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Chapter 9 uses "I won't be there" by Simple Plan.
Chapter 9: I won't be there
"Delia, honey, get your things out of the trunk," Andy said as they stepped out of the car. He had received an emergency call from one of his patient and had to leave New York quite a bit early than planned. They arrived back in Everwood around early-Saturday morning.
"I'm waking Ephram if he's sleeping!" Delia said running through the house. She stopped dead when she reached Ephram's room. His bed was made, the rest of the room looked untouched; Delia knew something wasn't right. "Ephram?" she asked softly, "EPHRAM?!"
"What's wrong?" Dr. Brown asked as he walked into his son's room. "Well Ephram's car wasn't in the drive way. He must be over at Madison's or something."
"Dad, get real. Ephram and Madison broke up weeks ago!" she said shocked that her dad hadn't heard.
"What?!" he asked excitedly, "I mean, oh . . . how sad," he said fighting back a smile. Delia knew he was more than relieved that his son had given up on their 20 year old babysitter.
"He's SO over her," Delia continued, happy to see the smile on her father's face.
"He'll be home soon I'm sure," he said now guiding his daughter out of the room gently. "He better be," he added seriously as he looked back into Ephram's unscathed room.
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"I don't want to make this
Harder than I have to
This is how it has to be
There's so many things
I want to say
But you just don't listen to me
I don't want to hurt you
You don't want to hurt me
I can't stand you
And you can't stand me
We can't rearrange you can
Never change me
Say goodbye
Nothing I say can change
Your mind because"
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Kayla smiled widely as it seemed she had a master plan. "Yes, that's right, Ephram Brown was here. I saw the two of them. Together."
"What are you talking about?" Wendell asked defending his friends. "Ephram's not here. He's back in Everwood."
"Don't listen to him, he doesn't even wear deodorant!" she said backing away from him.
"What? That's not true! And neither is the thing about Amy and Ephram," he said defensively.
"Then why did Tommy come up to me with a sad look on his face and tell me that plans had changed," Kayla said biting back.
"What 'plans?' Mrs. Forrester, the chaperone asked.
"Oh nothing," Kayla said as if it was no big deal.
"Well at any rate, none of that matters. Amy's broken curfew and I'm responsible for her. She's already go so many problems, she doesn't need any more . . ." Mrs. Forrester said.
"Excuse me, but I don't think that's very nice of you to say," Wendell said angrily.
"Go get this 'Tommy' person. Maybe he knows where they are." Mrs. Forrester demanded.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
'Cuz when you wake up
I wont be there
(I wont be there)
Everything I say you find
A way to make it
Sound like I was born
Just yesterday
And everything you taught me
Doesn't mean a thing
So I'm going my way"
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Bright's plans with Jodie hadn't gone as planned either. He sat in his cabin now moping, wishing someone would ask him to hang out. *That's what I get for picking a girl over my friends* he thought. He wasn't alone; not at all. Across from him sat none other than the boy he loathed more than he had ever loathed Ephram. Tommy.
"Well aren't you Mr. Sociable tonight?" Tommy said sarcastically.
"Listen, I don't need your wry comments, I'm fine on my own. God, the only reason I'm glad to see you is at least I know you're not off somewhere with my sister,"
"Oh, I don't think you have to worry about that. Not tonight at least. She's off somewhere with that Brown kid," he said casually, not realizing it was a big deal.
"What? Ephram's here?!" he said now glad.
"I thought you didn't get along with him?"
"We do now, he's one of my best friends. Besides he's twice the man you'll ever be to Amy."
"Yeah, whatever," he said rolling his eyes.
"Well, where are they?" he said putting his jacket on.
"I don't know, some party or something I heard," he said harshly, "not that I care or anything, but aren't you going to be breaking curfew if you go looking for them?"
"Since when have you been one to care about the rules?" he asked waking out of the cabin. Just then Kayla burst into their cabin. Tommy jumped up.
"Where the hell's Amy?" she said out of breath.
"How should I know?" he said annoyed.
"You're the one who told me she was with Ephram! You looked like the wind was knocked out of you. It was so pitiful," she said laughing.
"Your mocking me isn't going to make me want to help you, you realize this, right?"
"Just whatever; come talk to Mrs. Forrester about what you know. Amy's missing."
