Chapter 19
Falling From Heights Unknown (Part 2)
Summary- All her life she has learned to deal on her own, in Everwood she openly takes on the struggles of life and gives others the courage to face there fears, with a little time she'll change the town forever just by learning how to survive in it.
Ephram stood up and stretched. The had just sat through another one of Mr Coppers History classes.
"Was that a watse of time or what?" Ephram asked as they walked towards there lockers.
"By God," Thalia agreed. "You know, I like the idea that were learning about the Titanic, but if I have to hear another one of his kiddy bedtime stories, I'm gonna have him commited."
Ephram laughed. "Can we just commit him without the torture of another story. He'll thanks later."
"So are you going to game tonight?" Thalia asked, as she opened up her locker and pushed her books in there.
Ephram barely got a word in, before Bright snuck up behind Thalia, spun her around and kissed her. Ephram felt a twinge in his stomach when she kissed him back. But he dismissed it of as hungre pains.
"I'm gonna go see where Amy is. Have fun. If you need oxygen. You know where to find me." Ephram said, leaving them in the hallway.
.
Amy had spent the last hour in different places both mentally and physically. She was sitting in the gym on the benches just thinking. Life in Everwood has been unbearable and all of her actions came with the most difficulest concequences. It seems that she was no longer angry and upset that Colin was dead, she was more angry and upset at herself for moving on. She knew if this feeling of emptiness would go away the old Amy would have resurfaced by now.
In the beginning she wasn't as tramatized by Colin's death as she thought she would be. That's why she did those things, to punish herself for not being that way. She understands now, for so many months that Colin was in a coma she had taught herself to accept reality. Colin was either never caming back, or already dead. She knew that if he awoke she wouldn't need him as much as she did before.
Now that Ephram was in her life. Back then, if Colin wasn't in the picture, Amy would have given Ephram anything and everything. But now, she had stronger feelings for Tommy. She still loved Ephram but not the way she loved Tommy. A feeling in side of her says Tommy needs her more then Ephram does. But then again, It's just a feeling.
"Thinking about something important?" A familiar but foriegn voice asked. "Because, I can come back when you aren't concentrating hard on your shoes,".
Amy laughed. They sat silently for a few minutes until Amy looked up at Tommy. He was looking much healthy then he did when he left. She stood up and moved closer to him. "Thalia told me your leaving," She stated in her most sensible tone.
"I don't want to go, but there's nothing left for me in Everwood," He said honestly, "Except you. But your with Ephram now so...... I don't expect anything from you, Amy. I just hope your happy with him, I know you will be. I'm sorry for leaving you, but I couldn't watch you hurt like that, I know you need your family. I wish I had family like yours."
"I wish you did too,"
"I want you to know that if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, I don't know anything. You can call me up and I'll do my best to help you. There's no reason why we can't be friends."
"You right, there is no reason why we can't be friends." She said smiling. Reaching out she pulled him into a hug. They stood like that for almost an hour. Not knowing there was a pair of eyes watching them. A smile creeped onto his face.
Ephram ran into the library searcing for Thalia, as he presumed she was sitting at a table with Bright, he ran up to them interupting their conversation. He stood for aminite trying to catch his breath before he spoke.
"Tommy's here, in the auditorium" He said calmly.
"What does he want?" Bright asked defensively standing up.
"He just wants..."
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Amy asked standing next to Ephram.
"What's Tommy doing here" Bright asked, demanding an answer.
Amy looked confused.
"How do you know Tommy's here"
"I saw you guys in the gym.. hugging" Ephram answered, looking down at his hands.
"Oh, well, we were just saying goodbye, he's going back to Denver today."
"Is he still here?" Thalia jumping up, Amy nodded startled, along with everyone else when Thalia grabbed her things and ran out of the library. All that was on her mind was going to see if Tommy was alright. Leaving Bright and Amy to continue there argument about Tommy. Ephram slipped away and wen't to go find Thalia. He looked in the cafetaria, back in the gym, on the oval, and finally in the car park. He saw Tommy sitting on his car and Thalia standing in front of him, they were talking silently. But loud enough for him to hear.
"What did you say to her?" Thalia asked, leaning on the car next to him.
"I told her that there was nothing left for me here and that I should go and find something elsewhere." Tommy replied, looking at her with sympathietic eyes.
"There is still something here. Just because you guys aren't going out, doesn't mean you can't be friends. You shouldn't run away from it, you should stay, you never know Ephram and Amy might not work out. I mean they have almost nothing in common, I don't know what Ephram sees in Amy and vice-versa."
"I agree with you on that one. But it's Amy's life and I can't change her mind. Anyway, I have to go but I have your so I'll call you whenever I can." Tommy said, getting into his car. "I'm glad I met you Thalia, Bright's a lucky guy."
Thalia smiled and watched Tommy drive away. Ephram walked towards her.
"Nothing in common," He yelled, startling her. She turned around and looked at him curiously. "You don't know anything about Amy and me Thalia, you had no right to say those things you said."
"Ephram.."
"Don't Ephram me, I know more about Amy then Tommy will ever know. I was there when Colin died. I was there when her life fell apart. I was there, not him. And I've loved Amy for longer then he has. I deserve a chance to show her how much I do love her."
"I know you do, I was just trying to make him feel better,"
"Who gives a shit how he feels. He's the one who left her. He made a mistake. And I get my chance."
"I"m sorry.."
"You know as well as I do that sorry means nothing when someone you care about hurts you. I don't think we should be friends anymore."
"What, Ephram your over-reacting"
"I'm not over-reacting. I"m calm. I know what I'm doing. I know when I'm over-reacting. And right now, I'm not."
Ephram walked back towards the school leaving Thalia horrified and heartbroken.
