The rest of the week went by pretty slowly. Ephram and Madison didn't see each other too much, because she had all that make-up work to do and she wasn't starting work again until the next week. On Sunday, Ephram went over to Madison's, they planned on watching a movie.
Madison: Hey (opening the door to him)
Ephram: Hey...you ok? (noticing she looked pail)
Madison: a little under the weather...probably a site-effect of the all the drugs I've been taking
Ephram: (walking in and feeling her head) no fever
Madison: see? I'm not sick...so what did you rent? (walking over to the couch and lying down)
Ephram: I picked up some classics..."The Goonies," and "The Mask"
Madison: Everything else was taken?
Ephram: (smiled) pretty much
Madison: Well...I haven't seen The Goonies since I was like 12...I guess we can watch that...
Ephram: Good...I'm not really fond of The Mask
Madison smiled as Ephram put the tape in.
Ephram: You really need a DVD player...
Madison: How am I supposed to afford it? I have to pay for this house, not to mention all the necessities of life...food, toilet paper, electricity...
Ephram: I'll get my dad to give you a raise
Madison: Your dad pays me way more than a normal babysitter already...
Ephram: Really?
Madison: Yeah (getting annoyed)
Ephram: How much?
Madison: Ephram, I really don't want to talk about this right now, can you just start the damn movie?
Ephram: Whoa, ok...sorry...(he pressed the play button and went to sit down next to her)
Madison lifted her feet so he could sit, then put them back down on his lap.
Halfway through the movie...
Madison picked up the remote and stopped the movie.
Ephram: What's wrong?
Madison: (sitting up) this movie sucks...god, I don't know what I was thinking back in 7th grade
Ephram: It's not that bad...
Madison: Yeah...it really is
Ephram: So what do you wanna do instead?
Madison: I don't know...I'm pretty tired
Ephram: Ok...well...I'll let you sleep (getting up and putting his jacket on) See you tomorrow?
Madison: Yeah...
Ephram: Ok (kissed her on the forehead) feel better
Madison: I will
Ephram: You better
Madison gave him a half-smile as he walked out and closed the door behind him. She had been acting weird all night and he was worried about her. He hoped nothing was wrong, with her...with them...with anything.
Ephram walked in the house and closed the door.
Andy: (looking up from his file) Ephram? It's only 8:30 what are you doing back?
Ephram: Madison wasn't feeling well, she went to bed early...
Andy: Oh...anything serious?
Ephram: She said it's probably all the pills they're making her take
Andy: Yeah...that can do it
Ephram: Well...I've got homework
Adny: Ok...I'll see you in the morning
Ephram: yeah
He walked upstairs and went into his room.
The next day after school, Ephram was lying on his bed reading when Madison walked in.
Ephram: (looking up) hey
Madison: hey
Ephram: Where's Del-
She stopped him with a mind-blowing kiss, then she got on top of him and started kissing his neck.
Ephram: (laughed) Wait...what about Delia?
Madison: She's next door...won't be back for a couple hours (she kissed him again)
Ephram: So I take it your feeling better?
Madison: Much better
She kissed him again and slipped her tongue in his mouth. They started making-out. Ephram started to pull Madison's shirt up when the phone rang.
Ephram: (closing his eyes and hitting the back of his head against the head-board) why?
Madison got off of him and let him get up.
Ephram: (picking up the phone) Hello? (he sounded a little ticked)
Andy: Ephram? What's wrong?
Ephram: Nothing...just...the phone...I-it interrupted my train of thought...
Madison: (whispering) I'll be right back (she walked out of the room)
Andy: Ok...well I was just calling to say I'm gonna be a little later than usual
Ephram: Ok (smiling inside)
Andy: So just tell Madison I'll pay her for an extra hour...but if she has to leave...let her
Ephram: Ok
Andy: Alright, I'll see you later tonight
Ephram: Ok...bye
Ephram hung up the phone. Madison wasn't back yet so he went downstairs to get himself a soda, thankfully his dad had gone food shopping the day before. Madison came downstairs and walked in the kitchen. Ephram was sitting at the table. She grabbed an apple and went to the sink to wash it. Ephram got up and stood behind her. He started kissing her neck. Madison turned around and stopped him.
Ephram: What?
Madison: I have to go get Delia...
