"Oh Kya" replied Madison, trying to comfort her, "dont think about that right now, you and your boyfriend just broke up. It takes time, it took Ephram and I over a year to become friends" she looked at Ephram and half smiled.

Ephram winked at her then playfully said, "yeah, but it's not like I really had a choice in that matter, I was stuck in a hospital bed for two months! She was persistent!"

~~FLASHBACK~~

The accident happened three days after high school graduation; Ephram had been in the hospital bed for a week now. It had been over a year since he and Madison broke up, so when she showed up by his side, it was very hard for him to see her, and to have her see him in the condition he was in made it worse. She visited every week, each time getting easier for the both of them. Then one day, Ephram broke down and couldnt help but cry, "I feel so helpless! I'm paralyzed from the waist down, I barely have the use of my hands, I can barely hold a pen, much less play the piano!" he cried angry tears, "there is no reason for me to be here anymore!"

"I'm not leaving you, I'm staying whether you want me to or not. I'm here for you, Ephram. But you cant give up, I wont let you" she said sternly as she squeezed his hand.

"I've missed you so much" he said as tears continued filling his eyes, "you're such a great friend Madison, and having you here means so much to me."

After about two months, Ephram was able to get out of the hospital. Madison continued to visit every once and a while and sometimes took him to physical therapy. He realized that having Madison in his life meant the world to him, he treasured their friendship and was glad she was in his life. A couple months later, Ephram regained full use of his hands and was able to play the piano again. Several months after that, he could feel part of his legs, and the doctors said he was now only paralyzed from the knee down. That was over two years ago now, and he has become quite independent. He got his own apartment with three other guys and got a car customized just for him where the brake and accelerator are on the steering wheel.

~~END FLASHBACK~~

Around 7pm, they all met Bright at the bowling alley, three girls vs. two boys. Just like Ephram had predicted, Kay was there only to argue with Ephram. She was talking to Madison, "Ephram is so high maintainence sometimes."
Madison chuckled, "This I know, but I'm sure you can manage, you've done so for about three or four months now."
"Stop talking about me!" yelled Ephram as he made his way to the line. Just as he was about to roll the ball down the lane, Madison's boyfriend, Troy showed up, but was staying only a minute so she didnt have time to introduce him to Ephram, even though she wanted to.

As Ephram wheeled himself back to the machine to take his second turn, Madison yelled, "Ephram, this is Troy!" but instead of smiling or being at all considerate, Troy nodded his head once to acknowledge Ephram, then turned towards Madison to give her a kiss before heading back to where he had come from.

After Ephram's turn, it was Madison's turn to bowl. Everybody applauded and cheered when she got a strike and slapped her hand as she made her way to the table. Ephram slapped her hand as well, "you're going down, Madison! We'll come back, just you wait and see." They all bowled for a little while longer before they figured it was time to leave. As they were walking out of the building, Bright said, "Told you...As fate has it...we lost...again!" Everybody laughed.

Kay took Ephram home since she lived closer than Madison did. Madison gave Ephram a warm friendly hug before heading off to her place 40 minutes away.

(A/N; granted, these two chapters could have come together as one, but...well, I know what I was trying to, I just cant put into words...lol...Anyway, hope this fic meets your expectations! Thanks muchly for reading and reviewing!)