Title: A parent's worst nightmare
Ephram's POV
"Ephram! Ephram, get down here right now and pick up your boots! I almost killed myself tripping over them!"
I chuckled to myself. Good old dad, clumsy as ever.
"All right! Hang on a second!"
I turned off my CD player and headed downstairs. I had had the best day of my life. Amy, the love of my life, asked me to the winter formal. I, of course, didn't have the balls to ask her out first, and while I was pondering whether I should do so, she just came up to me and asked. She had laughed at the look on my face, I'm sure.
"I don't understand why it's so hard for someone your age, and someone who's so smart can forget the tiniest of things! You know I don't like it when you put your crap in the middle of the door way!" Dad yelled.
"Yeah, that's basically why I do it." I muttered under my breath.
"Excuse me? I didn't hear that."
I ignored him as I walked into the living room. Ever since we started living here, the living room was my favorite place to chill, just to get away from it all, or basically just to play my PlayStation2.
"Ephram.Can I play this time?"
Delia had snuck up on me while I was playing a game. She startled me so much that I shook the controller and my character was defeated in battle.
"See what you made me do, Delia?" I scolded.
Delia looked hurt. I really didn't mean to make her feel bad.
"Ok, I'm sorry Ephram. Um, I'll just watch." She said.
"Yeah, you do that."
I didn't understand it. Why was I being suck a jerk? First the boots in the door way, now making Delia upset. I didn't want to say mean and hurtful things, but some how, I couldn't stop myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Delia POV
After Ephram had shouted at me, the next couple of days were horrible. Ephram had a terrible temper, but yet he claimed that he was "so happy." Yeah, Amy asked him to the dance, or whatever, but Dad and I were worried that maybe he wasn't telling us something.
"Delia! Hurry up will you? I'll be late for my date with Amy! I need the bathroom, NOW!"
"Ephram, can't you just hold on one minute? I'm not done brushing my teeth!" I called back.
Suddenly the door started to thump. It was apparent that my brother was banging on the door. The thumps were getting louder and louder as he started to kick the door. I realized that if I didn't get out of there, he would kick the door down.
I opened the door just as he brought his leg up so far, I knew that was going to be the kick to bring it all down.
"There! Are you happy now? It's all yours."
Ephram's face turned purple with rage.
"Never talk back to me, little girl, do you hear me? NEVER!" he barked.
I jumped and sped to my room and locked the door. I didn't feel safe with Ephram any more.
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Amy POV
"Why Ephram, you look very nice this evening!"
Ephram gave me a very odd glance as I stepped out of the car to greet him. He sneered as he looked me up and down very slowly. I blushed.
"And I can't say the same thing for yourself. Why Amy, you look like a born whore!"
I stood there shell shocked. I could feel the tears prickling my eyes, and my throat clogging up with embarrassment and humiliation.
"Ephram.how could you say such a horrible thing to Amy?" Dr. Brown had asked.
I couldn't prepare myself what came next.
"You know what, Andie Brown? Why don't you just mind your own freaking business and go jump off a cliff, it would do the whole town a favor!"
Delia ran out at these words.
"Ephram, you stop it right now! Don't you talk to Dad that way!"
"Shut up Delia! You go to hell, just like dad!" Ephram brought back his hand and smacked Delia's pain stricken face with all his might.
Delia was flown back onto her side in the middle of the road. It took her a couple of seconds to realize what had happened to her.
I gasped and looked over at Ephram, hatred in my eyes.
"Ephram!"
"Oh God, Delia, Dad, Amy, I'm so sorry. Delia, here, I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me!"
Delia , still in the road, backed away from her brother. It was a pitiful sight. All of a sudden there was a flash of bright lights and the next thing we saw was a horn, a "whump!" and Delia flying through the air.
"DELIA!" Ephram and Andie screamed.
Ephram suddenly grabbed his head and moaned. Still running, he screamed in agony. He fell beside Delia and touched her still face.
"Delia! Delia can you hear me?" Andie asked frantically.
My father had already called an ambulance. He ran over to Andie and Ephram. All I could do was watch in horror and amazement.
My dad tended to Delia, and Andie stood up to face a traumatized Ephram.
"You son of a bitch!" Andie grabbed Ephram and started to shake him.
Ephram started to fight back, but he clutched his head again. This time he screamed in pain and collapsed in Andie's arms. Andie, shocked, lowered him to the ground.
"Ephram? Ephram, what's going on? where does it hurt?"
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Andie's POV
I couldn't understand why Ephram was in pain. I was still in shock from Delia being injured, what could possibly be wrong with Ephram?
"Son, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
Ephram groaned loudly. "Dad, my head, it hurts so much!"
My stomach flipped flopped. I quickly thought back to the first day when Ephram started to change. He intentionally left his boots out in the doorway for me to trip on, he terrorized his sister by almost kicking down the bathroom door, he tells Delia to go to hell and hits her, he tells Amy that she looks like a slut. Well, it wasn't that odd for him to tell me to go jump off a cliff. But the rest, were just not Ephram.
My hair stood up on end. I knew deep down what was wrong with Ephram and I screamed at the thought of it.
"NO! This can't be happening! Not both of my children!!!"
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A/N: Yeah, I know it was crappy writing, but I had an idea and I didn't know how to lay it out. I know it might be confusing to you and the sentences are very choppy. Sorry again. Next chapter will be better....Next Chapter: What IS wrong with Ephram? And can you say: Life support for Delia? Gee, I think Andie has some tough decisions ahead of him..poor guy..R/R!!!!!
