New chapter!! So I hope y'all liked the first one. and you all should be grateful that you're getting this chapter, since i have a 5 paragraph essay to write for monday. and its saturday night. gaaah!
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[Abbott House--- Driveway]
AMY POV
Laynie was laughing. Didn't really know why until I snapped out of my trance and realized that Ephram was doubled over in pain. I was concentrating so hard on him that I didn't realise he was almost on the ground.
"Maybe we should go see if he's okay?" I proposed. All Laynie could do was nod. She was still laughing. She can be so immature sometimes. I quickly rushed over to Ephram. He looked up at me, and tried to smile.
"Hey." Ephram said to me. The mere sound of his voice was enough to make me want him.
"Hey." I could tell I was blushing. "You okay?"
"Oh. Uh, yeah. Just got hit in the face, that's all." Ephram said, standing up straight, and glaring at Bright, who was on the ground laughing really hard.
"That's good." I smiled at him. He's so cute when he tries to be all manly.
"Yeah. So... I'm gonna take a break from this. Mind if I join you?" Ephram asked me.
I don't know why, but at that moment, no words could be formed in my mouth. But luckily, my best friend is the bestest friend I could ever have.
"Yeah, okay. But I have to get home soon, anyway." Laynie said. I really loved her right then. All I could do was nod. Ephram smiled. Oh god, that smile. C'mon Amy. Snap out of it.
"Cool. So... Let's go sit?" Ephram said.
"Yeah. Sit... Sitting's good. I mean... I like to sit." Oh yeah, Amy. You're cool.
Ephram just gave me the weirdest look. Laynie tried to hold in her giggles, but I could tell she wanted to laugh. So I laughed. Ha. It sure lightened the tension. Thank god. We went to sit down on the steps. For some reason, Ephram came and sat really close to me. Not that I didn't like it. I noticed another presence on the stairs. Bright had come to join us.
"Oh. Hey Bright." I said casually.
"Wow, look at the time. I should go. Bright, will you walk me home?" Laynie said. What was she doing? I didn't wanna be left alone-alone with Ephram. Well... Did I? Bright would probably say no, anyway.
"Sure, Laynie." Bright responded. Crap.
They walked off together. I definitely sensed a frisson between them. I made a mental note to ask Laynie about this later.
"So. Hi." Ephram said, leaning back on the porch.
"Yeah. Hi." I said. Brilliant, I know.
"I need to apologize." Ephram told me.
"For what? You didn't do anything." I said. It was true. If anyone had to apologize, it should have been me.
"Exactly. You needed me as a friend. And I was too wrapped up in my own things that I didn't realize that we had spent absolutely no time together since... Madison." Ephram said. I could see he was truly sorry. Sincere.
"Ephram. I'm sorry as well. I... I should have called you or something." I said.
"No. I should have realized you were hurting." Ephram said. He then took my hand in his. I couldn't help but smile. He saw me smile, which made him grin like an idiot.
"Ephram..." I started.
"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have..." He dropped my hand.
"I'm glad you did." I smiled at him.
"So where does this leave us?" Ephram asked me. It was a good question. But I had no idea how to answer. I wanted him. I was pretty sure he wanted me. But I wasn't ready for this. Not yet.
"I don't know. I don't think I'm ready for an 'us' yet. But I will be. Soon." I added the last part when I saw his face fall.
"Soon?" Ephram said back to me. "How soon?"
"I don't know. When I feel ready. I really don't want to rush into this. I think this will be special." I said. Ephram smiled.
"Alright. I understand." He is so sweet. And patient.
"Can I tell you a secret?" I asked him. He nodded. "I only started dating Tommy to get you off my mind."
"Oh... Wow." Ephram was shocked.
"Yeah. So don't doubt that I want this. I really do. More than anything. But not now." I said. Ephram nodded.
"I should go. I have some homework for tomorrow." Ephram said, getting up. I stood up next to him. He looked me straight in the eyes, and before I knew it, his lips had pressed gently against mine. I kissed him back, but gently. He pulled away and grinned. "I'll see you in Spanish tomorrow."
"Yeah. Tomorrow." I breathed. He was evil. A tease. Ephram walked down the front walkway, his eyes never leaving mine. I waved slightly. He smiled. We kept eye contact until he was out of my sight. I smiled and went in the house and up to my room.
