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Chapter 18 uses "Somewhere in between" by Lifehouse
Chapter 18: Somewhere in Between
The Abbott family had taken the next flight out to New York and were there within a matter of hours. Dr. Abbott raced up to Bright, who was standing against Amy's hospital room window, glancing inside nervously. Bright turned around, "Dad!" he said hugging him, "oh it was awful. The car practically went up on the curb and then it just drove away. I told her to be careful . . . oh Mom!" Bright said turning to his mother now. The three Abbotts gazed into the room now, through the glass, at their daughter and sister who was yet unconscious.
Ephram hadn't left her bedside the entire time, except for when the doctors kicked him out to do some work. He sat on a chair and laid his head on her pillow, sitting as close to her as possible, even if the doctors said to give her space. He would've avoided blinking if he could, just so he could watch her every second. She was more beautiful than ever to him, now in her bandages and with her black and blue cut face. She was Amy. A tear rolled down his face and landed next to her head. He sniffled a little, whispering. "Please wake up, Amy. I never meant for this to happen. New York traffic is just insane, and well . . . I should've yelled for you to stop walking. Maybe it was selfish of me to want a kiss. I need you, Amy. When I moved from this place . . . from New York . . . you were the only thing that kept me going; the only reason I didn't go crazy. Now Everwood is my home, and you're here, in New York . . . and you being alive is the only reason that I'm not going crazy. I could've killed that driver, I could've beat him to a bloody pulp . . . but what would that solve? I'd be at the police station instead of here with you, where I NEED to be."
The Abbotts continued looking in. They couldn't hear what Ephram was saying but they could see his lips moving with words of sincerity. "She really does need him, Harold, I'm glad he's here. He's so dedicated."
"He hasn't left her side once. Frankly I wish I could've, but I don't have the strength to be in there, hearing her monitors beep and seeing her blank expression. This shouldn't be!" Bright said sadly.
Ephram kissed her cheek and set his head back on the pillow.
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"I can't be losing sleep over this, no I can't
And now I can not stop pacing
Give me a few hours, I'll have all this sorted out
If my mind would just stop racing
Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
This is over my head but underneath my feet
Cuz by tomorrow morning I'll have this thing beat
And everything will be back to the way that it was
I wish that it was just that easy
Cuz I'm wating for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream"
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"They say they'll know more by tonight, son." Dr. Abbott said stepping into his daughter's hospital room for the first time. He placed his hand on Ephram's shoulder. "I know this is rough for you to see her like this; for me it's unfathomable that my baby girl is laying in a hospital bed because of some idiot driver." Ephram nodded sadly, head still on her pillow.
Dr. Abbott began to speak to Amy, "Oh sweet Amy, you and I have had our ups and downs lately, haven't we, kiddo?" Ephram felt maybe he shouldn't be there so he started to get up, but Harold gently pushed his hand down on him to assure him it was okay to stay. "She needs you here too" he said to him. Then started back at Amy, taking her hand. "Listen we need you around. You're the best daughter I could ever have wished for, and even though we don't always see eye to eye, you're one of the best things that's ever happened to me."
"To us," Rose Abbott said walking in slowly in tears. "Oh Amy, sweetheart, you're beautiful even now. The doctors say they'll know soon how long it will be for you to wake up and what the damages are . . ." she began trailing off in tears. Bright patted his mom on the back.
"Dr. and Mrs, Abbott? Bright? I love her. I know you think we're so young, but I honestly love her with my whole heart. I'm sorry that Colin died; sorry that I seem to be a replacement . . ." Ephram stopped, taking a deep breath.
"You're not a replacement, Ephram. No one can replace Colin. But that doesn't mean you aren't the best thing for our daughter now. We want to thank you for never giving up on her. We know how hard it's been." Rose said, Ephram hugged her in gratefulness.
"You guys sound like you're saying goodbye to her. There's no goodbyes. She'll pull through! She will! She loves all of us and we all need her. She can't leave." Bright said.
All three family members filed out, and Ephram was once again left alone with the woman he loved. "Amy, remember that time in the mine when we first kissed? Or how about the first day we met? The promise you made me make at Reverend Keyes' wedding . . . I should've never promised that. I knew it wasn't possible. I'd like to think you did too. I just need you to do something for me, okay? Just open your eyes. Just make some sort of sound. Anything!" he pleaded, squeezing her hand. "Anything," he said now drifting off to sleep. He had had a very long day.
