Amy walked into the house. No one had heard her come in. She snuck up to
her room and laid down on her bed. Amy kept thinking about what Ephram had
said to her that night. What the hell are you doing rang in her ears. The
problem was she didn't exactly know what she was doing. She had really
screwed things up with Ephram.
She glanced down at her wrists. Amy traced her fingers over each cut. The
skins around the cuts were pink and scabbed over. Amy got up and rummaged
thru her desk drawer trying to find a sharp object. Cutting made her feel
so numb inside. Amy grabbed a thumb tack and sat on her bed. Just as she
was about to let the sharp end of the tack puncture her skin there was a
knock on her bedroom door.
Amy, it's me Bright, can I come in?
Amy quickly hid the tack in her nightstand and yelled yes thru the door. She pulled out a magazine and pretended to be reading it.
Bright came in and sat on her bed, "I told Dad that you need help, I told him everything." explained Bright. He hoped Amy wouldn't be too mad. "Oh," answered Amy, "Now he probably thinks I am psycho." "Actually, I don't think he believed me," explained Bright, "I think he needs to know that you're willing to try to get better." "I made him promise to call a therapist tomorrow," he added.
"Maybe we could tell Mom and Dad together," Bright suggested, than they will have to listen. Amy, I want you to be normal again."
"Will you come with me to therapy?" asked Amy. She really didn't want to face this alone. She already felt she has failed everyone.
"Heck, maybe ill sign up for therapy myself," Bright said laughing.
"Just don't give up Amy," he said.
With that Amy gave Bright a huge hug. For as dumb as he seemed, he was a great brother.
Bright got up to leave. "Don't leave," cried Amy, "I'm afraid of what I might do alone."
Bright sat back down on Amy's bed and the two siblings watched a movie together. It almost seemed perfect.
Ephram drove home thinking about everything that Amy was going through. The girl really needed help, but there was only so much he could do.
When Ephram got home Madison, Delia and Andy were watching Mary Poppins. Madison motioned to Ephram to sit down beside her. He gave her a quick kiss and settled in. "So how long has he been out?" Ephram whispered pointing to his dad. "Ever since the movie started, which was five minutes ago," explained Madison smiling.
Delia was almost asleep too.
"Want to go in the den and play Playstation?" asked Ephram. "Only if I you don't car if I kick you ass at burnout," bragged Madison. "If I win we get to make out," explained Ephram. "If I win you have to give me a foot rub," boasted Madison. The two hurried into the den to get the competition on.
Amy quickly hid the tack in her nightstand and yelled yes thru the door. She pulled out a magazine and pretended to be reading it.
Bright came in and sat on her bed, "I told Dad that you need help, I told him everything." explained Bright. He hoped Amy wouldn't be too mad. "Oh," answered Amy, "Now he probably thinks I am psycho." "Actually, I don't think he believed me," explained Bright, "I think he needs to know that you're willing to try to get better." "I made him promise to call a therapist tomorrow," he added.
"Maybe we could tell Mom and Dad together," Bright suggested, than they will have to listen. Amy, I want you to be normal again."
"Will you come with me to therapy?" asked Amy. She really didn't want to face this alone. She already felt she has failed everyone.
"Heck, maybe ill sign up for therapy myself," Bright said laughing.
"Just don't give up Amy," he said.
With that Amy gave Bright a huge hug. For as dumb as he seemed, he was a great brother.
Bright got up to leave. "Don't leave," cried Amy, "I'm afraid of what I might do alone."
Bright sat back down on Amy's bed and the two siblings watched a movie together. It almost seemed perfect.
Ephram drove home thinking about everything that Amy was going through. The girl really needed help, but there was only so much he could do.
When Ephram got home Madison, Delia and Andy were watching Mary Poppins. Madison motioned to Ephram to sit down beside her. He gave her a quick kiss and settled in. "So how long has he been out?" Ephram whispered pointing to his dad. "Ever since the movie started, which was five minutes ago," explained Madison smiling.
Delia was almost asleep too.
"Want to go in the den and play Playstation?" asked Ephram. "Only if I you don't car if I kick you ass at burnout," bragged Madison. "If I win we get to make out," explained Ephram. "If I win you have to give me a foot rub," boasted Madison. The two hurried into the den to get the competition on.