Chapter 5
The phone began to ring annoyingly, shattering the silence occupying Joe's room. She groggily reached for the phone and put it to her ear.
"Hello?" She asked, still half asleep.
"Hey, Joey,"a feminine voice said perkily. Joe instantly recognized the voice.
"Oh hi Ditey, what do you want?"Joe replied, rolling onto her back.
"Mom's sending me home,"Aphrodite, Joe's younger sister announced.
"She's sending you to New York? Why?" Joe wondered.
"No, she's sending me to Colorado. To live with you, and Aunt Nina, and Sam," Ditey explained.
"What? Does Aunt Nina know?" Joe, who was now more awake, asked.
"Of course silly, it was her idea,"Ditey declared, before Joe heard her mother's voice in the back round,"Mom wants to talk to you."
"Good morning Sweetie,"May, Joe's mother sang into the receiver,"How is Everwood?"
"Great mom, I really like it here,"Joe answered honestly.
"Well that's good. Ditey can't wait to move there,"She announced, a hint of sorrow in her voice.
"How's it going in Vegas?"Joe asked, trying to change the subject.
"Oh it's great here," May replied,"but I might move to Jasper to help Peg with her bar."
"That's cool,"Joe responded, before she noticed Nina standing at the door. Joe mouthed "it's my mom" to Nina and then handed her the phone. Joe closed the door after Nina left to talk to May. She put on her black super-low jeans and her red "Don't Label Me" tee. She put her up into a messy bun and brushed her teeth. After grabbing her 50 and 20-dollar bills off the dresser, she put on her black leather coat.
"Bye Aunt Nina, I'll be back for dinner," She called as she walked out the door.
Her Vans sneakers padded softly on the hard black street. Every once in a while a car would pass, but otherwise it was pretty quiet. Joe walked into the c.d. store, the only one in town, and began to browse the racks. Most of it was pop and junk like that, but then Joe found the back room, the only part of the store with good c.d.s. She fingered through all the different c.d.s and finally decided on buying the Nirvana's greatest hits c.d. and a copy of Rob Zombie's most current c.d. for Ditey. After purchasing her selections she walked down the road to the hairdresser.
A couple hours later, Joe walked out, her blondish brown hair now had black tips. Joe had needed a change, and decided her hair was the thing to change. Plus, Diety would totally make fun of her if she had plain hair again. Ditey was only 13, but acted much older....at times. A lot of the time she was just playful and mischievous. Joe and Ditey had been labeled the terrible two when they were little because they always got into so much trouble. A warm feeling came over Joe, it was so nice knowing that her sister was coming to live with her, and she had missed her so much in the past 5 months. Having her little sister home was going to be a blast.
Ephram walked silently to school, Joe told him to go on with out her because she wasn't ready yet, and she was going to get a ride from Nina. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Amy approaching him.
"Hey Ham," Amy greeted Ephram. Her nose was bright red from the chilling air.
"Hey Amy," Ephram replied, giving her a slight grin.
"Where were you this weekend? I called you on Saturday and Delia said you were out," Amy asked, stuffing her hands into her coat pockets.
"Oh I went with Joe up to Estes Park to go snowboarding, We ended up going to a rave afterward and didn't get home until like 5am," Ephram told Amy, smiling as the memory of Joe crowd surfing filled his head.
"Oh," Amy looked down at her feet and quickened her pace.
"Hey, what's up with you lately?" Ephram asked, catching up with her.
"I'm fine, why?" Amy responded, putting on a fake smile.
"No you aren't. What is up with you and Joe?" Ephram questioned, as he grabbed Amy's arm, in order to stop her.
"I just don't like her that's all. I mean, Kayla and Paige are like her groupies, Bright likes her, Colin thinks she's cool, and on top of it all, you like her...a lot," Amy answered, her body shivering from the harsh cold.
"I don't liker her like that, Amy. Plus you made it painfully clear that you don't want anything more than to be friends with me, so I don't see why you care," Ephram explained.
"Yeah, but now that she is here, you hardly ever talk to me," Amy replied, as she began walking again. Ephram followed her.
"Now you know how I felt when Colin came back, and you wanted nothing to do with me. Now you're just jealous, and suddenly want to be my best friend again!" Ephram exclaimed.
"What? I am not jealous of her!" Amy yelled, turning to Ephram, "Why would you say that?"
"Because you are, and you know it. That's why you hate her, because she's a hell of a lot more caring and less selfish than you are are. And it kills you that you're not on top anymore, that not everyone is devoting their time to you!" Ephram yelled back, before walking away and up to the school. Just then Nina's car drove into the parking lot and Joe got out. A hot, salty tear slid down Amy's cheek, which she quickly wiped away. She wanted to scream at them. It wasn't fair. Bright came over to Amy.
"Hey Amy, what's wrong?" Bright asked, his voice full of brotherly concern.
"Nothing, my eyes are just watering from the wind," Amy lied.
