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Nothing belongs to me apart from Dr Edwards..
Without further ado he is the next chapter, sorry it's a bit late..
Mindless Sleep
Amy knocked on the door angrily. Ephram opened it and was surprised to find Amy standing at his front door. "Amy? Come in." Amy refused. "I wont be staying long. I am just wondering. Did it make you feel better telling your counsellor about Erin and me? My dad knows now! Thanks to you and your big mouth he wants to know what happened. Why did you tell your counsellor?" Ephram looked on at the young teen confused. "Wait a minute yes I did tell Dr Edwards but he swore he'd keep it a secret." Amy laughed "You idiot, he has known my dad for ages he wouldn't let something this be kept quiet, how could you Ephram? How could you?" Ephram looked down at the floor, "I didn't mean to Amy I thought I could, I could trust him." Amy looked at him "Trust? You don't know the meaning of the word. I thought you'd be there for me after Colin died, I never thought you'd be capable of lieing." Amy clapped her hands "Well done Ephram you have just made our relationship irreparable. Ephram felt his breaths quicken as he watched Amy walk away. Leaning on the door frame he watched the girl of his dreams leave his life forever.
Nina came out of the kitchen and noticed Ephram by the door. "Ephram close the door it's freezing." Ephram avoided turning round to her he just backed up grabbed his jacket, told Nina he would be back soon. Nina watched the boy disappear, looking on confused, she shook her head and went back in to the kitchen.
Ephram walked with a quickened pace towards Dr Edwards office. Ephram was hoping he had forgotten something or needed to finish some things he just needed to talk to him. His problem wasn't about to wait. Placing his hands on the window and looking in, Ephram searched the room for a figure but no one was there. Cursing under is breath he walked up the street looking in every bar. He walked pass a particular bar that caught his eye, it was complete with green carpet and wooden furnishings, it was quite dimly lit but in the corner of the bar he saw Dr Edwards tucking in to a turkey roast dinner. Anger flushed through his body. Pushing the golden coloured door open he waltzed in to the bar.
"Yes he is fine Andy, stop worrying. He must of fell asleep or something. We will come and see you tomorrow." Nina listened to Andy's reply. "No you can't talk to him at the moment he went out." Messing with her hair she wondered in to the lounge. "Well how am I suppose to know Andy, where do teenage boys go out these days?" she giggled. "What did the doctor say?" she questioned. "As soon as Thursday, that's fantastic!" She smiled as she felt the happiness in Andy's voice. "Look you will be back in a few days, in your nice warm bed with your family and sidekicks. I'll speak to you later ok doc." Nina laughed as he questioned the 'doc' nickname. "Thought I would try something new." She giggled a bit more. "See you tomorrow, bye." She said putting the phone down.
Amy rushed through the door, took her coat of and ran upstairs in a huff. Mrs Abbot was making the beds when she heard Amy slam her bedroom door. Putting down a pillow she watched her daughters door sign rattle. Knocking on the door she called to Amy. "Go away mom I don't want to talk about it," "Your father told me what happened. I was rather hoping you would tell me your account of the events." Amy let out a breath; picking herself up of the bed she went to open the door. "Mom look nothing happened so can we just leave it please." "Come on." She grabbed Amy's hand and led her to the bed. "Honey I am your mother and I have been there for you, through thick and thin. When you grazed your knees, cried when you were scared or upset, when Colin died." "I know mom but-" Mrs Abbot stopped her "Hang on let me finish. You probably think I am going to be the over protective mother, but I am fed up of protecting you when I know you don't always need me to protect you." She tucked a piece of Amy's hair behind her ear. "Amy if you say nothing happened then that's fine I believe you but you should know me better then that. You should know that I'm not going to blow it out of proportion. I think your father's already done that for the both of us." She left the bed and started to walk out the door. "Mom wait!" Mrs Abbot turned around to face her daughter; a tear fell down her face. "Will you just hold me for a while." Mrs Abbot smiled. Walking over to her daughter she clasped her arms around her and comforted her as she let of her cries.
"So this is where you hide is it?" Ephram asked as he stood at Dr Edwards table. Dr Edwards knew what the young boy was there for; he knew that Ephram had found out about his confession. "Ephram look I just want to explain myself." He said putting down his knife and fork. "Then explain because I am having trouble understanding." "I know that you trusted me and that I broke that trust but Ephram when you told me I realised that sort of thing I couldn't keep to myself." Ephram shook his head, "But you said you wouldn't tell me, what happened to patient confidentiality? Isn't that the most important part of your job?" he nodded. "You know Amy wont talk to me, I mean yeah she wouldn't talk to me before but now, now she is saying our relationship is irreparable." Dr Edwards exhaled his breath "I'm sorry Ephram" "You knew how valuable she was to me, she was suppose to be a big part of my recovery. She was my best friend. And now it's all ruined. I can't trust you, Amy has gone and my panic attacks remain." Dr Edwards rubbed his face "You can trust me, it will take Amy time but she will come around." "How can I trust you? Tell me something if I cant trust you then who can I trust?" Dr Edwards realised how much he had worsened things. "I realise I broke your trust but you still need help. I can give you that help you just have to learn to trust me again." Ephram laughed at him " I don't need counselling anymore, and I certainly don't need you." "Now hang on Ephram just-" Ephram turned around and started to walk out, Dr Edwards called after him "don't be hasty." Sighing he rest on his chair, untucked his napkin and threw it on his plate.
