Chapter 6

Amy had just shut the bathroom door behind her.  She heard the phone ringing through her closed door.  "Wait…I'm coming!" Amy shouted as she ran down the hall.  She quickly was in her room, but then couldn't find her phone.  "If I was a phone, where would I be?" she said aloud to herself, "Probably on the cradle…but my room is too messy to even find that!"  She slowly turned around in a circle, attempting to hear exactly where the ring was coming from.  She stood, staring, and in silence.  "Shit!" she squealed as she realized the phone had stopped ringing.  At first she dialed Kayla, thinking that maybe she had called.

"Hi Kayla!"

"Oh hi Amy.  So, did you need help with homework or something?" Kayla asked, sounding quite confused.

"What?"

"Did you need help with homework…or was it something else?"

"Someone just called me and I missed it…I thought maybe it was you"

"Can't help you there Amy, sorry.  Anyway…Luke's on the other line, I gotta go" she said quickly as she hung up.  Amy called Paige.  Then Jen.  And then Becky.  None of them had called.  Then, just out of curiosity, she called Ephram.  It could have been him, its not like it was some crazy idea that could never possibly be true.

"Hello?" a young voice said on the other end of the phone.

"Is this Delia?" Amy asked.

"Yes, is this Amy?" Delia asked.

"Yes…how did you know it was me?"

"Well…you sound to young for my dad, to old for me, and you're the only person I know who has ever called Ephram.  I'll go get him for you" she said as she dropped the phone on the kitched counter and ran to Ephram's room.  Delia knocked on Ephram's door.  There was loud music on and she apparently wasn't knocking loud enough.  She started banging her leg against the door, and finally, it swung open.

"What do you want now?" Ephram yelled, "Sorry…I thought it was-"

"---Dad, I know.  Amy called."

Ephram started to run into the hall to get the call, "It's on the counter", Delia yelled as Ephram yelled back, "Thanks Delia"

***

"Sorry for the wait Amy" Ephram said.

"It's ok.  You know, Delia is really adorable"

"You told me that last time"

"I know, I was telling you again."

There was a long pause.

"Did you call me like five minutes ago?"

"Nope, I've been doing work"

"Hmm…that's weird.  But it's ok cause I wanted to talk to you anyway"

"You did?"

"Yea, I wanted to know if you wanted to study together on Saturday for that big math test, seeing as how you are supposedly a math genius"

"Is that what they're saying now?"

"Word on the street" Amy said as she started giggling, "What was that last grade of yours, like a 150?"

"More like a 96, not that great"

"You must remember, you are talking to someone who got a 84"

"That's not that bad" Ephram said.

"Sure, not if it was your grade" Amy said.

"I didn't say that" Ephram said defensively.

"I know Ephram, I was just kidding around with you.  So, we'll talk tomorrow."

"Ok"

"Bye" she said as she hung up.

***

THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL…

Amy and Ephram were standing by his locker in the hall when Kayla walked over. 

"Amy, we were wondering if you wanted to come and sleepover at Paige's house.  Jen and Becky and Jordie are going to be there too.  So, are you coming?"

"When is it?"

"Saturday at 6.  Are you there?"

Amy turned around and looked at Ephram, who was standing behind her.  Even though they had plans, she felt that she needed his approval.  She knew that he hated her friends, just like Colin did.

"You should go Amy," he whispered into her ear, giving her chills, "We'll hang another time"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, go ahead" he told her.  Amy turned back around to face Kayla, who looked like she was getting pretty impatient.

"Actually Kayla, I'm going to pass on this one.  I already have really important plans for Saturday" she said as she smiled at Ephram.

"You do?" Ephram asked, "Really important ones?"

"Yes, I have plans. Very important ones"

Kayla again looked disgusted.

"And who exactly are these very important plans with?" she asked as she noticed the non-stop smiling that was taking place between Amy and Ephram.

"Are they with him?" she said looking at Ephram.

"His name is Ephram.  We're going to hang out together on Saturday"