Chapter 2
"I came to make sure you were OK." Skye McMillian has a slight New York accent and it's apparent to Ephram that Skuz was right she was pissed.
"Skye about the party..." Ephram begins.
Skye arches a perfect eyebrow as if begging him to give her a worthy explanation, but she doesn't give him the chance, "between drinks and making out with Christine Waite he swore that you'd said you were coming."
"I was going to come." Ephram responds, "I got caught up in something else."
Skye wraps her arms around Ephram's neck and whispers, "well you're just going to have to make it up to me, aren't you?"
"Ephram..." Amy's appearance causes Skye to stiffen and back away from Ephram. "Oh I'm sorry." Amy quickly turns on her heal and starts to walk away.
"Hold on Amy." Ephram calls to his embarrassed friend.
Amy turns back around, her face red, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude."
"No, Amy it's fine." Ephram states stepping away from the door and allowing Skye to come all the way in.
"Well, well, who's this?" Skye asks staring at Amy suspiciously.
Ephram sighs, "Skye this is a friend of mine from Everwood, Amy Abbot, Amy this is Skye McMillian."
"It's nice to meet you." Amy offers her hand and reluctantly Skye holds out her perfectly manicured hand for a weak handshake.
Ephram stands silently as both girls take each other in; Amy taking in Skye's black miniskirt and stomach bearing pink spaghetti strap and Skye scoffing at Amy's unkempt appearance.
"Um, I was just wondering if you could point me in the direction of a towel, I thought I would get a shower." Amy states.
"Um sure, it's in the cupboard below the sink in the bathroom." Ephram states quickly.
Amy looks back and forth between Skye and Ephram before nodding and turning on her heal quickly and walking in the direction of the bathroom.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Skye asks as soon as the door shuts behind Amy, "because I swear to God Ephram if you've had a girlfriend this entire summer..."
"Amy's not my girlfriend, we are just friends, I didn't even know she was coming." Ephram responds quickly.
Skye's eyes narrow but she seems to accept this and she once again wraps her arms around Ephram's neck, "so how are you going to make skipping the party up to me anyway?" Skye moves forward to kiss Ephram but he backs away. "What the hell Ephram?"
"Listen Skye, Amy needs me right now." Ephram states.
"And I'm what chopped freaking liver?" Skye rages.
"I didn't say that..." Ephram starts.
"Whatever Ephram! You've all ready blown me off at the party and now you won't even kiss me! When you decide you have time for call me, maybe then I can fit you into my busy life." With Skye's words she quickly turns on her heal and flounces out of the apartment.
10 minutes later Amy emerges from the bathroom in the same jeans but a different shirt, "I'm sorry if I upset your girlfriend." She states quietly.
Ephram shakes his head, "she's not my girlfriend, and don't worry about it just about anything will upset Skye."
Amy frowns, "well I'm still sorry."
Ephram shrugs, and then "I talked to my dad, he says you should probably call to talk to your parents."
Amy's frown deepens and she nods, "OK."
Ephram hands Amy the phone and states, "I'll be in the kitchen."
When Amy enters the kitchen 5 minutes later she has a path on her cheeks from where the tears had streaked down, but there are not other signs of tears, "they said I can stay for as long as your grandparents will let me."
"Well no problem there they like you, you can stay for as long as you like..." Ephram responds and the two fall into an uncomfortable silence.
"I'm sorry I just showed up, I'm sure this isn't the way you wanted to spend your summer, you wanted to get out of Everwood not have Everwood brought to you. It's just I didn't know what else to do. Once day I'm sitting on my porch and we are having fun and 4 days later," as she speaks Amy's chin begins to terrible, her voice cracking and tears pooling in her dark eyes, "I'm, I'm watching them put him into the ground...and then I just, I just couldn't be there anymore. Every time I turned around I saw him and I just lost it and took off and the only place I knew to go was here..." By the end of her speech Amy is full out sobbing into her hands again.
Ephram walks around the table and takes Amy into his arms rubbing her back sympathetically, "I'm so sorry Amy."
