It was the day after Ephram had barged out of Madison's house, hurt and
angry. Madison had embarrassed Ephram in front of her friends by calling
him a "friend," when it was obvious that they were in a relationship. It
wasn't the embarrassment that hurt Ephram. It was fact that Madison's
friends had caught them making out. Why couldn't Madison have just admitted
it?
Ephram had been sitting in his room staring at the cordless phone for
nearly an hour. Neither of them had called or talked to each other to
figure things out. Ephram had wanted to talk to Madison, but couldn't bring
himself to do it. He was hoping she would take the first step of calling.
It had been long enough, he was going to have to call Madison and talk her. He was feeling a mixture of feelings. Inside, he wanted to breakdown in her arms and tell her he was sorry; yet, the hurt was keeping him from doing anything at all. Amy had told him to work things out. Which, coming from her, shocked Ephram to the core. He knew Amy liked him and he would always feel something for her but, Amy was right. He needed to be the mature one and take the first step. He was sure the love he felt for Madison was real. But, did Madison love him the same way? Ephram picked up the phone and dialed her number. The phone rang three times before someone finally picked up. He barely recognized the distant voice on the other end that muttered the familiar greeting. "Madison, is that you?" "Ephram?" "Can we talk somewhere," he asked? "You've made it clear enough; this isn't working," Madison said as she was about to hang up. "Come on, just meet me at the park, so we can talk. I really want to see you. I need to see you. I love you, Madison." Ephram gripped the phone so tightly his palms became wet with perspiration. "I'll meet you at the park in an hour," Ephram said. "Okay," Madison replied. Ephram went up to his room and changed clothes. Once he drove to the park, he made his way to a bench. Madison had not arrived yet. Ephram sat there letting the cold air sweep across his face. He looked over near the playground and saw Madison walking toward him. She was dressed in a blue sweatpants and a tattered hooded sweatshirt. She looked as though she hadn't slept in years. She came over to the bench and sat down. "Ephram, I'm really sorry, for all this," Madison said. "So am I," Ephram replied. He put his arm around her and kissed her. Madison pulled away. "Ephram, I can't. Not anymore," Madison said. "We can go to my house," Ephram replied. "I think maybe we need to take a break from each other," Madison explained. "We need time to think it out." "I have already thought this out," Ephram said. Ephram didn't know what to say. Madison stood up sliding her arms around his waist and kissed him. "Goodbye Ephram," Madison said. She was trying to hold back tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks. Madison didn't want to end it. She made herself walk away, leaving Ephram alone in the park. She should not have taken the chance. It wasn't Ephram as he was a great boyfriend. It was her. She just couldn't give him the commitment that he wanted.
Ephram didn't know what to say. In a sense he figured this was over. It was that kiss that lingered on his lips that confused him. He had come there to apologize and make up, not break up. Ephram kept telling himself that their relationship wasn't over, yet inside he knew it was over. He stood up and went to go to his car, rather than getting in, he took one last look. He saw Madison opening the door to her car.
Madison was shutting her door when she heard someone calling after her. Tears were streaming down her face. Ephram ran up to her and kissed her passionately. His arms tightly wrapped around her.
"Ephram, I can't," Madison said, "As much as I love it, I just can't." "Why," Ephram asked? "You already know why," she explained. "Yea, well that isn't good enough," Ephram exclaimed! "I love you!" "I'll see you later," Madison said, fully knowing that she wouldn't. Madison got into her car leaving Ephram standing there dejected. As she glanced into her rearview mirror one last time, she hoped that this was for the best.
It had been long enough, he was going to have to call Madison and talk her. He was feeling a mixture of feelings. Inside, he wanted to breakdown in her arms and tell her he was sorry; yet, the hurt was keeping him from doing anything at all. Amy had told him to work things out. Which, coming from her, shocked Ephram to the core. He knew Amy liked him and he would always feel something for her but, Amy was right. He needed to be the mature one and take the first step. He was sure the love he felt for Madison was real. But, did Madison love him the same way? Ephram picked up the phone and dialed her number. The phone rang three times before someone finally picked up. He barely recognized the distant voice on the other end that muttered the familiar greeting. "Madison, is that you?" "Ephram?" "Can we talk somewhere," he asked? "You've made it clear enough; this isn't working," Madison said as she was about to hang up. "Come on, just meet me at the park, so we can talk. I really want to see you. I need to see you. I love you, Madison." Ephram gripped the phone so tightly his palms became wet with perspiration. "I'll meet you at the park in an hour," Ephram said. "Okay," Madison replied. Ephram went up to his room and changed clothes. Once he drove to the park, he made his way to a bench. Madison had not arrived yet. Ephram sat there letting the cold air sweep across his face. He looked over near the playground and saw Madison walking toward him. She was dressed in a blue sweatpants and a tattered hooded sweatshirt. She looked as though she hadn't slept in years. She came over to the bench and sat down. "Ephram, I'm really sorry, for all this," Madison said. "So am I," Ephram replied. He put his arm around her and kissed her. Madison pulled away. "Ephram, I can't. Not anymore," Madison said. "We can go to my house," Ephram replied. "I think maybe we need to take a break from each other," Madison explained. "We need time to think it out." "I have already thought this out," Ephram said. Ephram didn't know what to say. Madison stood up sliding her arms around his waist and kissed him. "Goodbye Ephram," Madison said. She was trying to hold back tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks. Madison didn't want to end it. She made herself walk away, leaving Ephram alone in the park. She should not have taken the chance. It wasn't Ephram as he was a great boyfriend. It was her. She just couldn't give him the commitment that he wanted.
Ephram didn't know what to say. In a sense he figured this was over. It was that kiss that lingered on his lips that confused him. He had come there to apologize and make up, not break up. Ephram kept telling himself that their relationship wasn't over, yet inside he knew it was over. He stood up and went to go to his car, rather than getting in, he took one last look. He saw Madison opening the door to her car.
Madison was shutting her door when she heard someone calling after her. Tears were streaming down her face. Ephram ran up to her and kissed her passionately. His arms tightly wrapped around her.
"Ephram, I can't," Madison said, "As much as I love it, I just can't." "Why," Ephram asked? "You already know why," she explained. "Yea, well that isn't good enough," Ephram exclaimed! "I love you!" "I'll see you later," Madison said, fully knowing that she wouldn't. Madison got into her car leaving Ephram standing there dejected. As she glanced into her rearview mirror one last time, she hoped that this was for the best.