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Chapter 12 uses the song "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
Chapter 12: One Step Closer
Dawn broke in the Abbott house, and Ephram rolled over to see Amy fast asleep next to him, holding onto his arm. Smiling for a second, he thought back on all the good times he had had with Amy since they met. Finally she was his. Her family liked him now, his family adored her. Nothing in the world seemed important anymore.
Amy awoke to the sound of slamming doors and stomping feet. Scared at first, she was calmed when looking over at Ephram. She sighed. Had last night really happened? Was it all a dream? Her thoughts were interrupted by a pair of brimstone eyes casting a death stare through the crack in the door. Ephram jumped up, dressed only in boxers.
"What the HELL are you doing in my little sister's bed, BROWN?!" Bright fumed walking towards him.
"None of your business, Bright. What Amy and I do is up to us!" Ephram shouted back angrily, his face reddening.
"NONE OF MY BUSINESS?" he yelled at Ephram, then turned his gaze to Amy. "I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T MIND IF YOU DATED HIM, AMY. I NEVER SAID IT WAS FINE TO SLEEP WTH HIM!" Bright looked as if he could explode.
"Stay out of this, Bright! God. I'm 16 years old!"
"Exactly, you're 16 YEARS OLD! That's too young! Amy, you just got home from a depression clinic. A depression clinic! Your boyfriend died, and you're in bed with Ephram not much after."
"Oh come off it, you're just upset because I lost my virginity before you did!" she screamed crying. This made Bright freak out even more, and Ephram laugh.
"Shut up, kid!" he yelled at Ephram, "I'm older than you, you know." He said nearly grabbing Ephram's shirt collar.
"Don't hurt him, Bright!" she cried.
"You were my FRIEND! I said date her, Ephram. I said take care of her. I didn't mean take care of her this way! I can't believe you two. If you ever, EVER touch her again, Brown, I'll kick your ass."
"Oh yeah?" Ephram said loudly, lightly rubbing his hand on Amy's arm, keeping his stare at Bright.
"Oh that's it!" Bright said, coming after Ephram.
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"I cannot take this anymore
I'm saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Less I hear the less you'll say
But you'll find that out anyway
Just like before..."
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"Stop it you guys! You're friends! You're really good friends! It doesn't have to be like this!" Amy said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Yes, Amy, it does." Ephram said, "Because I love you and I won't stay away!"
Punches were thrown and missed. Bright lifted Ephram up by the collar and held him up against the wall where the window was. "What did you think you were doing? Did you think everyone would be okay with this? You come to Everwood, you love my sister, I hate you, Colin dies, you and I become friends. I never would've seen this, Brown. Never. You deserve to die, you hear me?!" he screamed, crying now.
"Maybe I do, but I won't take it back! I love her, damn it, and you can't help that. No one can! No one ever could!" Ephram said crying in return.
Amy grabbed onto the back of Bright's shirt and pulled with all her might.
"Let him GO, BRIGHT!" she screamed. The tears flowing from all of their eyes could've flooded a small room had they not evaporated.
Ephram fought back, he managed to get down from the wall and throw a violent punch at Bright's head, sending him to the ground in seconds. Ephram rubbed his hand from the pain. Bright's head may not have been full of knowledge, but it was damn hard.
Bright gazed up confusedly. He grabbed Ephram again and punched him until he was knocked into a lamp in Amy's room. The glass cut into Ephram's face, causing blood to emerge.
Amy wept now, Bright laughed, holding his mouth so the blood wouldn't stain his shirt. "Grow up you two! Grow UP! Honestly! I can decide what I want to do with my life, Bright. You think I think highly of you for this? For the love of God, Bright, I CHOSE to do this. Ephram doesn't deserve any of this! Stop hitting each other and just forget it!"
She stormed out of the room. Both boys stared at each other then turned their glances to a running Amy.
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"Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again"
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"Good one, Bright!" Ephram said holding his cheekbone where the blood was pouring out of.
"I have nothing to say to you Ephram. Get out!"
Ephram grabbed his clothes from the bottom of the bed and threw them on. Walking downstairs he looked for Amy out of the corner of his eye . . . what he could see out of the eye at least. She was on the front porch, crying as if she had enough tears to cry for the entire world.
He walked up to her. She turned, gasping at the sight of the blood.
"Ephram . . . oh my God. I'm so sorry. Bright's very defensive." She said stroking his chin.
"It's no big deal. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. You're the greatest thing that's happened to me. He can't change that, no one can." He said crying now from the pain.
"Come inside, I'll help you get that cleaned up." She said now standing up.
"No, I think I better just take care of that at home. Bright's gonna need as much space away from me as possible. I'll come over a little bit later." He said now starting to walk.
"Ephram," she said pulling his arm gently back, "I love you. Thanks for last night."
"I love you too. Last night was amazing, Amy. Amazing. I'm so glad I got to share it with someone I truly love . . ." he trailed off, thinking of the incident that happened with Madison. He eventually would have to tell Amy.
"Go take care of your brother," he said winking as best he could, "I'll see you later,"
Bright stared out the window as Ephram walked away from Amy. Ephram and he could've been great friends. No one would replace Colin, no one ever could, but now he felt as if he had lost Ephram as a friend too. The anger rose once more and then died off. Amy loved him. That's all that should matter. They why DID it matter? It was just too bad he couldn't accept it. Not until he knew it was okay . . . really KNEW it was okay.
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"Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
Shut up when I'm talking to you
Shut up, shut up, shut up (2x)
I'm about to break!
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break"
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A/N: We all KNEW Bright wouldn't accept it fully, even though he SAID it'd be okay. LOL. Anyways, hope you all still like it. Review and let me know! I'll update soon!
