Chapter 2: How to Deal
Ephram turned away from Amy and walked quickly to his dad's car. Andy and Delia had taken shelter inside, waiting for Ephram.
Instead of going to the passenger side, he stood in front of the window on the driver's side. Andy rolled it down and looked at his son curiously. "What is it Ephram?"
"I'm going to walk home, okay?"
The doctor's eyebrows shot up. "Uh, Ephram you do realize that it's pouring cats and dogs, right?"
Ephram rolled his eyes and replied, "I don't mind the rain. Besides, it's not exactly a far walk."
In the end, Andy consented, and drove off, with Ephram following them at a slow walk. He hadn't taken even five steps when he heard his name being called.
"Ephram! Wait up!" He turned to see Amy running towards him breathlessly. "Hey, would you mind if I walked home with you? Everyone's giving me their sympathy, I'm not sure I can take anymore."
"I don't mind. But you sure you wanna get soaked?"
Amy gave a short laugh. "I think it's too late for that. Besides, I like rain. It's refreshing." She smiled widely, and they started walking.
Ephram looked at his friend oddly. She seemed way to cheerful for someone whose boyfriend had just passed away. "I know you've probably been asked this a million times, but, are you okay?"
Amy looked down at her shoes. "I'm fine, really-" Her voice broke. "No, I'm not. I'm just putting on a brave face. I can't bear to think that I'll never see him again." She was sobbing openly by now.
"I know it's hard, but it does get easier with time, even if it does sound corny. It takes awhile, but you learn how to deal. When my mom died I thought the world ended. It gets easier I promise." He put his arms around Amy, and she did the same.
"Thanks Ephram. I really don't know what I'd do without you."
Ephram withdrew from the embrace so they could continue their walk, but took her hand in his. "We'd better hurry if we want to be home in time for lunch."
They were about half way home when it happened. They had been walking on the side of the road, talking and laughing about trivial things, when a car could be heard approaching.
"And remember that time when Kayla fell flat on her face in front of half the school!" That led to another burst of laughter. Ephram looked up to see a jet-black car on the opposite side of the road that was swerving slightly. 'Drunken driver,' Ephram thought, disgusted. Suddenly the car turned towards them skidding this way and that, the driver clearly having lost control of his car. It was quickly approaching and panic filled Ephram's half-numbed brain. One last thought entered his head before the collision. "AMY! Watch out!"
A/N: Heh heh. cliffhanger!!!!!! Check back for updates soon! Sorry its short, but I wanted a cliffhanger, and I didn't want to drag out the walking and so on. The next chapter will be longer! Don't forget, read and review!!! Thanx!
Ephram turned away from Amy and walked quickly to his dad's car. Andy and Delia had taken shelter inside, waiting for Ephram.
Instead of going to the passenger side, he stood in front of the window on the driver's side. Andy rolled it down and looked at his son curiously. "What is it Ephram?"
"I'm going to walk home, okay?"
The doctor's eyebrows shot up. "Uh, Ephram you do realize that it's pouring cats and dogs, right?"
Ephram rolled his eyes and replied, "I don't mind the rain. Besides, it's not exactly a far walk."
In the end, Andy consented, and drove off, with Ephram following them at a slow walk. He hadn't taken even five steps when he heard his name being called.
"Ephram! Wait up!" He turned to see Amy running towards him breathlessly. "Hey, would you mind if I walked home with you? Everyone's giving me their sympathy, I'm not sure I can take anymore."
"I don't mind. But you sure you wanna get soaked?"
Amy gave a short laugh. "I think it's too late for that. Besides, I like rain. It's refreshing." She smiled widely, and they started walking.
Ephram looked at his friend oddly. She seemed way to cheerful for someone whose boyfriend had just passed away. "I know you've probably been asked this a million times, but, are you okay?"
Amy looked down at her shoes. "I'm fine, really-" Her voice broke. "No, I'm not. I'm just putting on a brave face. I can't bear to think that I'll never see him again." She was sobbing openly by now.
"I know it's hard, but it does get easier with time, even if it does sound corny. It takes awhile, but you learn how to deal. When my mom died I thought the world ended. It gets easier I promise." He put his arms around Amy, and she did the same.
"Thanks Ephram. I really don't know what I'd do without you."
Ephram withdrew from the embrace so they could continue their walk, but took her hand in his. "We'd better hurry if we want to be home in time for lunch."
They were about half way home when it happened. They had been walking on the side of the road, talking and laughing about trivial things, when a car could be heard approaching.
"And remember that time when Kayla fell flat on her face in front of half the school!" That led to another burst of laughter. Ephram looked up to see a jet-black car on the opposite side of the road that was swerving slightly. 'Drunken driver,' Ephram thought, disgusted. Suddenly the car turned towards them skidding this way and that, the driver clearly having lost control of his car. It was quickly approaching and panic filled Ephram's half-numbed brain. One last thought entered his head before the collision. "AMY! Watch out!"
A/N: Heh heh. cliffhanger!!!!!! Check back for updates soon! Sorry its short, but I wanted a cliffhanger, and I didn't want to drag out the walking and so on. The next chapter will be longer! Don't forget, read and review!!! Thanx!