Delia came running down the stairs.
Madison: Hey sweetie...ready to go?
Delia: (saw that Madison had been crying) Are you ok?
Madison: Yeah...just allergies...c'mon let's finish your homework...then maybe bake some cookies?
Delia: Cool (she grabbed her jacket and walked back towards the house with Madison)
When they got close to the porch, Madison stopped, she didn't want to go in there, she didn't want to fight with Ephram. She decided to just give him some time to cool off, maybe talk to him later.
Madison: On second thought...how bout some pizza?
Delia: What about homework?
Madison: Bring your stuff, we can do it there...
Delia: Ok...but what about Ephram?
Madison: What about Ephram?
Delia: Well shouldn't we tell him? Or take him with us?
Madison: Ephram's busy right now...plus it'd be good for us...you know "girl time?"
Delia: Ok...as long as we can get pepperoni
Madison: Deal
Delia ran inside to get her stuff. Ephram was at the piano, looking over some music. He heard the door and looked back, hoping it was Madison.
Ephram: (seeing Delia) Where's Madison?
Delia: She's in the car...we're going for pizza
Ephram: I thought you had homework...
Delia: What do you think this is for? (holding up her backpack)
Ephram: I don't know...
Delia: Be back later...
Ephram: Whatever...
He wondered why Madison was avoiding this, could something really be wrong? Was it really that serious? He shook it off and went back to the music sheet.
Later, Madison just dropped Delia off, she decided she would just call Ephram later.
Later...
Ephram: (picking up the ringing phone) hello?
Madison: hey...
Ephram: hey...
Madison: I'm sorry Ephram...it's just...everything's been crazy these past couple weeks, I guess it's just overwhelmed me...
Ephram: I know...
Madison: Well...I have to go, I still have a lot of work to do before tomorrow...I just wanted to make sure we were ok...
Ephram: Yeah...we're good
Madison: I love you
Ephram: Love you too
Ephram hung up. He was glad that she called him, but that still didn't explain why she didn't want to talk to him about it before. It wasn't a big deal, it's not like he didn't know what she had been through.
The next day at school, Ephram was walking with Bright down the hall.
Bright: Dude...what's up with you? Your like even more gloomy than usual...
Ephram: (stopping at his locker) Nothing's wrong
Bright: Sounds like somebody's not getting any action...
Ephram didn't respond.
Bright: OOOOOh...so Bright is right!
Ephram: Madison's just been acting weird...she has all these mood swings, and then one minute she'll be all over me and the next she's totally distant...and now I feel like she's avoiding me...
Bright: Wait...so Madison is having mood swings? Has she been sick
Ephram: Yeah (closing his locker) but she said it was just her meds...
Bright: Sounds to me like she has a bun in the oven
Ephram: A what in a what?
Bright: Sounds like there's gonna be a little Ephram running around
Ephram: (paused to think) Oh my god...
Bright: Yeah...your dad's gonna kill you
Ephram: B-but Madison and I-we use prote-
Bright: (covered up his ears) LALALALALALA-I don't wanna hear this!
Ephram: No way- sh-she can't be! I-I mean it's only been like 7 months! It's too soon!
Bright: All it takes is one time my friend...
Ephram: But I-I'm still here-in high school! What the hell am I supposed to do with a kid?!
Bright: Don't ask me...
Ephram: Ok m-maybe we just need to calm down
Bright: "we??" I think it's just you that needs the calming down
Ephram: I gotta go talk to her...I-I mean what if she knows? What if she knows and doesn't want to tell me?! What if she doesn't know?!
Bright: Ok remember that whole calming down idea? Dude....you can't talk to her...wait for her to come to you...
Ephram: But what if she doesn't know?!
Bright: I'm sure she knows
Ephram: How?
Bright: Dude! Do you remember anything from health?!
Ephram: Oh yeah...right, well...if she is-and I'm not saying she is- but if she is, a-and she knows it...why wouldn't she tell me?
Bright: Cause your 16...she doesn't want to ruin your life!
Ephram: (started walking towards the exit) I have to go talk to her
Bright: (put his arm out and stopped Ephram) Whoa...what did I just say? Wait for her to come to you...wait till she's ready, if you go talk to her, it'll just ruin everything
Ephram: Ok have you been in this conversation at all?! Everything is already ruined!