Bright had eavesdropped on the whole conversation, and realizing this meant big trouble for Amy, he picked up his cell phone to call and warn her.
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"I don't want to hurt you
You don't want to hurt me
I can't stand you
And you can't stand me
We can't rearrange you can
Never change me
Say goodbye
Nothing I say can change
Your mind because
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"Wendell, right now! If you know ANYTHING about Amy and Ephram you better tell me! Withholding information is against the rules!" Mrs. Forrester screamed.
"What are you, the police?" he asked but was interrupted as Kayla bust in dragging Tommy by the hand behind her.
"They went to some party," Tommy said hoping if he just flat out said what he knew he could go back to his cabin.
Wendell felt the guilt settling in. While he wanted to stay loyal to his friends, he also knew that HE was the reason they were gone in the first place. *If it's for their safety . . .* he thought nervously. He finally spoke up,
"There is no party."
"What?" all of them at once said and spun to look at him quickly.
"Oh this is rich," Kayla said feeling accomplished that she'd have something over Amy's head now. *Dr. Abbott would like to know information like this* She would've patted herself on the back if she could've.
"There is no party," Wendell repeated. "I lied. I made it up. I told them to go down the main path and turn left or right. There's a cabin out there . . . I just figured . . . It was stupid, I know. . ." he voice was shaking from feeling he had failed his friends.
"Phone Dr. and Mrs. Abbott right now, then Dr. Brown. They'll want to know. We can't get to the kids right now because of the snow in the woods, so it's going to be a little while," Mrs. Forrester told the head chaperone over the phone. She set the phone back on the receiver.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
Cuz when you wake up
I wont be there"
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"Dad, it's two o' clock in the morning. Ephram SHOULD be home by now!" Delia said, voice full of panic.
"Delia, it's two o' clock in the morning, you should be sleeping by now! Looks like I have two kids that are breaking curfew," he said lightly. She looked as if she was going to cry so he lightened up. "I'm sorry I'm sorry. I'm just concerned about your brother. I think I'll call the Abbotts, as much as I'm not looking forward to hearing Harold's crabby voice when I wake him up,"
"Why would you call there? Amy and Bright are on the ski trip," she said staring at her dad.
Dr. Brown wanted to believe with his whole heart that his son was responsible, that he knew better. And just as each time he told himself over and over again that Ephram wasn't stupid enough to do something like disobey him; each time he wasn't convinced. He knew how much Ephram loved Amy, how much he's always loved her; knew that his son would do anything in his power if it meant she'd be happy. The ring of the phone broke into his thoughts. His heart stopped.
"Delia," he said hesitantly, "Get the phone,"
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"This is the last night that
I spend at home
And it won't take too long for
You to notice
Won't take long for you to
Find out that I'm gone"
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"Delia? Put your dad on the phone," the voice spoke. Delia obeyed and handed her dad the phone with a worried look on her face.
"It's okay," he whispered to her, then spoke into the phone, "This is Dr. Brown."
"Andy, I'm so glad I got a hold of you. I thought you'd still be gone on your trip but I figured it was worth a try," Dr. Abbott said, his voice shaking. "It's Amy and Ephram. They're lost somewhere out in the woods by that ski lodge. They're snowed in."
"What?! Ephram wasn't even supposed to GO!" he said angrily.
"Would you stop yelling and listen to me? Our children are lost, as in no one's seen them in 3 hours and they were supposed to be back!"
"I'll be over in a few minutes, we'll head out together." He said hanging up the phone. "Delia, get your things again, you're going to stay with Mrs. Abbott for a little while."
"Is it Eprham?" she asked crying. He pulled his daughter into a hug.
"Yes, but everything's going to be fine, I promise," he assured her. If only he could believe himself as much as Delia believed him.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
'Cuz when u wake up
I wont be there
(Repeat)"
I wont be there
I wont be there
I wont be there"
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"Damn it, Amy! Why aren't you picking up?!" Bright screamed into the phone. "Listen, wherever you and Ephram are right now, you better hurry up and get back to the lodge! They're looking for you like crazy and they called Dad!" He said, leaving an urgent voice mail. He hung up and looked again back through the cabin window that he had been eavesdropping out of. "Please be okay" he whispered.
Chapter 9 uses "I won't be there" by Simple Plan.
