At lunch Amy sat with Lanee, she was pretending to listen to Lanee's
talk of this "amazingly hot" out of town guy but her real focus was on
Ephram. She always watched him at a distance because she was too afraid to
actually go up to him. Ephram sat with her brother, god it annoyed her how
close they had become, and the new girl. Amy had had science with her
first period but she wasn't quite sure of her name....something
obsqure.....it started with a P she was sure of it. She began silently
sounding names to herself trying to remember. Lanee saw Amy wan't paying
her any attention. Amy had gotten like that a lot lately. Always smiling
and nodding but it was obvious she had something else on her mind.
"What is it?" Lanee asked positioning herself so she was right in Amy's face.
"Nothing," Amy tried giving Lanee a your imagining things look. It didn't work.
"Come on I know something's on your mind," Lanee said leaning in closer as if to encourage Amy to tell her secret. Amy tried to force a smile.
"I was just thinking about you and..." she strained to remember his name, Lanee had been talking about this guy for a week and she couldn't even remember his name, what type of person was she? "you and Jason." She was pretty sure that was it, but by Lanee's expression she could tell she had guessed wrong, she felt awful. Lanee looked sad like she could cry any second.
"His name is Jake," she said searching Amy's face with unbelief. Amy put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry Lanee, I'm so so sorry, I haven't been paying attention to you....only myself. I'm sorry......I'm awful," and Amy was truly sorry it seemed like she had been doing everything wrong lately. She opened her eyes again and looked at Lanee.
"I promise, you have my undivided attention, I want to hear all about this Jake fellow," she smiled at Lanee hoping that she would be forgiven. Lanee looked up at Amy and smiled softly. Amy was glad she had a friend as forgiving as Lanee. Lanee went on to repeat all that was said earlier about Jake. She had met him a week ago at a basketball game. He was pretty good and his team had killed Everwood's. She had approached him first, after the game, flirting madly, they went out to the ice cream shoppe after and according to Lanee made a deep connection. He had been so sweet to her and funny, flirting with her cautiously. Amy saw him as a shy sweet guy who would love and care for Lanee, she was happy for her. Lanee said that he seemed older and mature and that, although it sounded really odd, she felt protected with him. They had exchanged numbers and had been talking to each other on the phone for awhile. Amy's attention once again went back to Ephram, she couldn't help it, she couldn't get him off of her mind. She watched him out of the corner of her eye. He seemed to be doing a lot of laughing with this new girl. Amy knew Ephram he didn't laugh much he was more of the serious shy type. Amy was brought back to Lanee when she heard the name Peyton mentioned in the middle of Lanee's Jake story. That was it, that was the new girl's name, the girl Ephram had so obviously taken a fancy to. Amy tried to act casual when asking Lanee,
"Wait, what about Peyton?" Lanee responded patiently with Amy,
"I said that Jake is friends with the new girl, Peyton, and they used to go to school together." Amy was suprised, how weird was that. Excitement rose in Lanee as an idea came to her,
"Let's go over and sit with them," she said motioning towards Ephram's table, "you know, to welcome her in and get to know her better," she paused, "hey...maybe she could prove to be a good friend." Fear rose in Amy she was scared to go over there.
"Come on" Lanee urged taking Amy's arm and pulling her toward's Ephram's picnic table. Amy reluctanly let Lanee take her over to meet Peyton, she would have to meet her eventually. They had reached Ephram's table Lanee excitedly sat next to Ephram across from Peyton and stuck out her hand to Peyton and introduced herself.
"Hey I'm Lanee, welcome to Everwood." Peyton smiled.
"I'm Peyton." Lanee laughed.
"I know who you are, your Jake's friend." She smiled happily. Peyton was filled with suprise and happiness, someone here knew Jake! "How to you know Jake??" she asked excitedly. Lanee was obviously pleased with her reaction. "He's my boyfriend," she said smiling half to herself. Peyton was filled with disbelief she had no idea that Jake had a girlfriend. Peyton wondered if Lanee knew about Jenny, Jake was not the type of guy to keep that information away from a girlfriend, but for some reason Peyton was sure Lanee had no idea. Amy was still standing at the table looking uncomforatable.
"Hey Amy" Ephram said quietly with a smile on his face. He scooted over to make a spot for her. Amy got so nervous she could hardly look at him in the eyes. She looked up at Bright who was sitting across from her. He was giving her a semi cold glare he obviously was still mad at her. She shifted her gaze to Peyton. Amy couldn't believe how gorgious this girl was, she was beautiful. She reached out her hand coldly to Peyton.
"I'm Amy" she said, the jelously in Amy was clearly visible.
"Nice to meet you." Peyton's joy of meeting someone that knew Jake dissapeared quickly when she shook Amy's hand and saw Amy's cold stare. Peyton could tell that Amy hated her before they had even met. She turned back to Lanee and smiled.
"Wow, I can't believe it," she was shaking her head, she really couldn't believe it, "How did you meet him?" she said leaning closer to Lanee. Peyton was trying to ignore Amy completely, Amy was still staring at her, she had been staring at Peyton for a very long time. Ephram couldn't believe Amy, she was acting so weird, so cold and for some weird reason she looked jelous. Why would Amy be jelous of Peyton? He didn't get it. Bright was surveying the whole scene not saying a word he watched Lanee and Peyton speak excitedly about Jake and how Lanee met him. And he watched Amy, coldly stare at Peyton, and Ephram, who was watching Amy with a surplexed questioning expression, he was trying to figure out why she was acting so different, the reason for the cold attitude towards Peyton was crystal clear to Bright.
