Disclaimer: I don't own Everwood, the town, or it's characters. I'm just a
college student.
Chapter 21 uses "Miracle," by Vertical Horizon
Chapter 21: Miracle
The man stepped out from behind Amy's doctor. A kind, yet embarrassed smile graced his face and he looked at Amy's loved ones. After staring for a few seconds, he finally spoke. "Hi," was all he could say.
Amy's eyes filled with new tears, flushing away the old ones and sending them down her cheeks. He, this man, was the sole reason why she was alive today. This person willingly donated a part of himself so that she may live. And as she gazed through her salty droplets, she saw that the man's expression showed that of anxiety. *How can he look so uncomfortable? Doesn't he know what he's done for me?* she said, a puzzled look on her face.
Dr. Abbott smiled and nodded, squeezing his grateful wife's hand. Bright's eyes widened and turned smaller as he broke into a smile. Ephram stood with dropped jaw, feeling the blood pumping faster into his face with gratefulness.
"Dad?!" Ephram shouted running to shake his hand. "You're the donor? You saved Amy's life!" he said now pulling his father into a hug.
"Dr. Brown . . . I . . . thank you so much, I don't know what to say . . ." Amy started.
"You don't have to say anything, Amy. As soon as I heard the news I flew out. There wasn't a chance in hell I would let anything happen to you if I could help it." He said still looking anxious.
"Smile, Dr. Brown. You saved my life . . . you saved my life after all the harsh things I said to you. After I blamed you for Colin's death, after I humiliated you in front of the town; made everyone turn their noses up at you." She said slowly realizing why his face had looked as it did.
"All if forgiven; if nothing else, even if the town still isn't all that excited about having me around, I still like to help people." He said walking towards her.
"If I could get up right now I'd give you a giant hug." She said smiling. "And I'm sorry for our bad times. I understand now, and even though I wish Colin had lived, it's not fair to hold his wishes against you."
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"It's taken much too long
To get it right
Would it be so wrong
To maybe find someone
A miracle
And all you really need
Is everything you could never be
And so you'd give it all
For a miracle
[Chorus]
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle"
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"All I need is to know you're okay now," he responded moving to hug her. Ephram smiled. He knew his father approved of Amy and wished she and Ephram the best. "I'll let you rest now," he said smiling and walking out of the room, nodding at the Abbotts. The got up and followed him out into the waiting room.
"Andy, what you did was very noble. You saved our little girl's life. Without you Everwood could've lost another young soul." Dr. Abbott spoke up.
"It's because of me, Harold, that this town lost a young soul in the first place. I wasn't about to let someone else die if I could help."
"Hush now, Everwood knows that you tried your hardest with Colin and that you complied with his wishes," Rose said smiling. "Don't ever let anyone make you feel unwanted in Everwood. Even old Harold here," she said patting her husband firmly on the back.
Bright had gone to get some snacks from the vending machine, leaving Ephram and Amy to much needed time alone. They looked happily at each other now, sitting only inches apart as Amy had encouraged him to join her.
"Won't I mess up your monitors or pull out an I.V. or something?" he asked nervously.
"I.V.'s are highly overrated. Besides, god knows that chair you've been sitting in is uncomfortable." She said patting her bed.
"Okay, but only if it won't hurt you," he said climbing in. "You know, Amy. All those years I was in New York I felt there was someone out there waiting for me; waiting to love me, waiting for me to love her. I was angry when we moved. I didn't know why, out of all the places, my Dad picked a little town like our Everwood. But now I understand why. My mom wanted it; and I was supposed to meet you."
"Say it again," she said kissing him lightly, with as much energy as she had.
"I was supposed to meet you," he repeated expecting another kiss.
"No, I mean before that. The part about Everwood. You said "our Everwood," she said finally giving him the small kiss he wanted.
"Well it is, Amy. It's my home. It was nice coming to New York, but to tell you the truth, even though I was only gone for a short while, I kept thinking about home."
"Ephram, I heard what you said about us needing a miracle. I heard all the things you said. I tried to answer, but I couldn't . . . or at least you couldn't hear me when I did."
"We got our miracle," he said brushing her cheek.
"Your dad. He's our miracle." She said smiling and looking out her room window to see her parents conversing with one of her new favorite people.
"He's a great man. I didn't see that for a very long time. At times I still don't see it, but he certainly does his work well."
