Chapter 9
Ok I finally updated, yay me. Anyway there is only one more chapter left...there might be a sequel if you guys want to see one...so let me know!!
Ephram goes back to his bedroom then, not exactly sure where Amy had gone, but he wasn't going to go after her, not yet at least. She had to have time to cool down and take in what he had said to her, besides he didn't want to get slapped again. Even if he had intended on going after her the phone stopped him.
"Ephram?" Delia's voice greets over the phone line.
"Hey Delia." Ephram greets in return.
"Happy 4th of July! Well actually it's the day after but we tried calling and Nonny said you were out."
"Yeah, Amy and I Went to a party at Denise's house."
"Denise?" Delia asks, "I liked Denise, she used to baby-sit for me. Sam and I counted the days until you come home."
"Oh really." Ephram asks, "how long?"
"Seven days, a week from today you're coming home." Delia announces cheerfully.
Ephram's gaze flies to the wall calendar, he hadn't realized his time in New York was so close to being over. "Yeah Delia, I guess you are right."
"Amy's family might be moving." Delia declares.
"What?" Ephram questions quickly.
"Well maybe." Delia declares in the voice Ephram knows so well. The one that tells him that Delia had been eavesdropping on a "grown-up" conversation. "Amy's mom and dad came over to talk to Dad, sometime."
"What did they say?" Ephram demands.
"That Bright and Amy are doing bad in Everwood since Colin died and that maybe Everwood isn't the best place fro them. And Mrs. Abbot might not run for mayor again this year and they might even move out of Colorado. Oops Dad says we have to meet Nina now."
"All right, bye Delia."
The following week was not pleasant by any means for Ephram. Amy, for obvious reasons, Skuz and Skye were all not speaking to him. Skuz because he couldn't believe that Ephram had kept that little bit of information from him exactly. His wording went something like, "how come you never told me that I was obsessing after a walking time bomb? I mean Skye is crazy but she's a nut case." Amy was literally pretending like Ephram didn't exist, they wouldn't even speak in passing in the hallways, although she still went out with Denise and Shelby. And finally Skye wasn't talking to Ephram because as Anastacia put it, "she's to hurt by the fact that you weren't up front with her about your feelings for Amy."
Everyone else was speaking to Ephram but he could sense the relief when they said good-bye to him and Amy the night before they were supposed to go back to Colorado. Ephram knew why too, with the exception of the minimal drama Skye brought to the group they were generally dramaless and since Amy had arrived there had been more than enough drama to go around. Not that they didn't like Amy, Denise and Shelby looked near tears when they hugged Amy good-bye and they exchange email, addresses and telephone numbers.
"Amy it was really nice having you." Nonny states as they pull into the drop-off zone at the airport.
"Thank you so much for having me, it was a real relief to be here and not have ot think about things back home." Amy responds graciously.
"Of course dear," Jacob adds, "anytime you need some time away from...well anytime you feel the need to visit the city give us a call and we will be happy to have you come stay with us again. With or without our grandson."
"Again thank you so much." Amy hugs both of Ephram's grandparents as he does the same.
"Ephram keep in touch, and watch out for your little sister, Amy too." Jacob orders.
Ephram nods, "I'll do my best. But we should get going we don't want to miss the flight."
Final, quick, good-byes are finally exchanged and Amy and Ephram head into the airport, "my grandparents really like you." Ephram states attempting to make conversation before their six hour flight together.
Amy glares at Ephram, "I really don't want to talk to you right now."
"Amy you've been giving me the silent treatment for seven days now, maybe I said some things I shouldn't have, or you aren't ready to hear. But if we go back home and we aren't talking it's not going to look good to everybody. So what about a truce?"
Amy sighs and nods, "fine, truce."
When the plane has finally taken off Amy turns to face Ephram, "I won't be staying in Everwood long. I won't be starting junior year at Central."
Ephram's heart drops, "Delia said she overheard your parents talking to my dad about you moving."
Amy nods, "an old colleague of your dad's got my Dad a job in Minnesota starting in August. Bright and I are moving with my Dad then and then when my Mom's term ends she's going to be joining us."
"Is that what you want?" Ephram asks.
Amy stops for a minute, "yes. My parents are right, Bright and I will never do well in Everwood. There are to many memories of Colin there, the Harts are moving to, closer to Laynie's boarding school. Colin had run of Everwood and it's never going to be the same without him there."
Ephram nods and opens his mouth to say something but then shakes his head and shuts it again.
"If you are going to say I'm running, I'm not, I just..."
"Amy you don't have to explain anything to me. Your parents obviously think that moving is best for your family, and who am I to judge. My Dad did the same thing a year ago."
Amy nods, "right. Anyway I thought you should know I was going."
Ephram nods, "good to know," he doesn't have anything else to say, what else is he supposed to say to this girl? Good-bye have a nice life? Right now he just had to adjust to the idea that she was moving and then he would figure out what to say.