Ephram: What? You said we had a couple hours
Madison: Well she has homework to do...and I don't want her to feel...I dunno left out
Ephram: She doesn't feel left out...what's wrong?
Madison: What?! Nothing's wrong...I told you I have to go get Delia
Ephram: That's not it...I know it, something's wrong
Madison: (started to walk into the living room) nothing's wrong Ephram
Ephram: Madison I'm not stupid! The past couple days you've been so up and down I don't know what to do anymore!
Madison: What do you mean you don't know what to do?! Who said you had to do anything?!
Ephram: (sighed) I meant that I don't know how to act around you...before I at least had some hint of what you were thinking, but now it's totally random...what do you want me to do?
Madison: (sighed) I don't know...I'm just really weird right now (she started to cry)
Ephram: See?! Now you're crying, why are you crying?
Madison: (shook her head as she wiped away tears) I have to go get Delia...
Madison got up and walked out the door, Ephram stood there thinking for a second and then decided to chase after her.
Ephram: Madison! (running out the door and towards Nina's)
Madison: (after ringing the doorbell looked back at him) Ephram...I don't want to do this now...(she wiped away more tears)
Ephram: (walking up to her) well when do you want to do this? Cause we have to talk about this, it's not just gonna go away!
Madison: I know but I don't wanna do this now...
Ephram: Well we're gonna do it now! (he yelled just as Nina opened the door)
She looked at him horrified, he noticed her expression and then realized what he had just said, and what she probably thought he had meant.
Ephram: (quickly fixing it) talk-w-we're gonna talk now....cause that's what we're gonna do...talk
Madison: (ignoring Ephram) Hey Nina...is Delia ready?
Nina: So soon? She just got here a little while ago...
Madison: I know...but she has some homework to do, and I need some help with dinner, so...
Nina: Ok...I'll go get her...
Nina turned around and called up the stairs for Delia.
Ephram: Madison...please just leave her here so we can talk...don't avoid this
Madison: (wiping away more tears) Ephram...please, not now
Ephram: Yes now!
Nina was watching them from inside. Madison saw her and gave her a half smile, Ephram saw this and stopped talking, he didn't want to fight in front of anyone, he didn't even really want to fight, he just wanted to know what was going on with her.
Ephram: Fine...I have homework to do anyways...
He turned around and went back towards his house.
Madison: Hey (opening the door to him)
Ephram: Hey...you ok? (noticing she looked pail)
Madison: a little under the weather...probably a site-effect of the all the drugs I've been taking
Ephram: (walking in and feeling her head) no fever
Madison: see? I'm not sick...so what did you rent? (walking over to the couch and lying down)
Ephram: I picked up some classics..."The Goonies," and "The Mask"
Madison: Everything else was taken?
Ephram: (smiled) pretty much
Madison: Well...I haven't seen The Goonies since I was like 12...I guess we can watch that...
Ephram: Good...I'm not really fond of The Mask
Madison smiled as Ephram put the tape in.
Ephram: You really need a DVD player...
Madison: How am I supposed to afford it? I have to pay for this house, not to mention all the necessities of life...food, toilet paper, electricity...
Ephram: I'll get my dad to give you a raise
Madison: Your dad pays me way more than a normal babysitter already...
Ephram: Really?
Madison: Yeah (getting annoyed)
Ephram: How much?
Madison: Ephram, I really don't want to talk about this right now, can you just start the damn movie?
Ephram: Whoa, ok...sorry...(he pressed the play button and went to sit down next to her)
Madison lifted her feet so he could sit, then put them back down on his lap.
Halfway through the movie...
Madison picked up the remote and stopped the movie.
Ephram: What's wrong?
Madison: (sitting up) this movie sucks...god, I don't know what I was thinking back in 7th grade
Ephram: It's not that bad...
Madison: Yeah...it really is
Ephram: So what do you wanna do instead?
Madison: I don't know...I'm pretty tired
Ephram: Ok...well...I'll let you sleep (getting up and putting his jacket on) See you tomorrow?
Madison: Yeah...
Ephram: Ok (kissed her on the forehead) feel better
Madison: I will
Ephram: You better
Madison gave him a half-smile as he walked out and closed the door behind him. She had been acting weird all night and he was worried about her. He hoped nothing was wrong, with her...with them...with anything.
Ephram walked in the house and closed the door.