"Oh Ok. Did you see Joe's hair? Isn't it cool?" Bright asked as they walked up to the school. If looks could kill, Bright would have died right then and there from the angry glare Amy gave him. She swiftly walked away, with a loud dramatic sigh.
"Jeez, what's her deal?" Bright said to himself, before jogging over to Colin.
Amy ripped through the hallway, not stopping to talk to anyone. She went straight to her locker, got her books, and slammed the door. Colin came over to see what was wrong and Amy just ignored him.
"Amy? What's wrong?" Colin asked, following her through the hallway.
"Nothing, ok, I just want to be alone, so go away," Amy kept walking, and Colin stopped. Confused, he walked over to Ephram who was getting a book from his locker.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Amy? She seems really mad," Colin asked, leaning on the locker next to Ephram's.
"No, she is just having some weird issues, I guess," Ephram replied, slightly lying.
"Oh, she has definitely been a little weird and high-strung lately. I wonder if she got in a fight with Kayla or Paige or something," Colin said, walking with Ephram down the hall,"Well I gotta go to homeroom, see you at lunch, Ephram."
"Bye, man, see ya later," Ephram replied, before bumping into Joe.
"Hey Ephram!" Joe greeted, cheerfully.
"Hi Joe," Ephram responded, his voice still filled with anger from his fight with Amy.
"Are you mad at me?" Joe asked confused.
"Oh, No, I just had a fight with Amy," Ephram told her, "It was nothing big though. Nice hair by the way."
"Thanks. I got it down yesterday,"Joe announced,"Did I tell you that Ditey is coming next week?"
"No, she is?" Ephram questioned.
"Yeah, she is moving in with Nina. My mom says it's so she can get a taste of somewhere new, but I can tell that they got into another spat," Joe answered. Her mother and sister always got into fights about things, and they were usually more than fights, a better word would be blow out. So every time that happened, Joe had usually been the one to settle them down, and get everything worked out. But since Joe wasn't there to do that, the fights got full blown, and they had no one to calm them down or fix things. So this was their solution. In a way it was the right decision, Las Vegas really was not a good place for a 13 year old girl to be living, but on the other hand, the problem wasn't resolved and they might never get past it. They'd act like it had passed, but it would always be uncomfortable. Joe frowned as she thought of it. She have to have them talk it out, maybe fix things the next time she had them both in the same room.
"Boy, you and Diety together, God, this town doesn't know what their in for!" Ephram laughed. Joe hit him playfully and rolled her eyes.
"Ditey and I are a lot less wild then we were in New York," Ephram gave her a funny look, "Ok, maybe not." Ephram chuckled as they walked to history.
The phone began to ring annoyingly, shattering the silence occupying Joe's room. She groggily reached for the phone and put it to her ear.
"Hello?" She asked, still half asleep.
"Hey, Joey,"a feminine voice said perkily. Joe instantly recognized the voice.
"Oh hi Ditey, what do you want?"Joe replied, rolling onto her back.
"Mom's sending me home,"Aphrodite, Joe's younger sister announced.
"She's sending you to New York? Why?" Joe wondered.
"No, she's sending me to Colorado. To live with you, and Aunt Nina, and Sam," Ditey explained.
"What? Does Aunt Nina know?" Joe, who was now more awake, asked.
"Of course silly, it was her idea,"Ditey declared, before Joe heard her mother's voice in the back round,"Mom wants to talk to you."
"Good morning Sweetie,"May, Joe's mother sang into the receiver,"How is Everwood?"
"Great mom, I really like it here,"Joe answered honestly.
"Well that's good. Ditey can't wait to move there,"She announced, a hint of sorrow in her voice.
"How's it going in Vegas?"Joe asked, trying to change the subject.
"Oh it's great here," May replied,"but I might move to Jasper to help Peg with her bar."
"That's cool,"Joe responded, before she noticed Nina standing at the door. Joe mouthed "it's my mom" to Nina and then handed her the phone. Joe closed the door after Nina left to talk to May. She put on her black super-low jeans and her red "Don't Label Me" tee. She put her up into a messy bun and brushed her teeth. After grabbing her 50 and 20-dollar bills off the dresser, she put on her black leather coat.
"Bye Aunt Nina, I'll be back for dinner," She called as she walked out the door.
Her Vans sneakers padded softly on the hard black street. Every once in a while a car would pass, but otherwise it was pretty quiet. Joe walked into the c.d. store, the only one in town, and began to browse the racks. Most of it was pop and junk like that, but then Joe found the back room, the only part of the store with good c.d.s. She fingered through all the different c.d.s and finally decided on buying the Nirvana's greatest hits c.d. and a copy of Rob Zombie's most current c.d. for Ditey. After purchasing her selections she walked down the road to the hairdresser.
A couple hours later, Joe walked out, her blondish brown hair now had black tips. Joe had needed a change, and decided her hair was the thing to change. Plus, Diety would totally make fun of her if she had plain hair again. Ditey was only 13, but acted much older....at times. A lot of the time she was just playful and mischievous. Joe and Ditey had been labeled the terrible two when they were little because they always got into so much trouble. A warm feeling came over Joe, it was so nice knowing that her sister was coming to live with her, and she had missed her so much in the past 5 months. Having her little sister home was going to be a blast.
