Ok sorry it's so short, i just thought i would update again...i really wanted to know what everyone thought about this next part, it took me a while to write. so please review and tell me if you think it was ok and realistic. Thanks again.
Ephram slowly opened the door, revealing himself.
Amy looked up, shocked to see him there, "w-w-what are you doing here?"
Ephram took a step in and closed the door behind him, "I didn't just want to leave things like that..."
Amy looked away, he was still leaving, he hadn't changed his mind. She couldn't bare to look at him, "It's over right? That's what you wanted...what else is there to discuss?"
Ephram walked over to her, "You-you have to know...I didn't want it...I didn't want it to end that way...I-I'm really sorry that I-I hurt you...it's just-"
Amy was again in tears, "I know Ephram...you have a kid now, but I never said that I wouldn't support you! Or stick with you! You just assumed that I would bail!"
Ephram shook his head, "No...no I knew you would have stayed...but I just can't-I can't deal with a relationship right now...not with all this new stuff going on-es-especially a long distance one! I know you don't understand it now...and-and you probably never will...but this is what I have to do...for my daughter...I just didn't want to leave things like that...that's why I came-I didn't want to argue-or change my mind...I just came to explain...and say that I was sorry...I-I do care about you Amy...and I don't want to hurt you...but you have to understand...I-I-I really have to do this...s-so you can choose to forgive me...or not, but either way I'm leaving...and I don't want to have any regrets...that's why I came...I hope that maybe we can still be friends...I know-not now-b-but sometime in the future...." Ephram sighed. He had gotten it all out. "I'll always be there for you...you know that...I'm sorry"
He waited for her response, but she just kept looking away, tears rolling down her cheeks. He turned on his heel and started to walk out. He couldn't force her to forgive him, it would just have to take time. He walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. He said good-bye to Bright and started walking back to the house.
Amy thought about chasing after him and trying to change his mind, but he had made it clear that, that wasn't a possibility. She still didn't understand how he could just leave like that. She wiped away more tears and turned her music up louder.
Ephram was walking down the sidewalk with his hands in his jacket pockets. Still thinking about how things went with Amy. He had no regrets. He said everything he wanted to say. He surprised himself with how "ok" he felt about all of this. He had just ended a 9-month relationship with the girl that he was crazy about the majority of sophomore year. In-fact, the only time he didn't like Amy was when he was with Madison. That was when he was happiest. He smiled to himself as the memories ran through his mind. Then after Madison, when he found out about Amy's feelings, he figured that he felt the same way. He had wanted it for so long. But did he really like her then, did he really feel what he had felt before? The thought had never really occurred to him until now. It just felt like the right thing to do at the time. He tried to remember how he felt at the time, but with everything that had happened that year, it was hard to pinpoint it. He realized at that moment that he never really liked Amy the way he did before Madison. Which was probably the cause of all their problems. Plus, he always had Madison at the back of his mind, which he thought was normal. She was, after-all, his first love. You never forget your first love. But was she his only love? Did he ever "love" Amy when they were together? He shook his head in response to his thought. Never. He had never felt as strong of a connection. He never had the same feelings that he had had towards Madison. Yet he stayed in the relationship for 9 months. Was it a waste? No. Yes. No. Maybe. No. It wasn't a waste, It was an experience, a wake-up call maybe. He wasn't quite sure what it was. But it couldn't be a waste. Without Amy, he never would have realized how much he still-no, he couldn't think like this, there is no way that could happen. But did he still...? No. Yes. No. Maybe...
Madison was driving towards the Brown house, when she spotted Ephram walking in the same direction. She pulled over and rolled down the window, "need a lift?"
Ephram looked at her and smiled. "Yes" he replied, to both Madison...and his thoughts.