Ephram walked along the sidewalk, looking on the ground he watched the cracks in the pavement get left behind. Lost in his thoughts he remained in a stance. Dr Abbot came rushing out of his house. He was going to get takeaway for the family. He wanted a proper discussion. Hurrying along the sidewalk he hadn't noticed Ephram come his way and the two collided. Ephram fell to the floor. "Oh I am so sorry." Dr Abbot began whilst recovering. "Here let me help-" he paused as he noticed Ephram on the ground. Dr Abbot held his hand out. Ephram watched his expression when he had noticed him. Ephram ignored the gesture and lifted himself up. "I don't need your help thanks." "Ephram I know your upset but please." "Please? Because of you and that stupid counsellor, Amy hates me. I was just trying to protect her. Why did I have to tell Dr Edwards?" Dr Abbots sighed. "Because you care?" "Thanks for ruining our friendship Dr Edwards." Dr Abbot shook his head. "Now hang on!" Ephram turned around and started to walk back to his house. "Ephram this isn't the way to handle things. He noticed Ephram shrug the comment of. Suddenly he didn't feel like eating.
Ephram slammed the front door, breathing heavily he ran to his bedroom, feeling his pockets for his inhaler he panicked when he realised he didn't have it. Holding himself up by the desk, his vision became blurred with the tears blocking his eyes. He tried to shout Nina but the words seemed to stop at the first letter. Nina had heard the commotion from the bathroom, startled by the sound she hurried out as fast as she could. "Ephram? Is that you?" she looked around "Ephram?" Nina's smile dropped and soon became mixed with concern. Rushing towards Ephram's bedroom she found him slumped on the floor, clutching his chest. "Ephram, oh my god, where's your inhaler?" The boy's eyes looked up at hers, a tear dripped down his face. "Hang on honey I am going to look for your inhaler." She said hurriedly. "DELIA!" she shouted. Delia ran in to the kitchen, wearing her familiar baseball cap. "Have you seen Ephram's inhaler?" Delia nodded. "Its on the coffee table in the living room.." Nina ran towards the living room and grabbed Ephram's inhaler.
"Ephram?" Ephram looked at her hands and grabbed his inhaler. Taking a few puffs of it he collapsed onto the floor with a sigh of relief. "Thanks" he whispered. Then out of nowhere came small whimpers. "Thank you so much." He sobbed. Nina pulled him into an embrace. She didn't say a word instead she just held him, held him like her own.
Nina placed the cover over Ephram. "Get some rest, you'll feel better in the mourning." Ephram looked towards the window and sighed. "Thanks again Nina, I don't know what happened. I just lost it." "Ssh its over now, I really think you need to talk to Dr Edwards again. You need those appointments with him." Ephram nodded. "I know, I just I don't know if I can bare to be in a room with him at the moment." Nina tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I understand how you feel, but your just going to have to overcome that." Ephram closed his eyes and sighed, "And Amy?" he questioned. "Give Amy some time, she'll come round." Ephram nodded. "Now get some sleep, okay?" "Okay." He whispered. Nina turned of his light and shut the door. Leaving Ephram with his thoughts.
Delia opened Ephram's bedroom door and then tried to reach for the light switch. To reach it she stood on a cardboard box full of old reading books. Ephram's eyes shot open as he was greeted by unwanted light. Delia's face came towering over his. "Delia? What are you doing?" he glanced at his clock. "Its two in the mourning." Delia nodded. "I know but I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking about last night. And I got really scared you would have a panic attack, so I decided to come in here and keep guard. Ephram smiled at his sister. "Delia I'm not going to have them in my sleep, don't worry about me." Delia smiled. "I know but I just thought what if? Mommy died and I was worried you would to. I can't lose my big brother can I?" Ephram grinned at the young girl. "I'm not going anywhere Delia none of us are okay?" Delia shook her head. "Can I sleep in your bed tonight, I just want to be close to you." Ephram agreed. "Go and turn the light of then." Ephram pulled the covers of whilst Delia turned of the lights. Delia climbed in to the warm bed and lay down. "Night Big brother," "Night little sister." Ephram added, smiling at his sister he closed his eyes and drifted of into a mindless sleep.
