A/N: This is kinda short.sorry it's taken so long for me to update

Chapter 1: The Door

It was a bright, sunny summer morning when it started. Ephram was pouring himself some cereal when he heard the doorbell ring. Groggily he went to open it expecting to find, well he didn't know who he was expecting to find but it definently wasn't the person that was there.
"Hey, Ephram," she said.
"Laynie, what are you doing here?"
"Uh well I just figured I should stop by and say hi, seeing we haven't talked." she explained, but didn't seem to finish her statement.
"Since you dumped me? Yeah I know. If I remember right it was completely intentional too." He said a little more bitter than he had wanted.
"Look I just figured that since we have the same friends we should try to make peace."
"Same friends?" Ephram asked quizzically.
"Yeah you know, my brother, Amy, and Bright," She said.he must be half asleep if he couldn't even remember that.
"Ok you have a point there.we have A common friend, Amy..as for your brother, I don't think we're on good terms and Bright? His name really doesn't fit his personality." Laynie laughed at that.
"Look, Ephram, I did have an ulterior motive in coming over here," She said to the ground.
"Yeah and that would be?"
"Colin, Bright, Amy and I are going to go on a road trip, and we wanted you to come with us," Laynie said.
"Why?" Ephram said rather rudely, it was early and that meant that at the moment he wasn't a people person.
"We each have our own reasons. Colin is sorry he was such an ass."
"He was sick."
"But he still feels bad, Ephram. And Bright is regretting not getting to know you earlier, he said you and him had some good conversations and games while waiting for Colin's surgery. Amy also feels bad for being so horrible to you," Laynie told.
"And what about you, Laynie Hart? Why the hell would you want me to come?"
"Just because I dumped you doesn't mean I don't want to be friends. I dumped you because you are in love with a girl who was in love with a guy who was in a coma. You and I both know that so I really don't think you have the right to be mad at me. You're the one who hurt me. You, Ephram Brown. Not me." Laynie felt oddly releaved, all the things she had been meaning to say for so long were not out on the table.
"You know what, Laynie? I think I'm busy sorry." Ephram said shutting the door. Laynie looked at the door and sighed before turning away.