Falling From Heights Unknown (Part 2)
Summary- All her life she has learned to deal on her own, in Everwood she openly takes on the struggles of life and gives others the courage to face there fears, with a little time she'll change the town forever just by learning how to survive in it.
Ephram stood up and stretched. The had just sat through another one of Mr Coppers History classes.
"Was that a watse of time or what?" Ephram asked as they walked towards there lockers.
"By God," Thalia agreed. "You know, I like the idea that were learning about the Titanic, but if I have to hear another one of his kiddy bedtime stories, I'm gonna have him commited."
Ephram laughed. "Can we just commit him without the torture of another story. He'll thanks later."
"So are you going to game tonight?" Thalia asked, as she opened up her locker and pushed her books in there.
Ephram barely got a word in, before Bright snuck up behind Thalia, spun her around and kissed her. Ephram felt a twinge in his stomach when she kissed him back. But he dismissed it of as hungre pains.
"I'm gonna go see where Amy is. Have fun. If you need oxygen. You know where to find me." Ephram said, leaving them in the hallway.
.
Amy had spent the last hour in different places both mentally and physically. She was sitting in the gym on the benches just thinking. Life in Everwood has been unbearable and all of her actions came with the most difficulest concequences. It seems that she was no longer angry and upset that Colin was dead, she was more angry and upset at herself for moving on. She knew if this feeling of emptiness would go away the old Amy would have resurfaced by now.
In the beginning she wasn't as tramatized by Colin's death as she thought she would be. That's why she did those things, to punish herself for not being that way. She understands now, for so many months that Colin was in a coma she had taught herself to accept reality. Colin was either never caming back, or already dead. She knew that if he awoke she wouldn't need him as much as she did before.
Now that Ephram was in her life. Back then, if Colin wasn't in the picture, Amy would have given Ephram anything and everything. But now, she had stronger feelings for Tommy. She still loved Ephram but not the way she loved Tommy. A feeling in side of her says Tommy needs her more then Ephram does. But then again, It's just a feeling.
"Thinking about something important?" A familiar but foriegn voice asked. "Because, I can come back when you aren't concentrating hard on your shoes,".
Amy laughed. They sat silently for a few minutes until Amy looked up at Tommy. He was looking much healthy then he did when he left. She stood up and moved closer to him. "Thalia told me your leaving," She stated in her most sensible tone.
"I don't want to go, but there's nothing left for me in Everwood," He said honestly, "Except you. But your with Ephram now so...... I don't expect anything from you, Amy. I just hope your happy with him, I know you will be. I'm sorry for leaving you, but I couldn't watch you hurt like that, I know you need your family. I wish I had family like yours."
"I wish you did too,"
"I want you to know that if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, I don't know anything. You can call me up and I'll do my best to help you. There's no reason why we can't be friends."
"You right, there is no reason why we can't be friends." She said smiling. Reaching out she pulled him into a hug. They stood like that for almost an hour. Not knowing there was a pair of eyes watching them. A smile creeped onto his face.
Ephram ran into the library searcing for Thalia, as he presumed she was sitting at a table with Bright, he ran up to them interupting their conversation. He stood for aminite trying to catch his breath before he spoke.
"Tommy's here, in the auditorium" He said calmly.
"What does he want?" Bright asked defensively standing up.
"He just wants..."
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Amy asked standing next to Ephram.
"What's Tommy doing here" Bright asked, demanding an answer.
Amy looked confused.
"How do you know Tommy's here"
"I saw you guys in the gym.. hugging" Ephram answered, looking down at his hands.
"Oh, well, we were just saying goodbye, he's going back to Denver today."
"Is he still here?" Thalia jumping up, Amy nodded startled, along with everyone else when Thalia grabbed her things and ran out of the library. All that was on her mind was going to see if Tommy was alright. Leaving Bright and Amy to continue there argument about Tommy. Ephram slipped away and wen't to go find Thalia. He looked in the cafetaria, back in the gym, on the oval, and finally in the car park. He saw Tommy sitting on his car and Thalia standing in front of him, they were talking silently. But loud enough for him to hear.
"What did you say to her?" Thalia asked, leaning on the car next to him.
"I told her that there was nothing left for me here and that I should go and find something elsewhere." Tommy replied, looking at her with sympathietic eyes.
"There is still something here. Just because you guys aren't going out, doesn't mean you can't be friends. You shouldn't run away from it, you should stay, you never know Ephram and Amy might not work out. I mean they have almost nothing in common, I don't know what Ephram sees in Amy and vice-versa."
"I agree with you on that one. But it's Amy's life and I can't change her mind. Anyway, I have to go but I have your so I'll call you whenever I can." Tommy said, getting into his car. "I'm glad I met you Thalia, Bright's a lucky guy."
Thalia smiled and watched Tommy drive away. Ephram walked towards her.
"Nothing in common," He yelled, startling her. She turned around and looked at him curiously. "You don't know anything about Amy and me Thalia, you had no right to say those things you said."
"Ephram.."
"Don't Ephram me, I know more about Amy then Tommy will ever know. I was there when Colin died. I was there when her life fell apart. I was there, not him. And I've loved Amy for longer then he has. I deserve a chance to show her how much I do love her."
"I know you do, I was just trying to make him feel better,"
"Who gives a shit how he feels. He's the one who left her. He made a mistake. And I get my chance."
"I"m sorry.."
"You know as well as I do that sorry means nothing when someone you care about hurts you. I don't think we should be friends anymore."
"What, Ephram your over-reacting"
"I'm not over-reacting. I"m calm. I know what I'm doing. I know when I'm over-reacting. And right now, I'm not."
Ephram walked back towards the school leaving Thalia horrified and heartbroken.