The two stand like that for a long time, Amy shaking from her tears and Ephram holding her tightly until her tears subside and she finally stops crying completely. "I'm sorry I've got to stop breaking into sobs every time I see you, or you'll be ready for me to leave by the end of tomorrow."
Ephram smiles at Amy, "you can cry as much as you want."
Amy nods, "thanks Ephram."
"Amy you can cry as much as you want." Amy gives Ephram a weird look for repeating himself but he continues, "but you should understand that your allowed to smile or laugh or have fun. It wouldn't be disloyal to Colin if you do."
Amy gives Ephram a long look, "are you saying I should just forget him?"
Ephram shakes his head, "of course not, but I got to know Colin, and he loved you, he wouldn't want you to be miserable forever."
Amy sighs sadly, "I know."
Ephram nods, "OK, so you wanna watch a movie or something?"
Amy offers a soft smile and nods, "all right."
The phone ringing half way through 10 Things I Hate About You, Amy's choice and the only thing on TV, was a welcome break for Ephram, "Hello?"
"You are in deep shit man." Skuz greets.
"You talked to Skye?" Ephram guesses.
"Talked?" Skuz chaffs, "I'm surprised that you couldn't hear her end of the conversation. That girls got the lung capacity of a whale and the voice like a banshee when she's angry."
"A whale?" Ephram laughs.
"Laugh at my analogy if you like but Skye isn't going to be happy until she sees your head on a platter, or you beg for her forgiveness. So who is this chick from Everwood anyway...Skye says she's practically deformed which in Skye's world means she's hot."
"She's just a friend from Colorado." Ephram states.
"Right." Skuz retorts, "listen I'm coming over to meet her for myself and then you both can come to lunch." And with those parting words and for the second time that day Skuz hangs up on Ephram.
"For once I just wish he would left me finish a sentence." Ephram mutters under his breath.
"What?" Amy asks taking her eyes away from the TV.
Ephram rolls his eyes and shakes his head, "nothing, a friend of mine is stopping by, I hope that's OK."
"I came to make sure you were OK." Skye McMillian has a slight New York accent and it's apparent to Ephram that Skuz was right she was pissed.
"Skye about the party..." Ephram begins.
Skye arches a perfect eyebrow as if begging him to give her a worthy explanation, but she doesn't give him the chance, "between drinks and making out with Christine Waite he swore that you'd said you were coming."
"I was going to come." Ephram responds, "I got caught up in something else."
Skye wraps her arms around Ephram's neck and whispers, "well you're just going to have to make it up to me, aren't you?"
"Ephram..." Amy's appearance causes Skye to stiffen and back away from Ephram. "Oh I'm sorry." Amy quickly turns on her heal and starts to walk away.
"Hold on Amy." Ephram calls to his embarrassed friend.
Amy turns back around, her face red, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude."
"No, Amy it's fine." Ephram states stepping away from the door and allowing Skye to come all the way in.
"Well, well, who's this?" Skye asks staring at Amy suspiciously.
Ephram sighs, "Skye this is a friend of mine from Everwood, Amy Abbot, Amy this is Skye McMillian."
"It's nice to meet you." Amy offers her hand and reluctantly Skye holds out her perfectly manicured hand for a weak handshake.
Ephram stands silently as both girls take each other in; Amy taking in Skye's black miniskirt and stomach bearing pink spaghetti strap and Skye scoffing at Amy's unkempt appearance.
"Um, I was just wondering if you could point me in the direction of a towel, I thought I would get a shower." Amy states.
"Um sure, it's in the cupboard below the sink in the bathroom." Ephram states quickly.
Amy looks back and forth between Skye and Ephram before nodding and turning on her heal quickly and walking in the direction of the bathroom.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Skye asks as soon as the door shuts behind Amy, "because I swear to God Ephram if you've had a girlfriend this entire summer..."
"Amy's not my girlfriend, we are just friends, I didn't even know she was coming." Ephram responds quickly.
