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Okay so this chapter started of as a writer's block and then towards the end it was just kind of filler until......I had a light bulb appear above my head and it was a filler with a twist......

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Insane Asylum? Hell no!
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Ephram ran up towards the Abbot's front door and banged fiercely until it was answered.

"Okay, okay I'm coming!" he heard someone shout from inside, "No need to break the door down."

Ephram watched through the small glass panes, the hands grabbed the door handle and opened it up. Amy greeted him but was reluctant to let him in.

"Ephram! Is there something wrong with Madison?"

Ephram shook his head "No everything is fine." Annoyance formed in his voice.

Amy nodded, "Well I am about to go out so I can't stop and chat."

Amy was about to go back inside when Ephram stopped her. "Care to tell me what's up? You know I'm confused last time I checked there was only one of me."

Amy looked at him confused. "Ephram are you feeling okay? Look I have to go get my jacket and then go out for a bit so thanks for dropping in."

"Where are you going?" Ephram asked knowing full well she was only going to avoid him.

"Err....the mall, promised I'd meet my girlfriends down there. I'm usually late and..." she looked down to her watch "It looks like today is no exception."

"You should know me better than that by now Amy! I am surprised at you." Ephram suddenly realised how sarcastic he was being but decided that he had to be cruel to be kind.

Amy sighed, "Ephram I'm not ready to do this right now okay, please."

"Well I am ready and you know what I couldn't give a shit if you aren't ready."

Amy rolled her eyes in frustration and went back in to the house, leaving the door open for Ephram. Both going towards the living room Amy stood by the window, which looked out on to the street. Ephram leant on the door frame.

"I have tried everything to not be angry at you, and not hate you. But the truth is Ephram I blame you."

"Why? Because I didn't protect you as much as I could of? Were you hurt?"

Amy held her head, "No"

Ephram laughed sarcastically "God I must have been really bad at protecting you!"

Amy felt the tears well up in her eyes. "Please Ephram, I can't handle this."

Ephram shook his head. "You think I can? I am kicking myself enough over Madison getting hurt I do not need your petty grudge!"

Amy protested. "I get that Ephram. You promised me nothing would happen but it did, didn't it!"

"Yeah it did and I have paid for it, in more ways then one. You have no place to hold a grudge. You weren't hurt; you had Bright and I to protect you! And another thing if you think about it we protected you a damn sight better then we protected Madison!"

Amy leant on the wall next to the window and slowly slid down it, "I can't do this Ephram, and I can't cope! I just thought that by holding a grudge against you and blaming you I would. But it's just made it worse."

Ephram sighed and slowly walked over to Amy "I know its hard Amy but we have to try our best, you need to get help. Take up your dad's offer and go and see that therapist. It will help."

Amy put her hands into her face and choked out sobs. Ephram kneeled beside her and put his arm around her. Amy looked up at him with her sad eyes; leaning towards his chest she let the tears escape her cheek.

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Madison glanced at the bedside clock nervouslyly. Andy had brought in. It had been two hours and still no word on Ephram. Biting her lip she looked in the direction of Andy. "Okay its official I am worried, I think we should go and find him."

Andy looked up from his newspaper, "Look I know you're worried but Ephram needs to sort this out."

Madison brushed her hair back with her hands, "Are you not worried at the way he just stormed out?"

Andy closed his paper and sat it on his lap. "I am worried about him but I also respecting that he needs to do this. If he isn't back soon I will go out and look, okay?"

Madison nodded.

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Ephram sighed as he walked up the corridor of the hospital, stopping at a drinks fountain he took as sip of water.

Grabbing his ribs as he felt a sharp pain shoot through them after standing up straight he leant on the wall to get his bearings again. Taking a deep breath and pushed himself off the wall and carried on walking to Madison's room.

Standing in the entrance he watched as Madison's face relaxed. "Where the hell did you go? We were so worried!"

Ephram rolled his eyes and sat down beside the bed, "Ever heard of over- reacting?"

Madison shook her head "Ever heard of not storming out and leaving your pregnant girlfriend worried!"

"I'm sorry, I know I overreacted but it's all sorted out."

Madison nodded. "How was Amy?"

Ephram shook his head, "A mess, she thought that if she could blame me then it would somehow stop her breaking down."

"And did it?" Andy interrupted.

"No she broke down whilst I was there, she has agreed to go and see a counsellor that's a start."

Andy agreed, "I can't say that she doesn't need that, lets just be thankful that she has seen the light."

Madison decided that she would lift the spirit of the room. "Hey guess what! Why you were gone the doctor checked me over and said that I can go home in a couple of days!" she said beaming.

Ephram's face immediately perked up, "Are you kidding that's fantastic!" Ephram moved over to kiss her but soon regretted his decision. "Ouch! Okay not going to do that in a hurry."

Andy saw Ephram grimace and grabbed his coat. "Okay mister enough excitement for one day, your suppose to be resting too."

Madison looked on in concern and before Ephram could protest spoke before he did. "Yeah you do, no but's! I'm fine you need to go and rest yourself."

Ephram gave in and was soon being hurried out the door. "I'll see you tomorrow okay? Love you!"

Andy smiled. "Take care of yourself Madison."

Madison laughed as Ephram came back and kissed her on the cheek "Damn I did it again. Never break your ribs it's painful. Actually whilst were on that subject-"

Andy backed up and took hold of Ephram "Oh no you don't!"