Chapter 12 uses the song "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
Chapter 12: One Step Closer
Dawn broke in the Abbott house, and Ephram rolled over to see Amy fast asleep next to him, holding onto his arm. Smiling for a second, he thought back on all the good times he had had with Amy since they met. Finally she was his. Her family liked him now, his family adored her. Nothing in the world seemed important anymore.
Amy awoke to the sound of slamming doors and stomping feet. Scared at first, she was calmed when looking over at Ephram. She sighed. Had last night really happened? Was it all a dream? Her thoughts were interrupted by a pair of brimstone eyes casting a death stare through the crack in the door. Ephram jumped up, dressed only in boxers.
"What the HELL are you doing in my little sister's bed, BROWN?!" Bright fumed walking towards him.
"None of your business, Bright. What Amy and I do is up to us!" Ephram shouted back angrily, his face reddening.
"NONE OF MY BUSINESS?" he yelled at Ephram, then turned his gaze to Amy. "I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T MIND IF YOU DATED HIM, AMY. I NEVER SAID IT WAS FINE TO SLEEP WTH HIM!" Bright looked as if he could explode.
"Stay out of this, Bright! God. I'm 16 years old!"
"Exactly, you're 16 YEARS OLD! That's too young! Amy, you just got home from a depression clinic. A depression clinic! Your boyfriend died, and you're in bed with Ephram not much after."
"Oh come off it, you're just upset because I lost my virginity before you did!" she screamed crying. This made Bright freak out even more, and Ephram laugh.
"Shut up, kid!" he yelled at Ephram, "I'm older than you, you know." He said nearly grabbing Ephram's shirt collar.
"Don't hurt him, Bright!" she cried.
"You were my FRIEND! I said date her, Ephram. I said take care of her. I didn't mean take care of her this way! I can't believe you two. If you ever, EVER touch her again, Brown, I'll kick your ass."
"Oh yeah?" Ephram said loudly, lightly rubbing his hand on Amy's arm, keeping his stare at Bright.
"Oh that's it!" Bright said, coming after Ephram.
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"I cannot take this anymore
I'm saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Less I hear the less you'll say
But you'll find that out anyway
Just like before..."
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"Stop it you guys! You're friends! You're really good friends! It doesn't have to be like this!" Amy said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Yes, Amy, it does." Ephram said, "Because I love you and I won't stay away!"
Punches were thrown and missed. Bright lifted Ephram up by the collar and held him up against the wall where the window was. "What did you think you were doing? Did you think everyone would be okay with this? You come to Everwood, you love my sister, I hate you, Colin dies, you and I become friends. I never would've seen this, Brown. Never. You deserve to die, you hear me?!" he screamed, crying now.
"Maybe I do, but I won't take it back! I love her, damn it, and you can't help that. No one can! No one ever could!" Ephram said crying in return.
Amy grabbed onto the back of Bright's shirt and pulled with all her might.
"Let him GO, BRIGHT!" she screamed. The tears flowing from all of their eyes could've flooded a small room had they not evaporated.
Ephram fought back, he managed to get down from the wall and throw a violent punch at Bright's head, sending him to the ground in seconds. Ephram rubbed his hand from the pain. Bright's head may not have been full of knowledge, but it was damn hard.
Bright gazed up confusedly. He grabbed Ephram again and punched him until he was knocked into a lamp in Amy's room. The glass cut into Ephram's face, causing blood to emerge.
Amy wept now, Bright laughed, holding his mouth so the blood wouldn't stain his shirt. "Grow up you two! Grow UP! Honestly! I can decide what I want to do with my life, Bright. You think I think highly of you for this? For the love of God, Bright, I CHOSE to do this. Ephram doesn't deserve any of this! Stop hitting each other and just forget it!"
She stormed out of the room. Both boys stared at each other then turned their glances to a running Amy.
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"Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again"
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"Good one, Bright!" Ephram said holding his cheekbone where the blood was pouring out of.
"I have nothing to say to you Ephram. Get out!"
Ephram grabbed his clothes from the bottom of the bed and threw them on. Walking downstairs he looked for Amy out of the corner of his eye . . . what he could see out of the eye at least. She was on the front porch, crying as if she had enough tears to cry for the entire world.
He walked up to her. She turned, gasping at the sight of the blood.
"Ephram . . . oh my God. I'm so sorry. Bright's very defensive." She said stroking his chin.
"It's no big deal. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. You're the greatest thing that's happened to me. He can't change that, no one can." He said crying now from the pain.
"Come inside, I'll help you get that cleaned up." She said now standing up.
"No, I think I better just take care of that at home. Bright's gonna need as much space away from me as possible. I'll come over a little bit later." He said now starting to walk.
"Ephram," she said pulling his arm gently back, "I love you. Thanks for last night."
"I love you too. Last night was amazing, Amy. Amazing. I'm so glad I got to share it with someone I truly love . . ." he trailed off, thinking of the incident that happened with Madison. He eventually would have to tell Amy.
"Go take care of your brother," he said winking as best he could, "I'll see you later,"
Bright stared out the window as Ephram walked away from Amy. Ephram and he could've been great friends. No one would replace Colin, no one ever could, but now he felt as if he had lost Ephram as a friend too. The anger rose once more and then died off. Amy loved him. That's all that should matter. They why DID it matter? It was just too bad he couldn't accept it. Not until he knew it was okay . . . really KNEW it was okay.
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"Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
Shut up when I'm talking to you
Shut up, shut up, shut up (2x)
I'm about to break!
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break"
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A/N: We all KNEW Bright wouldn't accept it fully, even though he SAID it'd be okay. LOL. Anyways, hope you all still like it. Review and let me know! I'll update soon!