Nothing belongs to me apart from Dr Edwards..
Without further ado he is the next chapter, sorry it's a bit late..
Mindless Sleep
Amy knocked on the door angrily. Ephram opened it and was surprised to find Amy standing at his front door. "Amy? Come in." Amy refused. "I wont be staying long. I am just wondering. Did it make you feel better telling your counsellor about Erin and me? My dad knows now! Thanks to you and your big mouth he wants to know what happened. Why did you tell your counsellor?" Ephram looked on at the young teen confused. "Wait a minute yes I did tell Dr Edwards but he swore he'd keep it a secret." Amy laughed "You idiot, he has known my dad for ages he wouldn't let something this be kept quiet, how could you Ephram? How could you?" Ephram looked down at the floor, "I didn't mean to Amy I thought I could, I could trust him." Amy looked at him "Trust? You don't know the meaning of the word. I thought you'd be there for me after Colin died, I never thought you'd be capable of lieing." Amy clapped her hands "Well done Ephram you have just made our relationship irreparable. Ephram felt his breaths quicken as he watched Amy walk away. Leaning on the door frame he watched the girl of his dreams leave his life forever.
Nina came out of the kitchen and noticed Ephram by the door. "Ephram close the door it's freezing." Ephram avoided turning round to her he just backed up grabbed his jacket, told Nina he would be back soon. Nina watched the boy disappear, looking on confused, she shook her head and went back in to the kitchen.
Ephram walked with a quickened pace towards Dr Edwards office. Ephram was hoping he had forgotten something or needed to finish some things he just needed to talk to him. His problem wasn't about to wait. Placing his hands on the window and looking in, Ephram searched the room for a figure but no one was there. Cursing under is breath he walked up the street looking in every bar. He walked pass a particular bar that caught his eye, it was complete with green carpet and wooden furnishings, it was quite dimly lit but in the corner of the bar he saw Dr Edwards tucking in to a turkey roast dinner. Anger flushed through his body. Pushing the golden coloured door open he waltzed in to the bar.
"Yes he is fine Andy, stop worrying. He must of fell asleep or something. We will come and see you tomorrow." Nina listened to Andy's reply. "No you can't talk to him at the moment he went out." Messing with her hair she wondered in to the lounge. "Well how am I suppose to know Andy, where do teenage boys go out these days?" she giggled. "What did the doctor say?" she questioned. "As soon as Thursday, that's fantastic!" She smiled as she felt the happiness in Andy's voice. "Look you will be back in a few days, in your nice warm bed with your family and sidekicks. I'll speak to you later ok doc." Nina laughed as he questioned the 'doc' nickname. "Thought I would try something new." She giggled a bit more. "See you tomorrow, bye." She said putting the phone down.
Amy rushed through the door, took her coat of and ran upstairs in a huff. Mrs Abbot was making the beds when she heard Amy slam her bedroom door. Putting down a pillow she watched her daughters door sign rattle. Knocking on the door she called to Amy. "Go away mom I don't want to talk about it," "Your father told me what happened. I was rather hoping you would tell me your account of the events." Amy let out a breath; picking herself up of the bed she went to open the door. "Mom look nothing happened so can we just leave it please." "Come on." She grabbed Amy's hand and led her to the bed. "Honey I am your mother and I have been there for you, through thick and thin. When you grazed your knees, cried when you were scared or upset, when Colin died." "I know mom but-" Mrs Abbot stopped her "Hang on let me finish. You probably think I am going to be the over protective mother, but I am fed up of protecting you when I know you don't always need me to protect you." She tucked a piece of Amy's hair behind her ear. "Amy if you say nothing happened then that's fine I believe you but you should know me better then that. You should know that I'm not going to blow it out of proportion. I think your father's already done that for the both of us." She left the bed and started to walk out the door. "Mom wait!" Mrs Abbot turned around to face her daughter; a tear fell down her face. "Will you just hold me for a while." Mrs Abbot smiled. Walking over to her daughter she clasped her arms around her and comforted her as she let of her cries.
"So this is where you hide is it?" Ephram asked as he stood at Dr Edwards table. Dr Edwards knew what the young boy was there for; he knew that Ephram had found out about his confession. "Ephram look I just want to explain myself." He said putting down his knife and fork. "Then explain because I am having trouble understanding." "I know that you trusted me and that I broke that trust but Ephram when you told me I realised that sort of thing I couldn't keep to myself." Ephram shook his head, "But you said you wouldn't tell me, what happened to patient confidentiality? Isn't that the most important part of your job?" he nodded. "You know Amy wont talk to me, I mean yeah she wouldn't talk to me before but now, now she is saying our relationship is irreparable." Dr Edwards exhaled his breath "I'm sorry Ephram" "You knew how valuable she was to me, she was suppose to be a big part of my recovery. She was my best friend. And now it's all ruined. I can't trust you, Amy has gone and my panic attacks remain." Dr Edwards rubbed his face "You can trust me, it will take Amy time but she will come around." "How can I trust you? Tell me something if I cant trust you then who can I trust?" Dr Edwards realised how much he had worsened things. "I realise I broke your trust but you still need help. I can give you that help you just have to learn to trust me again." Ephram laughed at him " I don't need counselling anymore, and I certainly don't need you." "Now hang on Ephram just-" Ephram turned around and started to walk out, Dr Edwards called after him "don't be hasty." Sighing he rest on his chair, untucked his napkin and threw it on his plate.