Chapter 9: I won't be there
"Delia, honey, get your things out of the trunk," Andy said as they stepped out of the car. He had received an emergency call from one of his patient and had to leave New York quite a bit early than planned. They arrived back in Everwood around early-Saturday morning.
"I'm waking Ephram if he's sleeping!" Delia said running through the house. She stopped dead when she reached Ephram's room. His bed was made, the rest of the room looked untouched; Delia knew something wasn't right. "Ephram?" she asked softly, "EPHRAM?!"
"What's wrong?" Dr. Brown asked as he walked into his son's room. "Well Ephram's car wasn't in the drive way. He must be over at Madison's or something."
"Dad, get real. Ephram and Madison broke up weeks ago!" she said shocked that her dad hadn't heard.
"What?!" he asked excitedly, "I mean, oh . . . how sad," he said fighting back a smile. Delia knew he was more than relieved that his son had given up on their 20 year old babysitter.
"He's SO over her," Delia continued, happy to see the smile on her father's face.
"He'll be home soon I'm sure," he said now guiding his daughter out of the room gently. "He better be," he added seriously as he looked back into Ephram's unscathed room.
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"I don't want to make this
Harder than I have to
This is how it has to be
There's so many things
I want to say
But you just don't listen to me
I don't want to hurt you
You don't want to hurt me
I can't stand you
And you can't stand me
We can't rearrange you can
Never change me
Say goodbye
Nothing I say can change
Your mind because"
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Kayla smiled widely as it seemed she had a master plan. "Yes, that's right, Ephram Brown was here. I saw the two of them. Together."
"What are you talking about?" Wendell asked defending his friends. "Ephram's not here. He's back in Everwood."
"Don't listen to him, he doesn't even wear deodorant!" she said backing away from him.
"What? That's not true! And neither is the thing about Amy and Ephram," he said defensively.
"Then why did Tommy come up to me with a sad look on his face and tell me that plans had changed," Kayla said biting back.
"What 'plans?' Mrs. Forrester, the chaperone asked.
"Oh nothing," Kayla said as if it was no big deal.
"Well at any rate, none of that matters. Amy's broken curfew and I'm responsible for her. She's already go so many problems, she doesn't need any more . . ." Mrs. Forrester said.
"Excuse me, but I don't think that's very nice of you to say," Wendell said angrily.
"Go get this 'Tommy' person. Maybe he knows where they are." Mrs. Forrester demanded.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
'Cuz when you wake up
I wont be there
(I wont be there)
Everything I say you find
A way to make it
Sound like I was born
Just yesterday
And everything you taught me
Doesn't mean a thing
So I'm going my way"
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Bright's plans with Jodie hadn't gone as planned either. He sat in his cabin now moping, wishing someone would ask him to hang out. *That's what I get for picking a girl over my friends* he thought. He wasn't alone; not at all. Across from him sat none other than the boy he loathed more than he had ever loathed Ephram. Tommy.
"Well aren't you Mr. Sociable tonight?" Tommy said sarcastically.
"Listen, I don't need your wry comments, I'm fine on my own. God, the only reason I'm glad to see you is at least I know you're not off somewhere with my sister,"
"Oh, I don't think you have to worry about that. Not tonight at least. She's off somewhere with that Brown kid," he said casually, not realizing it was a big deal.
"What? Ephram's here?!" he said now glad.
"I thought you didn't get along with him?"
"We do now, he's one of my best friends. Besides he's twice the man you'll ever be to Amy."
"Yeah, whatever," he said rolling his eyes.
"Well, where are they?" he said putting his jacket on.
"I don't know, some party or something I heard," he said harshly, "not that I care or anything, but aren't you going to be breaking curfew if you go looking for them?"
"Since when have you been one to care about the rules?" he asked waking out of the cabin. Just then Kayla burst into their cabin. Tommy jumped up.
"Where the hell's Amy?" she said out of breath.
"How should I know?" he said annoyed.
"You're the one who told me she was with Ephram! You looked like the wind was knocked out of you. It was so pitiful," she said laughing.
"Your mocking me isn't going to make me want to help you, you realize this, right?"
"Just whatever; come talk to Mrs. Forrester about what you know. Amy's missing."