The doctor entered the waiting room a few hours later, calling the Abbotts to meet with him quiety. "There's been a slight complication. She's suffered severe damage to her kidneys and needs a transplant. I know you've all been tested but none of you are a match, which is rare because you're family." He began, and Dr. Abbott broke down in tears.
"Dr. what are you saying?" he asked nervously.
"I'm saying . . . there's a chance she may not make it if we don't find a donor that matches within a few days."
"Ephram . . ." Bright said practically knocking people over on his way to Amy's room. "Ephram! You've got to get tested! Amy needs a kidney transplant and none of us are a match! She could die without it!"
"What? Oh my God, yeah, I'll get tested right away!" he said, kissing Amy's forehead and saying softly to her, "I'll do whatever I can to bring you back to me."
A few hours passed and the doctor entered again. Ephram paced around the room. "Mr. Brown? I'm sorry. You're not a match either. We'll have to keep looking."
"NO! this isn't fair!" Ephram screamed. "She doesn't deserve this!" he now threw a magazine against the wall and ran back into Amy's hospital room.
"I'll give you some time alone" the doctor replied solemnly lowering his head and walking away.
Ephram sat back in the chair waiting for Amy to wake up. He prayed and prayed for some miracle to happen. "Please help her. She has so much to live for, so much to give to her life. Please don't think me selfish, but I just cant lose her!"
He turned and whispered to Amy now, inches from her bandaged ear. "I told you I heard miracles happen once in awhile, remember? Well, we really need one now Amy. We really need one now . . ."
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"Would you catch me if I fall out of what I fell in
Don't be surprised if I collapse down at your feet again
I don't want to run away from this
I know that I just don't need this
Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
Cuz I'm wating for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream"
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A/N: With this week comes A LOT of homework so I'll try to update the best I can. I think I can still manage to get it updated everyday. Hope everyone likes it! Read and review on!
Chapter 18 uses "Somewhere in between" by Lifehouse
Chapter 18: Somewhere in Between
The Abbott family had taken the next flight out to New York and were there within a matter of hours. Dr. Abbott raced up to Bright, who was standing against Amy's hospital room window, glancing inside nervously. Bright turned around, "Dad!" he said hugging him, "oh it was awful. The car practically went up on the curb and then it just drove away. I told her to be careful . . . oh Mom!" Bright said turning to his mother now. The three Abbotts gazed into the room now, through the glass, at their daughter and sister who was yet unconscious.
Ephram hadn't left her bedside the entire time, except for when the doctors kicked him out to do some work. He sat on a chair and laid his head on her pillow, sitting as close to her as possible, even if the doctors said to give her space. He would've avoided blinking if he could, just so he could watch her every second. She was more beautiful than ever to him, now in her bandages and with her black and blue cut face. She was Amy. A tear rolled down his face and landed next to her head. He sniffled a little, whispering. "Please wake up, Amy. I never meant for this to happen. New York traffic is just insane, and well . . . I should've yelled for you to stop walking. Maybe it was selfish of me to want a kiss. I need you, Amy. When I moved from this place . . . from New York . . . you were the only thing that kept me going; the only reason I didn't go crazy. Now Everwood is my home, and you're here, in New York . . . and you being alive is the only reason that I'm not going crazy. I could've killed that driver, I could've beat him to a bloody pulp . . . but what would that solve? I'd be at the police station instead of here with you, where I NEED to be."
The Abbotts continued looking in. They couldn't hear what Ephram was saying but they could see his lips moving with words of sincerity. "She really does need him, Harold, I'm glad he's here. He's so dedicated."
"He hasn't left her side once. Frankly I wish I could've, but I don't have the strength to be in there, hearing her monitors beep and seeing her blank expression. This shouldn't be!" Bright said sadly.
Ephram kissed her cheek and set his head back on the pillow.