Ephram walked silently to school, Joe told him to go on with out her because she wasn't ready yet, and she was going to get a ride from Nina. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Amy approaching him.
"Hey Ham," Amy greeted Ephram. Her nose was bright red from the chilling air.
"Hey Amy," Ephram replied, giving her a slight grin.
"Where were you this weekend? I called you on Saturday and Delia said you were out," Amy asked, stuffing her hands into her coat pockets.
"Oh I went with Joe up to Estes Park to go snowboarding, We ended up going to a rave afterward and didn't get home until like 5am," Ephram told Amy, smiling as the memory of Joe crowd surfing filled his head.
"Oh," Amy looked down at her feet and quickened her pace.
"Hey, what's up with you lately?" Ephram asked, catching up with her.
"I'm fine, why?" Amy responded, putting on a fake smile.
"No you aren't. What is up with you and Joe?" Ephram questioned, as he grabbed Amy's arm, in order to stop her.
"I just don't like her that's all. I mean, Kayla and Paige are like her groupies, Bright likes her, Colin thinks she's cool, and on top of it all, you like her...a lot," Amy answered, her body shivering from the harsh cold.
"I don't liker her like that, Amy. Plus you made it painfully clear that you don't want anything more than to be friends with me, so I don't see why you care," Ephram explained.
"Yeah, but now that she is here, you hardly ever talk to me," Amy replied, as she began walking again. Ephram followed her.
"Now you know how I felt when Colin came back, and you wanted nothing to do with me. Now you're just jealous, and suddenly want to be my best friend again!" Ephram exclaimed.
"What? I am not jealous of her!" Amy yelled, turning to Ephram, "Why would you say that?"
"Because you are, and you know it. That's why you hate her, because she's a hell of a lot more caring and less selfish than you are are. And it kills you that you're not on top anymore, that not everyone is devoting their time to you!" Ephram yelled back, before walking away and up to the school. Just then Nina's car drove into the parking lot and Joe got out. A hot, salty tear slid down Amy's cheek, which she quickly wiped away. She wanted to scream at them. It wasn't fair. Bright came over to Amy.
"Hey Amy, what's wrong?" Bright asked, his voice full of brotherly concern.
"Nothing, my eyes are just watering from the wind," Amy lied.
"Oh Ok. Did you see Joe's hair? Isn't it cool?" Bright asked as they walked up to the school. If looks could kill, Bright would have died right then and there from the angry glare Amy gave him. She swiftly walked away, with a loud dramatic sigh.
"Jeez, what's her deal?" Bright said to himself, before jogging over to Colin.
Amy ripped through the hallway, not stopping to talk to anyone. She went straight to her locker, got her books, and slammed the door. Colin came over to see what was wrong and Amy just ignored him.
"Amy? What's wrong?" Colin asked, following her through the hallway.
"Nothing, ok, I just want to be alone, so go away," Amy kept walking, and Colin stopped. Confused, he walked over to Ephram who was getting a book from his locker.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Amy? She seems really mad," Colin asked, leaning on the locker next to Ephram's.
"No, she is just having some weird issues, I guess," Ephram replied, slightly lying.
"Oh, she has definitely been a little weird and high-strung lately. I wonder if she got in a fight with Kayla or Paige or something," Colin said, walking with Ephram down the hall,"Well I gotta go to homeroom, see you at lunch, Ephram."
"Bye, man, see ya later," Ephram replied, before bumping into Joe.
"Hey Ephram!" Joe greeted, cheerfully.
"Hi Joe," Ephram responded, his voice still filled with anger from his fight with Amy.
"Are you mad at me?" Joe asked confused.
"Oh, No, I just had a fight with Amy," Ephram told her, "It was nothing big though. Nice hair by the way."
"Thanks. I got it down yesterday,"Joe announced,"Did I tell you that Ditey is coming next week?"
"No, she is?" Ephram questioned.
"Yeah, she is moving in with Nina. My mom says it's so she can get a taste of somewhere new, but I can tell that they got into another spat," Joe answered. Her mother and sister always got into fights about things, and they were usually more than fights, a better word would be blow out. So every time that happened, Joe had usually been the one to settle them down, and get everything worked out. But since Joe wasn't there to do that, the fights got full blown, and they had no one to calm them down or fix things. So this was their solution. In a way it was the right decision, Las Vegas really was not a good place for a 13 year old girl to be living, but on the other hand, the problem wasn't resolved and they might never get past it. They'd act like it had passed, but it would always be uncomfortable. Joe frowned as she thought of it. She have to have them talk it out, maybe fix things the next time she had them both in the same room.
"Boy, you and Diety together, God, this town doesn't know what their in for!" Ephram laughed. Joe hit him playfully and rolled her eyes.
"Ditey and I are a lot less wild then we were in New York," Ephram gave her a funny look, "Ok, maybe not." Ephram chuckled as they walked to history.