"What is it?" Lanee asked positioning herself so she was right in Amy's face.
"Nothing," Amy tried giving Lanee a your imagining things look. It didn't work.
"Come on I know something's on your mind," Lanee said leaning in closer as if to encourage Amy to tell her secret. Amy tried to force a smile.
"I was just thinking about you and..." she strained to remember his name, Lanee had been talking about this guy for a week and she couldn't even remember his name, what type of person was she? "you and Jason." She was pretty sure that was it, but by Lanee's expression she could tell she had guessed wrong, she felt awful. Lanee looked sad like she could cry any second.
"His name is Jake," she said searching Amy's face with unbelief. Amy put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry Lanee, I'm so so sorry, I haven't been paying attention to you....only myself. I'm sorry......I'm awful," and Amy was truly sorry it seemed like she had been doing everything wrong lately. She opened her eyes again and looked at Lanee.
"I promise, you have my undivided attention, I want to hear all about this Jake fellow," she smiled at Lanee hoping that she would be forgiven. Lanee looked up at Amy and smiled softly. Amy was glad she had a friend as forgiving as Lanee. Lanee went on to repeat all that was said earlier about Jake. She had met him a week ago at a basketball game. He was pretty good and his team had killed Everwood's. She had approached him first, after the game, flirting madly, they went out to the ice cream shoppe after and according to Lanee made a deep connection. He had been so sweet to her and funny, flirting with her cautiously. Amy saw him as a shy sweet guy who would love and care for Lanee, she was happy for her. Lanee said that he seemed older and mature and that, although it sounded really odd, she felt protected with him. They had exchanged numbers and had been talking to each other on the phone for awhile. Amy's attention once again went back to Ephram, she couldn't help it, she couldn't get him off of her mind. She watched him out of the corner of her eye. He seemed to be doing a lot of laughing with this new girl. Amy knew Ephram he didn't laugh much he was more of the serious shy type. Amy was brought back to Lanee when she heard the name Peyton mentioned in the middle of Lanee's Jake story. That was it, that was the new girl's name, the girl Ephram had so obviously taken a fancy to. Amy tried to act casual when asking Lanee,
"Wait, what about Peyton?" Lanee responded patiently with Amy,
"I said that Jake is friends with the new girl, Peyton, and they used to go to school together." Amy was suprised, how weird was that. Excitement rose in Lanee as an idea came to her,
"Let's go over and sit with them," she said motioning towards Ephram's table, "you know, to welcome her in and get to know her better," she paused, "hey...maybe she could prove to be a good friend." Fear rose in Amy she was scared to go over there.
"Come on" Lanee urged taking Amy's arm and pulling her toward's Ephram's picnic table. Amy reluctanly let Lanee take her over to meet Peyton, she would have to meet her eventually. They had reached Ephram's table Lanee excitedly sat next to Ephram across from Peyton and stuck out her hand to Peyton and introduced herself.
"Hey I'm Lanee, welcome to Everwood." Peyton smiled.
"I'm Peyton." Lanee laughed.
"I know who you are, your Jake's friend." She smiled happily. Peyton was filled with suprise and happiness, someone here knew Jake! "How to you know Jake??" she asked excitedly. Lanee was obviously pleased with her reaction. "He's my boyfriend," she said smiling half to herself. Peyton was filled with disbelief she had no idea that Jake had a girlfriend. Peyton wondered if Lanee knew about Jenny, Jake was not the type of guy to keep that information away from a girlfriend, but for some reason Peyton was sure Lanee had no idea. Amy was still standing at the table looking uncomforatable.
"Hey Amy" Ephram said quietly with a smile on his face. He scooted over to make a spot for her. Amy got so nervous she could hardly look at him in the eyes. She looked up at Bright who was sitting across from her. He was giving her a semi cold glare he obviously was still mad at her. She shifted her gaze to Peyton. Amy couldn't believe how gorgious this girl was, she was beautiful. She reached out her hand coldly to Peyton.
"I'm Amy" she said, the jelously in Amy was clearly visible.
"Nice to meet you." Peyton's joy of meeting someone that knew Jake dissapeared quickly when she shook Amy's hand and saw Amy's cold stare. Peyton could tell that Amy hated her before they had even met. She turned back to Lanee and smiled.
"Wow, I can't believe it," she was shaking her head, she really couldn't believe it, "How did you meet him?" she said leaning closer to Lanee. Peyton was trying to ignore Amy completely, Amy was still staring at her, she had been staring at Peyton for a very long time. Ephram couldn't believe Amy, she was acting so weird, so cold and for some weird reason she looked jelous. Why would Amy be jelous of Peyton? He didn't get it. Bright was surveying the whole scene not saying a word he watched Lanee and Peyton speak excitedly about Jake and how Lanee met him. And he watched Amy, coldly stare at Peyton, and Ephram, who was watching Amy with a surplexed questioning expression, he was trying to figure out why she was acting so different, the reason for the cold attitude towards Peyton was crystal clear to Bright.