"Ephram…don't do this," she said with tears running down her cheek.
"Don't do what Amy? You know as much as I do that if it hadn't happened I would be in New York"
"I know…but-"
"-But what Amy? And if Colin wasn't in a coma, we wouldn't be here right now and you know it"
"That's not true," she said quietly.
"You know what I think…I think thats bullshit Amy! If Colin were here right now, you'd be spending every moment with him and those asshole friends of yours. Cause if he were here, you wouldn't have time to spend with Ephram the freak. Isn't that right Amy? I mean---the only reason you even talked to me in the first place was because of my dad!"
"Ephram stop!!! Please…just stop it!!!"
Amy got off the couch and ran immediately to the bathroom, where she slammed the door shut.
Idiot, I am an official idiot, Ephram thought as he rested his head in his hands, planning what he could possibly say to Amy to make her feel better. He could hear her crying all the way from the couch.
***
Ephram knocked on the bathroom door loudly, knowing that Amy could hear him, but was not willing to open the door.
"Amy, we need to talk. Just open the door. Please…"
There was crying, then some silence, and then some more crying.
"Amy, you mine as well come out because you must face the fact, I am going to be here whenever you decide to come out"
Silence from within.
"Okay…just to let you know, I will be sitting here until you come out", he said as he slid down the wall and sat comfortably on the floor. After several minutes passed, there was no sign of Amy coming out, and Ephram's ass started to become numb from the floor. He walked over to the piano, got out the music that he wrote for Amy, and started to play. As Amy heard her song being played, she slowly gathered herself together and came out of the bathroom. Ephram heard the door shut and immediately turned around and rose from the piano bench. He slowly walked towards her as she walked towards him. She could tell he was going to say something.
"Don't Ephram. There is nothing you can say," she said.
"Amy, you know I didn't mean what I said"
"No Ephram, I don't know that"
"Amy, look at me." As he said this, she turned her face away. He reached out and took hold of her hand, "Amy, look at my eyes. You always say that you can tell if a person is lying or not by looking into their eyes, right?"
She nodded.
"Well…look into my eyes. Do you honestly think I meant those things that I said?"
"I don't know what I think anymore," Amy said.
"Well then let me tell you what you should be thinking. I'm an idiot Amy, ok? I brought Colin into this whole mess, which I shouldn't have. I got caught up in the moment, and I know you too well to think that you are still hanging out with me for the same reasons you were at the beginning. I believe that there is really something going between us, whether it is a strong friendship or something more, and I don't want to lose this over my idiocy." Ephram reached out for her other hand, "Please forgive me Amy, please"
"I forgive you Ephram", she said as fresh tears formed.
"Amy, please don't cry," he pleaded.
She squeezed his hands, which were still head tightly together, "Even though what you said before was pretty harsh, I do know you didn't mean it. And I also know that with everything else that's going on, if you weren't here for me, I'd probably be a lot worse off that I am now. And you know that's all thanks to you."