'

"Wha? ... no!" Delia pulled out of her father's arms. "You can't! Ephram your lying!" Delia's eyes began to fill with tears. And Ephram didnt respond, he just put his head down in shame. And without hesitation Delia ran off in the woods crying -- Getting as far away as possible.

"DELIA!" Andy shouted getting up to go after her. Amy heard the whole conversation and suggested she'd go. She told him Ephram told her what happened and Andy didnt respond. Amy grabbed her jacket and ran after the girl. She found her not too far away. She was sitting on a stump crying, with her hands covering her face, tears slipping through her fingers.

"Delia?" Amy asked gently as she went and knelt down to the little girl. "I -- I'm sorry you had to find out about this - -here."

"You knew too? Before me?!" Delia was still upset from the heartbreaking news that she just heard.

"I know ... Im sorry you didnt know about it first. Seeing im just a friend and not family. But they have a good reason for it. They didnt want you to act like this." She pulled her hands away and gently swiped away the tears.

Delia sniffed. "What kind of cancer is it?" She asked less upset than before.

"I'm not quite sure. I think Ephram said it was bone cancer." Amy said truthfully.

Delia just looked out her with awe. "I -- I can't lose him, not after my mom." She began to cry again.

"Its ok Delia... I understand what its like to lose somebody that you love so much." She began to tear up herself at the though of Collin. "Do you think we can go back and give it another shot without running away like you did?" Amy smiled and took her hand as they walked back to the camp.



When they came back to the camp Delia apologized to her family and thanked Amy for her help. They decided it was best to go back home after the ice was broken. Amy, Delia, and Ephram played travel scrabble on their way back. They needed to have some fun after all they've been through. Amy and Delia was possitive that Ephram was cheating, using words that was total non-sense. But it caught up with him when he lost the game, And Delia won. They even played sherades, making complete fools of themselves. Andy had to smile at the 3 kids and was glad they were trying to make the best of the situation. Or maybe it was just sheer boredum who knew. Ephram had to smile at Amy whenever it was her turn, for some reason she looked more radishing than ever.