Madison: Hey sweetie...ready to go?
Delia: (saw that Madison had been crying) Are you ok?
Madison: Yeah...just allergies...c'mon let's finish your homework...then maybe bake some cookies?
Delia: Cool (she grabbed her jacket and walked back towards the house with Madison)
When they got close to the porch, Madison stopped, she didn't want to go in there, she didn't want to fight with Ephram. She decided to just give him some time to cool off, maybe talk to him later.
Madison: On second thought...how bout some pizza?
Delia: What about homework?
Madison: Bring your stuff, we can do it there...
Delia: Ok...but what about Ephram?
Madison: What about Ephram?
Delia: Well shouldn't we tell him? Or take him with us?
Madison: Ephram's busy right now...plus it'd be good for us...you know "girl time?"
Delia: Ok...as long as we can get pepperoni
Madison: Deal
Delia ran inside to get her stuff. Ephram was at the piano, looking over some music. He heard the door and looked back, hoping it was Madison.
Ephram: (seeing Delia) Where's Madison?
Delia: She's in the car...we're going for pizza
Ephram: I thought you had homework...
Delia: What do you think this is for? (holding up her backpack)
Ephram: I don't know...
Delia: Be back later...
Ephram: Whatever...
He wondered why Madison was avoiding this, could something really be wrong? Was it really that serious? He shook it off and went back to the music sheet.
Later, Madison just dropped Delia off, she decided she would just call Ephram later.
Later...
Ephram: (picking up the ringing phone) hello?
Madison: hey...
Ephram: hey...
Madison: I'm sorry Ephram...it's just...everything's been crazy these past couple weeks, I guess it's just overwhelmed me...
Ephram: I know...
Madison: Well...I have to go, I still have a lot of work to do before tomorrow...I just wanted to make sure we were ok...
Ephram: Yeah...we're good
Madison: I love you
Ephram: Love you too
Ephram hung up. He was glad that she called him, but that still didn't explain why she didn't want to talk to him about it before. It wasn't a big deal, it's not like he didn't know what she had been through.
The next day at school, Ephram was walking with Bright down the hall.
Bright: Dude...what's up with you? Your like even more gloomy than usual...
Ephram: (stopping at his locker) Nothing's wrong
Bright: Sounds like somebody's not getting any action...
Ephram didn't respond.
Bright: OOOOOh...so Bright is right!
Ephram: Madison's just been acting weird...she has all these mood swings, and then one minute she'll be all over me and the next she's totally distant...and now I feel like she's avoiding me...
Bright: Wait...so Madison is having mood swings? Has she been sick
Ephram: Yeah (closing his locker) but she said it was just her meds...
Bright: Sounds to me like she has a bun in the oven
Ephram: A what in a what?
Bright: Sounds like there's gonna be a little Ephram running around
Ephram: (paused to think) Oh my god...
Bright: Yeah...your dad's gonna kill you
Ephram: B-but Madison and I-we use prote-
Bright: (covered up his ears) LALALALALALA-I don't wanna hear this!
Ephram: No way- sh-she can't be! I-I mean it's only been like 7 months! It's too soon!
Bright: All it takes is one time my friend...
Ephram: But I-I'm still here-in high school! What the hell am I supposed to do with a kid?!
Bright: Don't ask me...
Ephram: Ok m-maybe we just need to calm down
Bright: "we??" I think it's just you that needs the calming down
Ephram: I gotta go talk to her...I-I mean what if she knows? What if she knows and doesn't want to tell me?! What if she doesn't know?!
Bright: Ok remember that whole calming down idea? Dude....you can't talk to her...wait for her to come to you...
Ephram: But what if she doesn't know?!
Bright: I'm sure she knows
Ephram: How?
Bright: Dude! Do you remember anything from health?!
Ephram: Oh yeah...right, well...if she is-and I'm not saying she is- but if she is, a-and she knows it...why wouldn't she tell me?
Bright: Cause your 16...she doesn't want to ruin your life!
Ephram: (started walking towards the exit) I have to go talk to her
Bright: (put his arm out and stopped Ephram) Whoa...what did I just say? Wait for her to come to you...wait till she's ready, if you go talk to her, it'll just ruin everything
Ephram: Ok have you been in this conversation at all?! Everything is already ruined!