"The Great Doctor Brown," she said softly, starting to fall asleep in Ephram's arms.
He knew that everyone has their own miracle in life. Some come faster than others, some come when in need. For Amy, his father had been a miracle. Twice. With helping Colin and now helping her. Ephram's miracle had taken a lot longer to come. He had to wait 15 years before he found her.
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"Yu never really know
What it is
Not until it goes
And if it comes again
It's a miracle
But what you miss is love
In everything below and up above
And could she bring it all
A miracle
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle"
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Delia came pouncing out from behind one of the vending machines Bright was looking at. He smiled, and, even though he wouldn't admit it, jumped when he saw her.
"Scared you, didn't I?" she laughed, blushing.
"No," he said defensively, "I didn't even know you were here. Did you come with your dad?"
"No, I came with your grandma and Irv. When we found out the news Dad left immediately and told me to go over to Edna's. I think Nina almost came to get tested as a match too."
"I guess Amy's more loved than she knows. I hope she really looks now; really sees that everyone's on her side. Everyone wants to help her move on."
Delia was quite frankly taken aback that she and Bright were holding such a conversation. She felt grown up around him, yet childish at the same time.
"I think she knows now." She said nodding and smiling.
"You're a nice kid, you know that?" he said kissing her cheek and walking back carrying his pretzels.
Delia just stared wide eyed as he continued off into the distance.
Amy would soon be released from the hospital, within a few days, and life in Everwood would carry on. Maybe it'd be different this time. Maybe better.
As Ephram and Amy fell into sweet dreams in her hospital bed, the Abbotts and Dr. Brown, along with Delia, Edna, and Irv, all drifted into their own sweet dreams in the waiting room. Each had there own ideas about what they could be thankful for this year. A healthy daughter, another saved life, a granddaughter, sister, friend . . . a miracle.
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"All you wanted was a (miracle)
All you needed was a miracle
A miracle
And all you wanted was a (miracle)
All you needed was a miracle
A miracle
It's taken so long to get it right
Could it be so wrong
To maybe find someone
A miracle
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle
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A/N: That wasn't the last chapter, but it certainly seemed like it. There's only one or two more chapters left though. I'd like to thank everyone for taking time to read and review.
Chapter 21 uses "Miracle," by Vertical Horizon
Chapter 21: Miracle
The man stepped out from behind Amy's doctor. A kind, yet embarrassed smile graced his face and he looked at Amy's loved ones. After staring for a few seconds, he finally spoke. "Hi," was all he could say.
Amy's eyes filled with new tears, flushing away the old ones and sending them down her cheeks. He, this man, was the sole reason why she was alive today. This person willingly donated a part of himself so that she may live. And as she gazed through her salty droplets, she saw that the man's expression showed that of anxiety. *How can he look so uncomfortable? Doesn't he know what he's done for me?* she said, a puzzled look on her face.
Dr. Abbott smiled and nodded, squeezing his grateful wife's hand. Bright's eyes widened and turned smaller as he broke into a smile. Ephram stood with dropped jaw, feeling the blood pumping faster into his face with gratefulness.
"Dad?!" Ephram shouted running to shake his hand. "You're the donor? You saved Amy's life!" he said now pulling his father into a hug.
"Dr. Brown . . . I . . . thank you so much, I don't know what to say . . ." Amy started.
"You don't have to say anything, Amy. As soon as I heard the news I flew out. There wasn't a chance in hell I would let anything happen to you if I could help it." He said still looking anxious.
"Smile, Dr. Brown. You saved my life . . . you saved my life after all the harsh things I said to you. After I blamed you for Colin's death, after I humiliated you in front of the town; made everyone turn their noses up at you." She said slowly realizing why his face had looked as it did.
"All if forgiven; if nothing else, even if the town still isn't all that excited about having me around, I still like to help people." He said walking towards her.
"If I could get up right now I'd give you a giant hug." She said smiling. "And I'm sorry for our bad times. I understand now, and even though I wish Colin had lived, it's not fair to hold his wishes against you."
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"It's taken much too long
To get it right
Would it be so wrong
To maybe find someone
A miracle
And all you really need
Is everything you could never be
And so you'd give it all
For a miracle
[Chorus]
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle"
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"All I need is to know you're okay now," he responded moving to hug her. Ephram smiled. He knew his father approved of Amy and wished she and Ephram the best. "I'll let you rest now," he said smiling and walking out of the room, nodding at the Abbotts. The got up and followed him out into the waiting room.