Bright had eavesdropped on the whole conversation, and realizing this meant big trouble for Amy, he picked up his cell phone to call and warn her.
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"I don't want to hurt you
You don't want to hurt me
I can't stand you
And you can't stand me
We can't rearrange you can
Never change me
Say goodbye
Nothing I say can change
Your mind because
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"Wendell, right now! If you know ANYTHING about Amy and Ephram you better tell me! Withholding information is against the rules!" Mrs. Forrester screamed.
"What are you, the police?" he asked but was interrupted as Kayla bust in dragging Tommy by the hand behind her.
"They went to some party," Tommy said hoping if he just flat out said what he knew he could go back to his cabin.
Wendell felt the guilt settling in. While he wanted to stay loyal to his friends, he also knew that HE was the reason they were gone in the first place. *If it's for their safety . . .* he thought nervously. He finally spoke up,
"There is no party."
"What?" all of them at once said and spun to look at him quickly.
"Oh this is rich," Kayla said feeling accomplished that she'd have something over Amy's head now. *Dr. Abbott would like to know information like this* She would've patted herself on the back if she could've.
"There is no party," Wendell repeated. "I lied. I made it up. I told them to go down the main path and turn left or right. There's a cabin out there . . . I just figured . . . It was stupid, I know. . ." he voice was shaking from feeling he had failed his friends.
"Phone Dr. and Mrs. Abbott right now, then Dr. Brown. They'll want to know. We can't get to the kids right now because of the snow in the woods, so it's going to be a little while," Mrs. Forrester told the head chaperone over the phone. She set the phone back on the receiver.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
Cuz when you wake up
I wont be there"
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"Dad, it's two o' clock in the morning. Ephram SHOULD be home by now!" Delia said, voice full of panic.
"Delia, it's two o' clock in the morning, you should be sleeping by now! Looks like I have two kids that are breaking curfew," he said lightly. She looked as if she was going to cry so he lightened up. "I'm sorry I'm sorry. I'm just concerned about your brother. I think I'll call the Abbotts, as much as I'm not looking forward to hearing Harold's crabby voice when I wake him up,"
"Why would you call there? Amy and Bright are on the ski trip," she said staring at her dad.
Dr. Brown wanted to believe with his whole heart that his son was responsible, that he knew better. And just as each time he told himself over and over again that Ephram wasn't stupid enough to do something like disobey him; each time he wasn't convinced. He knew how much Ephram loved Amy, how much he's always loved her; knew that his son would do anything in his power if it meant she'd be happy. The ring of the phone broke into his thoughts. His heart stopped.
"Delia," he said hesitantly, "Get the phone,"
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"This is the last night that
I spend at home
And it won't take too long for
You to notice
Won't take long for you to
Find out that I'm gone"
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"Delia? Put your dad on the phone," the voice spoke. Delia obeyed and handed her dad the phone with a worried look on her face.
"It's okay," he whispered to her, then spoke into the phone, "This is Dr. Brown."
"Andy, I'm so glad I got a hold of you. I thought you'd still be gone on your trip but I figured it was worth a try," Dr. Abbott said, his voice shaking. "It's Amy and Ephram. They're lost somewhere out in the woods by that ski lodge. They're snowed in."
"What?! Ephram wasn't even supposed to GO!" he said angrily.
"Would you stop yelling and listen to me? Our children are lost, as in no one's seen them in 3 hours and they were supposed to be back!"
"I'll be over in a few minutes, we'll head out together." He said hanging up the phone. "Delia, get your things again, you're going to stay with Mrs. Abbott for a little while."
"Is it Eprham?" she asked crying. He pulled his daughter into a hug.
"Yes, but everything's going to be fine, I promise," he assured her. If only he could believe himself as much as Delia believed him.
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"I can't stay
Tomorrow I'll be on my way
So don't expect to find me
Sleeping in my bed
'Cuz when u wake up
I wont be there
(Repeat)"
I wont be there
I wont be there
I wont be there"
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"Damn it, Amy! Why aren't you picking up?!" Bright screamed into the phone. "Listen, wherever you and Ephram are right now, you better hurry up and get back to the lodge! They're looking for you like crazy and they called Dad!" He said, leaving an urgent voice mail. He hung up and looked again back through the cabin window that he had been eavesdropping out of. "Please be okay" he whispered.