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Good? Bad? Smelly? Tell me!
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[Abbott House--- Driveway]
AMY POV
Laynie was laughing. Didn't really know why until I snapped out of my trance and realized that Ephram was doubled over in pain. I was concentrating so hard on him that I didn't realise he was almost on the ground.
"Maybe we should go see if he's okay?" I proposed. All Laynie could do was nod. She was still laughing. She can be so immature sometimes. I quickly rushed over to Ephram. He looked up at me, and tried to smile.
"Hey." Ephram said to me. The mere sound of his voice was enough to make me want him.
"Hey." I could tell I was blushing. "You okay?"
"Oh. Uh, yeah. Just got hit in the face, that's all." Ephram said, standing up straight, and glaring at Bright, who was on the ground laughing really hard.
"That's good." I smiled at him. He's so cute when he tries to be all manly.
"Yeah. So... I'm gonna take a break from this. Mind if I join you?" Ephram asked me.
I don't know why, but at that moment, no words could be formed in my mouth. But luckily, my best friend is the bestest friend I could ever have.
"Yeah, okay. But I have to get home soon, anyway." Laynie said. I really loved her right then. All I could do was nod. Ephram smiled. Oh god, that smile. C'mon Amy. Snap out of it.
"Cool. So... Let's go sit?" Ephram said.
"Yeah. Sit... Sitting's good. I mean... I like to sit." Oh yeah, Amy. You're cool.
Ephram just gave me the weirdest look. Laynie tried to hold in her giggles, but I could tell she wanted to laugh. So I laughed. Ha. It sure lightened the tension. Thank god. We went to sit down on the steps. For some reason, Ephram came and sat really close to me. Not that I didn't like it. I noticed another presence on the stairs. Bright had come to join us.
"Oh. Hey Bright." I said casually.
"Wow, look at the time. I should go. Bright, will you walk me home?" Laynie said. What was she doing? I didn't wanna be left alone-alone with Ephram. Well... Did I? Bright would probably say no, anyway.
"Sure, Laynie." Bright responded. Crap.
They walked off together. I definitely sensed a frisson between them. I made a mental note to ask Laynie about this later.
"So. Hi." Ephram said, leaning back on the porch.
"Yeah. Hi." I said. Brilliant, I know.
"I need to apologize." Ephram told me.
"For what? You didn't do anything." I said. It was true. If anyone had to apologize, it should have been me.
"Exactly. You needed me as a friend. And I was too wrapped up in my own things that I didn't realize that we had spent absolutely no time together since... Madison." Ephram said. I could see he was truly sorry. Sincere.
"Ephram. I'm sorry as well. I... I should have called you or something." I said.
"No. I should have realized you were hurting." Ephram said. He then took my hand in his. I couldn't help but smile. He saw me smile, which made him grin like an idiot.
"Ephram..." I started.
"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have..." He dropped my hand.
"I'm glad you did." I smiled at him.
"So where does this leave us?" Ephram asked me. It was a good question. But I had no idea how to answer. I wanted him. I was pretty sure he wanted me. But I wasn't ready for this. Not yet.
"I don't know. I don't think I'm ready for an 'us' yet. But I will be. Soon." I added the last part when I saw his face fall.
"Soon?" Ephram said back to me. "How soon?"
"I don't know. When I feel ready. I really don't want to rush into this. I think this will be special." I said. Ephram smiled.
"Alright. I understand." He is so sweet. And patient.
"Can I tell you a secret?" I asked him. He nodded. "I only started dating Tommy to get you off my mind."
"Oh... Wow." Ephram was shocked.
"Yeah. So don't doubt that I want this. I really do. More than anything. But not now." I said. Ephram nodded.
"I should go. I have some homework for tomorrow." Ephram said, getting up. I stood up next to him. He looked me straight in the eyes, and before I knew it, his lips had pressed gently against mine. I kissed him back, but gently. He pulled away and grinned. "I'll see you in Spanish tomorrow."
"Yeah. Tomorrow." I breathed. He was evil. A tease. Ephram walked down the front walkway, his eyes never leaving mine. I waved slightly. He smiled. We kept eye contact until he was out of my sight. I smiled and went in the house and up to my room.
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Good? Bad? Smelly? Tell me!