Ephram's POV
"Ephram! Ephram, get down here right now and pick up your boots! I almost killed myself tripping over them!"
I chuckled to myself. Good old dad, clumsy as ever.
"All right! Hang on a second!"
I turned off my CD player and headed downstairs. I had had the best day of my life. Amy, the love of my life, asked me to the winter formal. I, of course, didn't have the balls to ask her out first, and while I was pondering whether I should do so, she just came up to me and asked. She had laughed at the look on my face, I'm sure.
"I don't understand why it's so hard for someone your age, and someone who's so smart can forget the tiniest of things! You know I don't like it when you put your crap in the middle of the door way!" Dad yelled.
"Yeah, that's basically why I do it." I muttered under my breath.
"Excuse me? I didn't hear that."
I ignored him as I walked into the living room. Ever since we started living here, the living room was my favorite place to chill, just to get away from it all, or basically just to play my PlayStation2.
"Ephram.Can I play this time?"
Delia had snuck up on me while I was playing a game. She startled me so much that I shook the controller and my character was defeated in battle.
"See what you made me do, Delia?" I scolded.
Delia looked hurt. I really didn't mean to make her feel bad.
"Ok, I'm sorry Ephram. Um, I'll just watch." She said.
"Yeah, you do that."
I didn't understand it. Why was I being suck a jerk? First the boots in the door way, now making Delia upset. I didn't want to say mean and hurtful things, but some how, I couldn't stop myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Delia POV
After Ephram had shouted at me, the next couple of days were horrible. Ephram had a terrible temper, but yet he claimed that he was "so happy." Yeah, Amy asked him to the dance, or whatever, but Dad and I were worried that maybe he wasn't telling us something.
"Delia! Hurry up will you? I'll be late for my date with Amy! I need the bathroom, NOW!"
"Ephram, can't you just hold on one minute? I'm not done brushing my teeth!" I called back.
Suddenly the door started to thump. It was apparent that my brother was banging on the door. The thumps were getting louder and louder as he started to kick the door. I realized that if I didn't get out of there, he would kick the door down.
I opened the door just as he brought his leg up so far, I knew that was going to be the kick to bring it all down.
"There! Are you happy now? It's all yours."
Ephram's face turned purple with rage.
"Never talk back to me, little girl, do you hear me? NEVER!" he barked.
I jumped and sped to my room and locked the door. I didn't feel safe with Ephram any more.
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Amy POV
"Why Ephram, you look very nice this evening!"
Ephram gave me a very odd glance as I stepped out of the car to greet him. He sneered as he looked me up and down very slowly. I blushed.
"And I can't say the same thing for yourself. Why Amy, you look like a born whore!"
I stood there shell shocked. I could feel the tears prickling my eyes, and my throat clogging up with embarrassment and humiliation.
"Ephram.how could you say such a horrible thing to Amy?" Dr. Brown had asked.
I couldn't prepare myself what came next.
"You know what, Andie Brown? Why don't you just mind your own freaking business and go jump off a cliff, it would do the whole town a favor!"
Delia ran out at these words.
"Ephram, you stop it right now! Don't you talk to Dad that way!"
"Shut up Delia! You go to hell, just like dad!" Ephram brought back his hand and smacked Delia's pain stricken face with all his might.
Delia was flown back onto her side in the middle of the road. It took her a couple of seconds to realize what had happened to her.
I gasped and looked over at Ephram, hatred in my eyes.
"Ephram!"
"Oh God, Delia, Dad, Amy, I'm so sorry. Delia, here, I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me!"
Delia , still in the road, backed away from her brother. It was a pitiful sight. All of a sudden there was a flash of bright lights and the next thing we saw was a horn, a "whump!" and Delia flying through the air.
"DELIA!" Ephram and Andie screamed.
Ephram suddenly grabbed his head and moaned. Still running, he screamed in agony. He fell beside Delia and touched her still face.
"Delia! Delia can you hear me?" Andie asked frantically.
My father had already called an ambulance. He ran over to Andie and Ephram. All I could do was watch in horror and amazement.
My dad tended to Delia, and Andie stood up to face a traumatized Ephram.
"You son of a bitch!" Andie grabbed Ephram and started to shake him.
Ephram started to fight back, but he clutched his head again. This time he screamed in pain and collapsed in Andie's arms. Andie, shocked, lowered him to the ground.
"Ephram? Ephram, what's going on? where does it hurt?"
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Andie's POV
I couldn't understand why Ephram was in pain. I was still in shock from Delia being injured, what could possibly be wrong with Ephram?
"Son, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
Ephram groaned loudly. "Dad, my head, it hurts so much!"
My stomach flipped flopped. I quickly thought back to the first day when Ephram started to change. He intentionally left his boots out in the doorway for me to trip on, he terrorized his sister by almost kicking down the bathroom door, he tells Delia to go to hell and hits her, he tells Amy that she looks like a slut. Well, it wasn't that odd for him to tell me to go jump off a cliff. But the rest, were just not Ephram.
My hair stood up on end. I knew deep down what was wrong with Ephram and I screamed at the thought of it.
"NO! This can't be happening! Not both of my children!!!"
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A/N: Yeah, I know it was crappy writing, but I had an idea and I didn't know how to lay it out. I know it might be confusing to you and the sentences are very choppy. Sorry again. Next chapter will be better....Next Chapter: What IS wrong with Ephram? And can you say: Life support for Delia? Gee, I think Andie has some tough decisions ahead of him..poor guy..R/R!!!!!