Andy: (looking up from his file) Ephram? It's only 8:30 what are you doing back?
Ephram: Madison wasn't feeling well, she went to bed early...
Andy: Oh...anything serious?
Ephram: She said it's probably all the pills they're making her take
Andy: Yeah...that can do it
Ephram: Well...I've got homework
Adny: Ok...I'll see you in the morning
Ephram: yeah
He walked upstairs and went into his room.
The next day after school, Ephram was lying on his bed reading when Madison walked in.
Ephram: (looking up) hey
Madison: hey
Ephram: Where's Del-
She stopped him with a mind-blowing kiss, then she got on top of him and started kissing his neck.
Ephram: (laughed) Wait...what about Delia?
Madison: She's next door...won't be back for a couple hours (she kissed him again)
Ephram: So I take it your feeling better?
Madison: Much better
She kissed him again and slipped her tongue in his mouth. They started making-out. Ephram started to pull Madison's shirt up when the phone rang.
Ephram: (closing his eyes and hitting the back of his head against the head-board) why?
Madison got off of him and let him get up.
Ephram: (picking up the phone) Hello? (he sounded a little ticked)
Andy: Ephram? What's wrong?
Ephram: Nothing...just...the phone...I-it interrupted my train of thought...
Madison: (whispering) I'll be right back (she walked out of the room)
Andy: Ok...well I was just calling to say I'm gonna be a little later than usual
Ephram: Ok (smiling inside)
Andy: So just tell Madison I'll pay her for an extra hour...but if she has to leave...let her
Ephram: Ok
Andy: Alright, I'll see you later tonight
Ephram: Ok...bye
Ephram hung up the phone. Madison wasn't back yet so he went downstairs to get himself a soda, thankfully his dad had gone food shopping the day before. Madison came downstairs and walked in the kitchen. Ephram was sitting at the table. She grabbed an apple and went to the sink to wash it. Ephram got up and stood behind her. He started kissing her neck. Madison turned around and stopped him.
Ephram: What?
Madison: I have to go get Delia...
Ephram: What? You said we had a couple hours
Madison: Well she has homework to do...and I don't want her to feel...I dunno left out
Ephram: She doesn't feel left out...what's wrong?
Madison: What?! Nothing's wrong...I told you I have to go get Delia
Ephram: That's not it...I know it, something's wrong
Madison: (started to walk into the living room) nothing's wrong Ephram
Ephram: Madison I'm not stupid! The past couple days you've been so up and down I don't know what to do anymore!
Madison: What do you mean you don't know what to do?! Who said you had to do anything?!
Ephram: (sighed) I meant that I don't know how to act around you...before I at least had some hint of what you were thinking, but now it's totally random...what do you want me to do?
Madison: (sighed) I don't know...I'm just really weird right now (she started to cry)
Ephram: See?! Now you're crying, why are you crying?
Madison: (shook her head as she wiped away tears) I have to go get Delia...
Madison got up and walked out the door, Ephram stood there thinking for a second and then decided to chase after her.
Ephram: Madison! (running out the door and towards Nina's)
Madison: (after ringing the doorbell looked back at him) Ephram...I don't want to do this now...(she wiped away more tears)
Ephram: (walking up to her) well when do you want to do this? Cause we have to talk about this, it's not just gonna go away!
Madison: I know but I don't wanna do this now...
Ephram: Well we're gonna do it now! (he yelled just as Nina opened the door)
She looked at him horrified, he noticed her expression and then realized what he had just said, and what she probably thought he had meant.
Ephram: (quickly fixing it) talk-w-we're gonna talk now....cause that's what we're gonna do...talk
Madison: (ignoring Ephram) Hey Nina...is Delia ready?
Nina: So soon? She just got here a little while ago...
Madison: I know...but she has some homework to do, and I need some help with dinner, so...
Nina: Ok...I'll go get her...
Nina turned around and called up the stairs for Delia.
Ephram: Madison...please just leave her here so we can talk...don't avoid this
Madison: (wiping away more tears) Ephram...please, not now
Ephram: Yes now!
Nina was watching them from inside. Madison saw her and gave her a half smile, Ephram saw this and stopped talking, he didn't want to fight in front of anyone, he didn't even really want to fight, he just wanted to know what was going on with her.
Ephram: Fine...I have homework to do anyways...
He turned around and went back towards his house.