Ephram Brown awoke early Saturday morning by the light that was seeping
through his blinds. He tried to sit up, but his killer headache caused him
to lie back down. After looking over and seeing the trashcan and Advil by
his bed, he realized where he was. Oh no, thought Ephram, it wasn't a
dream. Why did I have to go to that stupid bar and make an idiot out of
myself in front of Madison? Things were going bad enough before this, why
do I always have to screw things up...
Ephram's thoughts came to a halt as he heard his cell phone ring. Although all he really wanted to do was turn over and sleep off his killer hangover, he forced himself to stumble over to his dresser and pick it up. His phone said that it was 8 in the morning and he wondered why anyone would call him this early.
"Hello," Ephram drowsily muttered into the phone "Hey Ephram, its me Madison," chirped in his girlfriend on the other end, in her normal perky disposition, which before had seemed quiet cute, but now was kid of annoying. Its like she completely forgot about last night, thought Ephram. "Oh, um hi." Ephram had no idea what to say, she was probably calling to break up with him, considering their relationship had been all drama lately. "Look," Madison's voice made Ephram cringe, awaiting for the worst, " You dad's going out with Linda for a lunch, so I have to come over at about 12. Can we talk then?" "Sure, whatever, I'll see you then." "Ok, well bye," said Madison before hanging up.
With that, one of the most awkward conversations of his life was over. Great, he thought, just when I think my life is horrible, I get even more unpleasant things to look forward to. Ephram swallowed two Advil's to try to cease his migraine and crawled back to bed. He was hoping to sleep until Madison came over, but sadly, he had no such luck. Suddenly, his phone ran again. "What now," Ephram muttered allowed, "just leave me alone and let me sleep." Angrily, he grabbed the phone, wondering if it was Madison again and she had decided to just break up with him over the phone." Hello," he said in an aggravated.
"Ephram," a distressed, yet familiar voice flowed through the phone," It's me, Amy." "Oh, hey." It was Amy, the one person who always brought a smile to his face, the only girl who had ever loved him, even if she would not admit it, he knew she had felt the love between them too. "Um, I know that we haven't really been speaking lately and all," Amy stopped to choke in a sobb, " But, Tommy overdosed last night and my Dad had to drive him to the hospital. Well, know my dad's with the doctors and Tommy's mom still isn't here and I'm all alone and I was wondering, ya know if you could possibly," Amy broke down right there. Her already very stressfully life, had just gotten worse and she couldn't take it. "Amy ," said Ephram as he sat up in bed, trying to fight the urge to shut his eyes," I'll be right there, Denver memorial, right?" Amy loved how Ephram knew what she was going to say before she said it. "Yea, floor 3, room 201. And thanks Ephram, I know I don't serve such a great friend, but I still really appreciate this." "Amy, no need for any of that. I'll be there soon; I'm leaving now, ok?" With that, Ephram hung up the phone and painfully got out of bad and threw on some dirty blue jeans and old sweatshirt. Why he was going to be there for Amy, the girl he had always put himself on the line for and always abandoned him, he didn't know. Amy had always caused him to do crazy things; he couldn't help it, there was just something about her. Ephram snapped back into reality, grabbed his car keys and cell phone and trotted off to his car. Although he had enough of his own problems, he felt impelled to go help Amy, the girl who would always hold his heart. Completely forgetting about his meeting with Madison, Ephram left a note saying where he was for Delia and headed off to his ugly gray car, to go be Amy's knight in shinning armor.
Ephram's thoughts came to a halt as he heard his cell phone ring. Although all he really wanted to do was turn over and sleep off his killer hangover, he forced himself to stumble over to his dresser and pick it up. His phone said that it was 8 in the morning and he wondered why anyone would call him this early.
"Hello," Ephram drowsily muttered into the phone "Hey Ephram, its me Madison," chirped in his girlfriend on the other end, in her normal perky disposition, which before had seemed quiet cute, but now was kid of annoying. Its like she completely forgot about last night, thought Ephram. "Oh, um hi." Ephram had no idea what to say, she was probably calling to break up with him, considering their relationship had been all drama lately. "Look," Madison's voice made Ephram cringe, awaiting for the worst, " You dad's going out with Linda for a lunch, so I have to come over at about 12. Can we talk then?" "Sure, whatever, I'll see you then." "Ok, well bye," said Madison before hanging up.
With that, one of the most awkward conversations of his life was over. Great, he thought, just when I think my life is horrible, I get even more unpleasant things to look forward to. Ephram swallowed two Advil's to try to cease his migraine and crawled back to bed. He was hoping to sleep until Madison came over, but sadly, he had no such luck. Suddenly, his phone ran again. "What now," Ephram muttered allowed, "just leave me alone and let me sleep." Angrily, he grabbed the phone, wondering if it was Madison again and she had decided to just break up with him over the phone." Hello," he said in an aggravated.
"Ephram," a distressed, yet familiar voice flowed through the phone," It's me, Amy." "Oh, hey." It was Amy, the one person who always brought a smile to his face, the only girl who had ever loved him, even if she would not admit it, he knew she had felt the love between them too. "Um, I know that we haven't really been speaking lately and all," Amy stopped to choke in a sobb, " But, Tommy overdosed last night and my Dad had to drive him to the hospital. Well, know my dad's with the doctors and Tommy's mom still isn't here and I'm all alone and I was wondering, ya know if you could possibly," Amy broke down right there. Her already very stressfully life, had just gotten worse and she couldn't take it. "Amy ," said Ephram as he sat up in bed, trying to fight the urge to shut his eyes," I'll be right there, Denver memorial, right?" Amy loved how Ephram knew what she was going to say before she said it. "Yea, floor 3, room 201. And thanks Ephram, I know I don't serve such a great friend, but I still really appreciate this." "Amy, no need for any of that. I'll be there soon; I'm leaving now, ok?" With that, Ephram hung up the phone and painfully got out of bad and threw on some dirty blue jeans and old sweatshirt. Why he was going to be there for Amy, the girl he had always put himself on the line for and always abandoned him, he didn't know. Amy had always caused him to do crazy things; he couldn't help it, there was just something about her. Ephram snapped back into reality, grabbed his car keys and cell phone and trotted off to his car. Although he had enough of his own problems, he felt impelled to go help Amy, the girl who would always hold his heart. Completely forgetting about his meeting with Madison, Ephram left a note saying where he was for Delia and headed off to his ugly gray car, to go be Amy's knight in shinning armor.