This chapter is for couriro! I have major writer's block, but I tried to work through it just so you won't end your amazing story! I hope it's good enough... My creative juices were definately not flowing on this one...sorry if it's bad, or seems forced and unrealistic, but I tried and I hope you like it.

The next morning, Ephram woke up. He found it almost impossible to get out of bed, he figured he got about an hour of sleep. Julia just didn't want to sleep, she cried all night.

Ephram pushed himself up and walked into the bathroom.

Madison woke up when she heard the water running. She looked over at Julia who was finally sleeping.

Ephram walked out of the bathroom in a towel. Madison tried to turn away, but couldn't force herself to. Ephram grabbed some clothes out of his suitcase and walked back into the bathroom. Madison sighed and pulled a pillow over her head, cursing herself for feeling this way.

About 10 minutes later Ephram gently shook Madison who pretended to be groggy, "What?" she asked.

"I have to go..." He whispered.

"Where?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.

"Finals...I'll be back as soon as I can" he grabbed his backpack and walked out the door, closing it quietly so not to wake the baby.

When Ephram walked down the hallway to his first class, he noticed all the stares and whispers. He hadn't even thought about how people would react. He tried to shake off all of the comments, but they started getting the best of him. As he walked up to his locker a guy Ephram recognized from Spanish came up to him.

"Hey Brown...how much did you pay her?"

This set Ephram off the edge. He turned red with anger and pushed the guy into some lockers. The guy was too shocked to react. Ephram was about to hit him, but thought better of it. He gave the guy one more nudge to make sure he got the message, then went back to his locker and grabbed his stuff, ignoring the stares.

The guy tried to save his dignity, "Oooooh...look at Brown, trying to defend the slut he knocked up!"

Ephram tried to keep walking, but his anger got the best of him, he turned around and charged.

About a half hour later, Ephram and his sparring partner were sitting in the office when Andy walked in.

He looked at Ephram and didn't say anything.

Andy and Ephram were sitting in the principal's office. They still hadn't said a word to each other.

"You know that fighting on school grounds is an automatic suspension." Said Mrs. Chow, sternly.

"Oh c'mon! There're 3 days left!" Ephram tried to fight his case.

"It's school policy Mr. Brown...and with your history, I'm sure you know that." She explained.

Andy cleared his throat, "So what does this mean? Will he be able to graduate?"

Mrs. Chow sighed and looked over her files, "Well...given your son's unique situation, which by the way I was not made aware of until today, I'm sure we can work something out...but-it's going to take a lot of work. You've missed over 3 weeks of school Ephram..."

Ephram just looked away, he'd rather be in a pit of lava then be where he was.

Mrs. Chow saw Ephram's expression and turned back to Andy, "Now Dr. Brown...we can have Ephram take all of his finals now...but with all the work and reviewing he missed, it's almost guaranteed that he won't do very well. I recommend getting a private tutor...to go over all of the things that he missed...maybe for a week or two, then we can work something out...maybe have him take the finals during the summer..."

Andy sighed, "Right...well are you sure-"

Ephram cut him off, "I...I want to take them now"

Mrs. Chow looked over at him, "I know it sounds like a lot of work Ephram...but if you take them now you have a good chance of failing-"

Ephram leaned forward, "I-I know you're just trying t-to help...but I only missed 3 weeks...finals cover the whole semester! An-and frankly...I don't have time to do the whole tutor thing...all I need to do is pass and I think I can do that."

Andy looked over at him for the first time, "What do you mean all you have to do is pass?!"

"I think the sentence kinda speaks for itself dad"

"Well what about school?!" Andy raised his voice.

"First of all...it's a music school, I really don't think they're gonna care if I-I get a D in history...and second o-of all...I'm not going."
"I'm sorry I didn't hear that last part"

"I'm not going!" Ephram said louder.

"What the hell do you mean you're not going?!" Andy yelled.

Mrs. Chow tried to calm him down, "Dr. Brown please...this is nor the time or the place for this-"

But Andy ignored her, "You are going to get a tutor and you are going to do well on the finals and then you're going to college!

Ephram stood up, "I'm gonna go take my tests now...thanks for all your help Mrs. Chow"