Ok I finally updated, yay me. Anyway there is only one more chapter left...there might be a sequel if you guys want to see one...so let me know!!
Ephram goes back to his bedroom then, not exactly sure where Amy had gone, but he wasn't going to go after her, not yet at least. She had to have time to cool down and take in what he had said to her, besides he didn't want to get slapped again. Even if he had intended on going after her the phone stopped him.
"Ephram?" Delia's voice greets over the phone line.
"Hey Delia." Ephram greets in return.
"Happy 4th of July! Well actually it's the day after but we tried calling and Nonny said you were out."
"Yeah, Amy and I Went to a party at Denise's house."
"Denise?" Delia asks, "I liked Denise, she used to baby-sit for me. Sam and I counted the days until you come home."
"Oh really." Ephram asks, "how long?"
"Seven days, a week from today you're coming home." Delia announces cheerfully.
Ephram's gaze flies to the wall calendar, he hadn't realized his time in New York was so close to being over. "Yeah Delia, I guess you are right."
"Amy's family might be moving." Delia declares.
"What?" Ephram questions quickly.
"Well maybe." Delia declares in the voice Ephram knows so well. The one that tells him that Delia had been eavesdropping on a "grown-up" conversation. "Amy's mom and dad came over to talk to Dad, sometime."
"What did they say?" Ephram demands.
"That Bright and Amy are doing bad in Everwood since Colin died and that maybe Everwood isn't the best place fro them. And Mrs. Abbot might not run for mayor again this year and they might even move out of Colorado. Oops Dad says we have to meet Nina now."
"All right, bye Delia."
The following week was not pleasant by any means for Ephram. Amy, for obvious reasons, Skuz and Skye were all not speaking to him. Skuz because he couldn't believe that Ephram had kept that little bit of information from him exactly. His wording went something like, "how come you never told me that I was obsessing after a walking time bomb? I mean Skye is crazy but she's a nut case." Amy was literally pretending like Ephram didn't exist, they wouldn't even speak in passing in the hallways, although she still went out with Denise and Shelby. And finally Skye wasn't talking to Ephram because as Anastacia put it, "she's to hurt by the fact that you weren't up front with her about your feelings for Amy."
Everyone else was speaking to Ephram but he could sense the relief when they said good-bye to him and Amy the night before they were supposed to go back to Colorado. Ephram knew why too, with the exception of the minimal drama Skye brought to the group they were generally dramaless and since Amy had arrived there had been more than enough drama to go around. Not that they didn't like Amy, Denise and Shelby looked near tears when they hugged Amy good-bye and they exchange email, addresses and telephone numbers.
"Amy it was really nice having you." Nonny states as they pull into the drop-off zone at the airport.
"Thank you so much for having me, it was a real relief to be here and not have ot think about things back home." Amy responds graciously.
"Of course dear," Jacob adds, "anytime you need some time away from...well anytime you feel the need to visit the city give us a call and we will be happy to have you come stay with us again. With or without our grandson."
"Again thank you so much." Amy hugs both of Ephram's grandparents as he does the same.
"Ephram keep in touch, and watch out for your little sister, Amy too." Jacob orders.
Ephram nods, "I'll do my best. But we should get going we don't want to miss the flight."
Final, quick, good-byes are finally exchanged and Amy and Ephram head into the airport, "my grandparents really like you." Ephram states attempting to make conversation before their six hour flight together.
Amy glares at Ephram, "I really don't want to talk to you right now."
"Amy you've been giving me the silent treatment for seven days now, maybe I said some things I shouldn't have, or you aren't ready to hear. But if we go back home and we aren't talking it's not going to look good to everybody. So what about a truce?"
Amy sighs and nods, "fine, truce."
When the plane has finally taken off Amy turns to face Ephram, "I won't be staying in Everwood long. I won't be starting junior year at Central."
Ephram's heart drops, "Delia said she overheard your parents talking to my dad about you moving."
Amy nods, "an old colleague of your dad's got my Dad a job in Minnesota starting in August. Bright and I are moving with my Dad then and then when my Mom's term ends she's going to be joining us."
"Is that what you want?" Ephram asks.
Amy stops for a minute, "yes. My parents are right, Bright and I will never do well in Everwood. There are to many memories of Colin there, the Harts are moving to, closer to Laynie's boarding school. Colin had run of Everwood and it's never going to be the same without him there."
Ephram nods and opens his mouth to say something but then shakes his head and shuts it again.
"If you are going to say I'm running, I'm not, I just..."
"Amy you don't have to explain anything to me. Your parents obviously think that moving is best for your family, and who am I to judge. My Dad did the same thing a year ago."
Amy nods, "right. Anyway I thought you should know I was going."
Ephram nods, "good to know," he doesn't have anything else to say, what else is he supposed to say to this girl? Good-bye have a nice life? Right now he just had to adjust to the idea that she was moving and then he would figure out what to say.