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"I can't be losing sleep over this, no I can't
And now I can not stop pacing
Give me a few hours, I'll have all this sorted out
If my mind would just stop racing
Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
This is over my head but underneath my feet
Cuz by tomorrow morning I'll have this thing beat
And everything will be back to the way that it was
I wish that it was just that easy
Cuz I'm wating for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream"
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"They say they'll know more by tonight, son." Dr. Abbott said stepping into his daughter's hospital room for the first time. He placed his hand on Ephram's shoulder. "I know this is rough for you to see her like this; for me it's unfathomable that my baby girl is laying in a hospital bed because of some idiot driver." Ephram nodded sadly, head still on her pillow.
Dr. Abbott began to speak to Amy, "Oh sweet Amy, you and I have had our ups and downs lately, haven't we, kiddo?" Ephram felt maybe he shouldn't be there so he started to get up, but Harold gently pushed his hand down on him to assure him it was okay to stay. "She needs you here too" he said to him. Then started back at Amy, taking her hand. "Listen we need you around. You're the best daughter I could ever have wished for, and even though we don't always see eye to eye, you're one of the best things that's ever happened to me."
"To us," Rose Abbott said walking in slowly in tears. "Oh Amy, sweetheart, you're beautiful even now. The doctors say they'll know soon how long it will be for you to wake up and what the damages are . . ." she began trailing off in tears. Bright patted his mom on the back.
"Dr. and Mrs, Abbott? Bright? I love her. I know you think we're so young, but I honestly love her with my whole heart. I'm sorry that Colin died; sorry that I seem to be a replacement . . ." Ephram stopped, taking a deep breath.
"You're not a replacement, Ephram. No one can replace Colin. But that doesn't mean you aren't the best thing for our daughter now. We want to thank you for never giving up on her. We know how hard it's been." Rose said, Ephram hugged her in gratefulness.
"You guys sound like you're saying goodbye to her. There's no goodbyes. She'll pull through! She will! She loves all of us and we all need her. She can't leave." Bright said.
All three family members filed out, and Ephram was once again left alone with the woman he loved. "Amy, remember that time in the mine when we first kissed? Or how about the first day we met? The promise you made me make at Reverend Keyes' wedding . . . I should've never promised that. I knew it wasn't possible. I'd like to think you did too. I just need you to do something for me, okay? Just open your eyes. Just make some sort of sound. Anything!" he pleaded, squeezing her hand. "Anything," he said now drifting off to sleep. He had had a very long day.
The doctor entered the waiting room a few hours later, calling the Abbotts to meet with him quiety. "There's been a slight complication. She's suffered severe damage to her kidneys and needs a transplant. I know you've all been tested but none of you are a match, which is rare because you're family." He began, and Dr. Abbott broke down in tears.
"Dr. what are you saying?" he asked nervously.
"I'm saying . . . there's a chance she may not make it if we don't find a donor that matches within a few days."
"Ephram . . ." Bright said practically knocking people over on his way to Amy's room. "Ephram! You've got to get tested! Amy needs a kidney transplant and none of us are a match! She could die without it!"
"What? Oh my God, yeah, I'll get tested right away!" he said, kissing Amy's forehead and saying softly to her, "I'll do whatever I can to bring you back to me."
A few hours passed and the doctor entered again. Ephram paced around the room. "Mr. Brown? I'm sorry. You're not a match either. We'll have to keep looking."
"NO! this isn't fair!" Ephram screamed. "She doesn't deserve this!" he now threw a magazine against the wall and ran back into Amy's hospital room.
"I'll give you some time alone" the doctor replied solemnly lowering his head and walking away.
Ephram sat back in the chair waiting for Amy to wake up. He prayed and prayed for some miracle to happen. "Please help her. She has so much to live for, so much to give to her life. Please don't think me selfish, but I just cant lose her!"
He turned and whispered to Amy now, inches from her bandaged ear. "I told you I heard miracles happen once in awhile, remember? Well, we really need one now Amy. We really need one now . . ."
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"Would you catch me if I fall out of what I fell in
Don't be surprised if I collapse down at your feet again
I don't want to run away from this
I know that I just don't need this
Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
Cuz I'm wating for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream
What is real, and just a dream"
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A/N: With this week comes A LOT of homework so I'll try to update the best I can. I think I can still manage to get it updated everyday. Hope everyone likes it! Read and review on!