Skye's eyes narrow but she seems to accept this and she once again wraps her arms around Ephram's neck, "so how are you going to make skipping the party up to me anyway?" Skye moves forward to kiss Ephram but he backs away. "What the hell Ephram?"
"Listen Skye, Amy needs me right now." Ephram states.
"And I'm what chopped freaking liver?" Skye rages.
"I didn't say that..." Ephram starts.
"Whatever Ephram! You've all ready blown me off at the party and now you won't even kiss me! When you decide you have time for call me, maybe then I can fit you into my busy life." With Skye's words she quickly turns on her heal and flounces out of the apartment.
10 minutes later Amy emerges from the bathroom in the same jeans but a different shirt, "I'm sorry if I upset your girlfriend." She states quietly.
Ephram shakes his head, "she's not my girlfriend, and don't worry about it just about anything will upset Skye."
Amy frowns, "well I'm still sorry."
Ephram shrugs, and then "I talked to my dad, he says you should probably call to talk to your parents."
Amy's frown deepens and she nods, "OK."
Ephram hands Amy the phone and states, "I'll be in the kitchen."
When Amy enters the kitchen 5 minutes later she has a path on her cheeks from where the tears had streaked down, but there are not other signs of tears, "they said I can stay for as long as your grandparents will let me."
"Well no problem there they like you, you can stay for as long as you like..." Ephram responds and the two fall into an uncomfortable silence.
"I'm sorry I just showed up, I'm sure this isn't the way you wanted to spend your summer, you wanted to get out of Everwood not have Everwood brought to you. It's just I didn't know what else to do. Once day I'm sitting on my porch and we are having fun and 4 days later," as she speaks Amy's chin begins to terrible, her voice cracking and tears pooling in her dark eyes, "I'm, I'm watching them put him into the ground...and then I just, I just couldn't be there anymore. Every time I turned around I saw him and I just lost it and took off and the only place I knew to go was here..." By the end of her speech Amy is full out sobbing into her hands again.
Ephram walks around the table and takes Amy into his arms rubbing her back sympathetically, "I'm so sorry Amy."
The two stand like that for a long time, Amy shaking from her tears and Ephram holding her tightly until her tears subside and she finally stops crying completely. "I'm sorry I've got to stop breaking into sobs every time I see you, or you'll be ready for me to leave by the end of tomorrow."
Ephram smiles at Amy, "you can cry as much as you want."
Amy nods, "thanks Ephram."
"Amy you can cry as much as you want." Amy gives Ephram a weird look for repeating himself but he continues, "but you should understand that your allowed to smile or laugh or have fun. It wouldn't be disloyal to Colin if you do."
Amy gives Ephram a long look, "are you saying I should just forget him?"
Ephram shakes his head, "of course not, but I got to know Colin, and he loved you, he wouldn't want you to be miserable forever."
Amy sighs sadly, "I know."
Ephram nods, "OK, so you wanna watch a movie or something?"
Amy offers a soft smile and nods, "all right."
The phone ringing half way through 10 Things I Hate About You, Amy's choice and the only thing on TV, was a welcome break for Ephram, "Hello?"
"You are in deep shit man." Skuz greets.
"You talked to Skye?" Ephram guesses.
"Talked?" Skuz chaffs, "I'm surprised that you couldn't hear her end of the conversation. That girls got the lung capacity of a whale and the voice like a banshee when she's angry."
"A whale?" Ephram laughs.
"Laugh at my analogy if you like but Skye isn't going to be happy until she sees your head on a platter, or you beg for her forgiveness. So who is this chick from Everwood anyway...Skye says she's practically deformed which in Skye's world means she's hot."
"She's just a friend from Colorado." Ephram states.
"Right." Skuz retorts, "listen I'm coming over to meet her for myself and then you both can come to lunch." And with those parting words and for the second time that day Skuz hangs up on Ephram.
"For once I just wish he would left me finish a sentence." Ephram mutters under his breath.
"What?" Amy asks taking her eyes away from the TV.
Ephram rolls his eyes and shakes his head, "nothing, a friend of mine is stopping by, I hope that's OK."