Chapter 1
Kayla rose from her seat and headed towards the front of the room.
"Where did Ephram just go?" she asked.
"I asked him to do a favor for me…not that it is any of your business Miss Levine. Please take your seat now"
"Amy is my best friend-therefore my business. How could you send him to find her? I'm her best friend! You know we are friends!"
"Yes Miss Levine, I know you two are friends. And just so you know, I had my reasons for sending Mr. Brown. Now Miss Levine, please take your seat"
Kayla turned to find herself very humiliated. The whole class was staring at her, most of them with grins on their faces.
"What? She is my friend," she said out loud.
"Miss Levine, take a seat" he said sternly.
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Ephram walked back upstairs to the outside of Ms. Rosenthal's french class where he and Amy shared seventh period that afternoon. He took every possible path from Ms. Rosenthal's room to Mr. Porter's. He walked close to the walls, trying to hear any noise. While walking past the 2nd floor girls' bathroom, he thought he heard something. He put his ear up to the door and definitely heard someone crying. Assuming it was Amy, and that if someone was in there with her, she wouldn't be crying as hard, he knocked on the door. He didn't hear any response, which didn't surprise him. He walked in. So this is what it looks like he thought to himself. He followed the muffled noises around the corner and found Amy on the floor. She was leaning up against the wall with her bag and books spread all over the floor. She had the garbage bin next to her, which was filled up with tissues. Ephram got on the floor next to her. When he looked at her, he saw her eyes avoiding his.
"Amy…you're not okay," he said quietly.
"I'm fine," she said as she wiped her tear strewn face, "Why are you here?"
"Mr. Porter asked me to come look for you"
"He asked you?"
"Yeah…you should have seen the look on Kayla's face"
"I'm sure," she said as she slightly cracked a smile.
"I've been walking up and down the hallways for the whole period looking for you. I kinda got hungry so I got myself something to eat, and I picked you up something too" he said as he pulled a Reese's out of his pocket.
"Thanks…there my favorite"
"I know…I remembered"
"So…you found me"
"Yeah"
"What now?" she asked.
"We go back to chem?"
"I can't" Amy said as she wiped her face again.
"Why not?" Ephram asked.
"I'm too embarrassed…besides, I'm all splotchy," she said as she turned her face away.
He put his hand on her chin and turned her face so that she was facing him again.
"If you are embarassed, which you shouldn't be, you have a reason. And you're not splotchy, you're beautiful" he said as he rubbed her cheek, wiping off her run mascara. He leaned in and closed his eyes as the door flew open. He quickly backed away.
"Amy!" Kayla said as she ran and threw her arms around her, "Are you okay? Oh…I hope this wasn't about Colin"
Amy nodded.
"Oh Amy, I thought you got over this" Kayla said unsincerely.
Amy interrupted, "Really Kayla, I'm okay. Ephram took care of me"
"Right…whatever. C'mon, we have to get you back to class"
Kayla pulled Amy up to her feet and Ephram rose from the ground.
Amy was facing towards Kayla, "Wait…I need to get my stuff together." She turned to get her stuff, but Ephram was standing their holding her bag out for her. Amy reached out and took her stuff. Kayla grabbed her arm and pulled her toward the door. Amy turned her head to face Ephram and mouthed thanks. Ephram was left standing alone in the girls bathroom, "You're welcome Amy" he whispered.