"Andy, what you did was very noble. You saved our little girl's life. Without you Everwood could've lost another young soul." Dr. Abbott spoke up.
"It's because of me, Harold, that this town lost a young soul in the first place. I wasn't about to let someone else die if I could help."
"Hush now, Everwood knows that you tried your hardest with Colin and that you complied with his wishes," Rose said smiling. "Don't ever let anyone make you feel unwanted in Everwood. Even old Harold here," she said patting her husband firmly on the back.
Bright had gone to get some snacks from the vending machine, leaving Ephram and Amy to much needed time alone. They looked happily at each other now, sitting only inches apart as Amy had encouraged him to join her.
"Won't I mess up your monitors or pull out an I.V. or something?" he asked nervously.
"I.V.'s are highly overrated. Besides, god knows that chair you've been sitting in is uncomfortable." She said patting her bed.
"Okay, but only if it won't hurt you," he said climbing in. "You know, Amy. All those years I was in New York I felt there was someone out there waiting for me; waiting to love me, waiting for me to love her. I was angry when we moved. I didn't know why, out of all the places, my Dad picked a little town like our Everwood. But now I understand why. My mom wanted it; and I was supposed to meet you."
"Say it again," she said kissing him lightly, with as much energy as she had.
"I was supposed to meet you," he repeated expecting another kiss.
"No, I mean before that. The part about Everwood. You said "our Everwood," she said finally giving him the small kiss he wanted.
"Well it is, Amy. It's my home. It was nice coming to New York, but to tell you the truth, even though I was only gone for a short while, I kept thinking about home."
"Ephram, I heard what you said about us needing a miracle. I heard all the things you said. I tried to answer, but I couldn't . . . or at least you couldn't hear me when I did."
"We got our miracle," he said brushing her cheek.
"Your dad. He's our miracle." She said smiling and looking out her room window to see her parents conversing with one of her new favorite people.
"He's a great man. I didn't see that for a very long time. At times I still don't see it, but he certainly does his work well."
"The Great Doctor Brown," she said softly, starting to fall asleep in Ephram's arms.
He knew that everyone has their own miracle in life. Some come faster than others, some come when in need. For Amy, his father had been a miracle. Twice. With helping Colin and now helping her. Ephram's miracle had taken a lot longer to come. He had to wait 15 years before he found her.
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"Yu never really know
What it is
Not until it goes
And if it comes again
It's a miracle
But what you miss is love
In everything below and up above
And could she bring it all
A miracle
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle"
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Delia came pouncing out from behind one of the vending machines Bright was looking at. He smiled, and, even though he wouldn't admit it, jumped when he saw her.
"Scared you, didn't I?" she laughed, blushing.
"No," he said defensively, "I didn't even know you were here. Did you come with your dad?"
"No, I came with your grandma and Irv. When we found out the news Dad left immediately and told me to go over to Edna's. I think Nina almost came to get tested as a match too."
"I guess Amy's more loved than she knows. I hope she really looks now; really sees that everyone's on her side. Everyone wants to help her move on."
Delia was quite frankly taken aback that she and Bright were holding such a conversation. She felt grown up around him, yet childish at the same time.
"I think she knows now." She said nodding and smiling.
"You're a nice kid, you know that?" he said kissing her cheek and walking back carrying his pretzels.
Delia just stared wide eyed as he continued off into the distance.
Amy would soon be released from the hospital, within a few days, and life in Everwood would carry on. Maybe it'd be different this time. Maybe better.
As Ephram and Amy fell into sweet dreams in her hospital bed, the Abbotts and Dr. Brown, along with Delia, Edna, and Irv, all drifted into their own sweet dreams in the waiting room. Each had there own ideas about what they could be thankful for this year. A healthy daughter, another saved life, a granddaughter, sister, friend . . . a miracle.
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"All you wanted was a (miracle)
All you needed was a miracle
A miracle
And all you wanted was a (miracle)
All you needed was a miracle
A miracle
It's taken so long to get it right
Could it be so wrong
To maybe find someone
A miracle
Is there a trace
Inside her face
Of a lonely miracle
And so you wait
And lie awake
For a lonely miracle
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A/N: That wasn't the last chapter, but it certainly seemed like it. There's only one or two more chapters left though. I'd like to thank everyone for taking time to read and review.