Ephram walked along the sidewalk, looking on the ground he watched the cracks in the pavement get left behind. Lost in his thoughts he remained in a stance. Dr Abbot came rushing out of his house. He was going to get takeaway for the family. He wanted a proper discussion. Hurrying along the sidewalk he hadn't noticed Ephram come his way and the two collided. Ephram fell to the floor. "Oh I am so sorry." Dr Abbot began whilst recovering. "Here let me help-" he paused as he noticed Ephram on the ground. Dr Abbot held his hand out. Ephram watched his expression when he had noticed him. Ephram ignored the gesture and lifted himself up. "I don't need your help thanks." "Ephram I know your upset but please." "Please? Because of you and that stupid counsellor, Amy hates me. I was just trying to protect her. Why did I have to tell Dr Edwards?" Dr Abbots sighed. "Because you care?" "Thanks for ruining our friendship Dr Edwards." Dr Abbot shook his head. "Now hang on!" Ephram turned around and started to walk back to his house. "Ephram this isn't the way to handle things. He noticed Ephram shrug the comment of. Suddenly he didn't feel like eating.
Ephram slammed the front door, breathing heavily he ran to his bedroom, feeling his pockets for his inhaler he panicked when he realised he didn't have it. Holding himself up by the desk, his vision became blurred with the tears blocking his eyes. He tried to shout Nina but the words seemed to stop at the first letter. Nina had heard the commotion from the bathroom, startled by the sound she hurried out as fast as she could. "Ephram? Is that you?" she looked around "Ephram?" Nina's smile dropped and soon became mixed with concern. Rushing towards Ephram's bedroom she found him slumped on the floor, clutching his chest. "Ephram, oh my god, where's your inhaler?" The boy's eyes looked up at hers, a tear dripped down his face. "Hang on honey I am going to look for your inhaler." She said hurriedly. "DELIA!" she shouted. Delia ran in to the kitchen, wearing her familiar baseball cap. "Have you seen Ephram's inhaler?" Delia nodded. "Its on the coffee table in the living room.." Nina ran towards the living room and grabbed Ephram's inhaler.
"Ephram?" Ephram looked at her hands and grabbed his inhaler. Taking a few puffs of it he collapsed onto the floor with a sigh of relief. "Thanks" he whispered. Then out of nowhere came small whimpers. "Thank you so much." He sobbed. Nina pulled him into an embrace. She didn't say a word instead she just held him, held him like her own.
Nina placed the cover over Ephram. "Get some rest, you'll feel better in the mourning." Ephram looked towards the window and sighed. "Thanks again Nina, I don't know what happened. I just lost it." "Ssh its over now, I really think you need to talk to Dr Edwards again. You need those appointments with him." Ephram nodded. "I know, I just I don't know if I can bare to be in a room with him at the moment." Nina tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I understand how you feel, but your just going to have to overcome that." Ephram closed his eyes and sighed, "And Amy?" he questioned. "Give Amy some time, she'll come round." Ephram nodded. "Now get some sleep, okay?" "Okay." He whispered. Nina turned of his light and shut the door. Leaving Ephram with his thoughts.
Delia opened Ephram's bedroom door and then tried to reach for the light switch. To reach it she stood on a cardboard box full of old reading books. Ephram's eyes shot open as he was greeted by unwanted light. Delia's face came towering over his. "Delia? What are you doing?" he glanced at his clock. "Its two in the mourning." Delia nodded. "I know but I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking about last night. And I got really scared you would have a panic attack, so I decided to come in here and keep guard. Ephram smiled at his sister. "Delia I'm not going to have them in my sleep, don't worry about me." Delia smiled. "I know but I just thought what if? Mommy died and I was worried you would to. I can't lose my big brother can I?" Ephram grinned at the young girl. "I'm not going anywhere Delia none of us are okay?" Delia shook her head. "Can I sleep in your bed tonight, I just want to be close to you." Ephram agreed. "Go and turn the light of then." Ephram pulled the covers of whilst Delia turned of the lights. Delia climbed in to the warm bed and lay down. "Night Big brother," "Night little sister." Ephram added, smiling at his sister he closed his eyes and drifted of into a mindless sleep.