Ephram once again pleaded his case but it didn't work, before he knew it he was being pushed out of the room again.

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Ephram, Andy, Nina, Delia and Sam all hurried around the house trying to clean up the mess before Madison got home.

Nina came in to the room with the telephone in hand, "Andy phone, its Mrs Cardingdale?"

Andy cursed under his breath, "Mrs Cardingdale what a surprise? What's the problem?"

Ephram fluffed some cushions and nodded with his head "Who's on the phone?"

Nina shrugged "A Mrs Cardingdale."

Ephram sighed. "Oh just what we need, she calls about the smallest of problems. Dad is going to be on the phone for ages."

Andy came in with the phone in hand looking frustrated, "I am sure that the bruise came from a knock, no need to worry."

Ephram shook his head and snatched the phone of Andy. "He'll call you back!"

Andy stared in disbelief as Ephram put the phone down. "Ephram! You can't do that, she is a patient."

"Dad a bruise can wait, picking Madison up can't!"

Andy shook his head and closed his mouth. "I cannot believe you just did that!"

"Dad will you get over it already! Come on I am ready to go to the hospital, are you?"

As the men started to walk out the door, Nina laughed. Hearing them say goodbye she could still hear them bantering in the distance.

"Ephram she could complain and then how will the business look?"

"I can just imagine it now, business closed over woman's bruise. Dad get real."

Andy opened the car door, "Just be happy you have sore ribs."

Ephram laughed, "I'm shaking, no seriously." He mocked.

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Ephram and Andy helped Madison out of the car when they returned to the Brown household.

"Home sweet home," Madison smiled.

Nina, Delia and Sam were waiting in the reception area, a huge banner hung behind them saying 'Welcome home Madison and baby.' They had no name for the child so baby seemed the simplest thing to put.

When the door opened, Madison looked shocked and smiled at all of them. "This is so wonderful you guys, thanks so much!"

Delia walked with Madison to the living room, "We have got everything covered so just rest here and anything you want we will be happy to get."

Madison smiled and hugged Madison, "Missed you!"

"Same." Delia answered whilst she hugged Madison.

Ephram soon interrupted the hug, "Okay I feel left out." He laughed.

Madison lay down on the sofa, grimacing as she did so. "Hey you okay?" Ephram asked concerned.

Madison nodded, "Yeah just a bit sore, anyway how are you?"

Andy was the next person to contribute to the conversation. "Ephram is in pain, he wont admit it though. You need your tablets Ephram why don't you go in to the kitchen and take them."

Ephram nodded, his dad knew him all to well he though as he wondered in to kitchen.

Andy turned towards Madison and grabbed the phone. "Always trying to be brave."

Madison shook her head, "I know he always puts others first. Thanks Andy it's so nice to be welcomed back like that."

Andy agreed as the two shared a bonding moment. Well I have to go and beg for mercy to one of my patients, try and get some rest.

Madison laughed and then looked confused, beg for mercy? She thought.

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Amy wondered down the sidewalk collecting her thoughts and thinking about the past days events. Bright had been a tower of strength through the whole ordeal but she still felt at a loss. Looking around she noticed two grown looking men watching her and whispering. Shrugging it off she presumed that they were just gossiping. After all her ex just left people injured and was in a physiatrist unit being evaluated. Amy often wondered if she should be there, whenever she felt herself spacing out or feeling confused she worried that one-day family and friends would give up and take her to an insane asylum. Stopping outside Mr Cusacks office she cautiously opened the door. Amy promised herself that she would get some help she wouldn't end up in that place, not when she hadn't tried to win the battle.

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By eleven o'clock Madison was asleep on the couch, Nina and Andy were having their daily coffee break, Delia and Sam were tucked up in bed and Ephram was sitting on the sofa resting his eyes. Soon the ringing of the house phone startled him. Picking it up he watched as Madison stirred but did not wake to the loud noise.

"Hello" Ephram asked. "Bright? Dude what's making you call at this time?"

Bright sounded shocked as he spoke to Ephram. In between sobs he tried to choke out the words. "Eph-Ephram its-its Amy. No one had-had seen her. Mom and Dad were beside themselves."

Ephram felt worry lines crease in to his forehead. "Bright? What's happened?"

Bright let out another sob. "Amy's dead Ephram, she um she was attacked. There was nothing the doctors could do."

Ephram's jaw dropped as he tried to take in what Bright had told him. That's when he felt the liquid drop down his face and then the cries started. Ephram and Bright shared in their grief over the phone as both men tried to process the news. Andy and Nina had heard the commotion and hurried in to the room. Andy knelt down towards Ephram and took the phone off him.

"Bright? Is that you?" he asked hearing the young man's cries. "Its Andy, what's happened?" he questioned. The news hit Andy like a ton of bricks. "Oh god." He gasped as he watched Ephram sit there in shock. Nina did her best to console him but he was unaware of his surrounding. "Okay thanks Bright, tell your mom and dad we are terribly sorry for their loss."

Andy placed the telephone on to the coffee table, Madison was still sound asleep despite Ephram's cries. Andy pulled his son in for a manly hug and held him as sobs racked his body.

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The Verve - The Drugs don't work

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down
And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead
All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown This time I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead
But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again

I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more.

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