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Chapter 12 uses "Waiting on an Angel" by Ben Harper
Chapter 12: Waiting on an Angel
Ephram immediately dropped his bags as he stepped in the door of his home. Nothing was ever perfect; nothing. It seemed that every time he found a reason not to be sad, a way to feel happy, it was shot down before it barely got off the ground. Had it not been for Delia's smiling face that morning, he may have just broken down in tears. He'd save that much for later.
"Ephram! Never run away again!" she said hugging him.
"I didn't run away. I just went on a school trip," he said happy that at least one member in his family was glad to see him. "But don't worry, that won't be happening again either."
"Well, did you have fun at least?" she asked, genuinely interested.
"Yes, it was worth the whole thing," he said smiling.
Andy Brown came in to see his son and daughter smiling and telling stories. Even though he was upset with Ephram, it always made him smile when his children were getting along.
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"Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone."
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"I tried to call you, you know," Bright said as he and his sister sat side by side on the bus on the way home the next day.
"Yeah, I should've answered. I didn't think it was important." She said staring out the window.
"What? I'm ALWAYS important!" He said laughing and pointing to himself.
"Right," she said rolling her eyes. "Well I'm sorry I didn't pick up. Thanks for trying." She said looking at him. He nodded.
"So what happened exactly?" he asked. While he was all for Ephram getting some action, he didn't want it to be with his sister.
"Nothing happened. Nothing THAT big at least. We found out we love each other and we're going to try a relationship, for real this time."
"Well then why is Dad all worried something happened?"
"He came in and things were all disheveled around because we were looking for a lighter to light the candles. I think he thought it was weird we had candles in the first place. At any rate, I don't think Dad OR Dr. Brown are too keen on letting Ephram and I be around each other for awhile. I think it's stupid. If they think we slept together than what's done is done. I don't know what they're trying to prevent."
"Don't worry, I'll talk to him." He said confidently.
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"Now angel won't you come by me.
Angel hear my plea.
Take my hand, lift me up
so that I can fly with thee,
so that I can fly with thee."
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"Ephram, I'm not trying to be a tyrant here, I know how much you care for Amy, but Dr. Abbott and I decided it'd be best if you just had some time apart."
"What? Because you think I slept with her? I didn't! You guys don't listen to us! Look, I love her, okay? I've never loved anyone the way I love her. I'm sorry I made you worry, but nothing happened, I swear it, and I think it's ignorant of you two grown men to keep two people apart that care about each other."
"I just don't want you to have to take on responsibility for anyone when you're so young, I'm just looking out for you, son."
"There is no added responsibility because I DIDN'T SLEEP WITH AMY!" he yelled and Delia entered from the other room with her mouth wide open.
"Eph . . ." she said slowly but Andy cut her off.
"Go back in the other room, sweetie." He said softening his eyes to her. She listened and walked slowly into the other room so she could still hear the conversation.
"Swear it to me." Andy said now looking his son straight in the eye.
"I already DID!" He said starting to get emotional.
"Well, would you have slept with her?" he asked. The tears in Ephram's eyes made Andy start to believe him.
"I don't know," he said honestly. "I'm not going to say 'no' because that's most likely a lie." He said looking to the side.
"You're very young, Ephram. That's not the kind of thing you just throw around."
"I know, Dad. Listen, I can't promise you that I wouldn't want to, and I can't promise you that I won't in the future, but I can promise you that it didn't happen last night, okay?"
"Okay," he said believing his son now. "But no more running off like that, understand?"
"Yeah." He said as And got up to leave for his office.
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"And I'm waiting on an angel.
And I know it won't be long
to find myself a resting place
in my angel's arms,
in my angel's arms."
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As the bus pulled into the school parking lot, the Abbotts filed out. Bright and Amy talked in the car on the way home as Harold thought of nothing but finding his daughter with Ephram. She was his baby, his little girl, and as much as he knew she liked Ephram; that he made her happy, he couldn't accept that she was growing up that much. He looked in the rearview mirror at his two children and smiled. It was nice to see her laughing again.
Rose greeted Amy and Bright with a hug and asked for stories about the trip. She had her own intentions to interrogate Amy about the cabin later, so she played it cool at first. After Harold had retired to his office and Rose to the store, Amy decided to go see how Ephram was doing. She knew she wasn't supposed to leave the house for awhile (she was still in trouble) but she also knew that Bright had promised to both cover for her and talk to their Dad about her and Ephram.
She arrived at the Brown house a few minutes later. Knocking on the door, she saw a smiling Delia.
"Hi, can I see Ephram?" she asked sweetly.
"My Dad said he isn't supposed to see you . . .but, you're cool, and Dad's gone, so . . .okay!" she said opening the door more widely and moving out of the way so Amy could enter.
"Thanks, Delia. Don't tell your brother I'm here, okay?" she said smiling.
"Okay," she said smiling in return.
Amy walked to Ephram's room and glanced through the crack of the door. He was sitting on his bed writing in a notebook. He looked very involved in what he was doing and he had headphones on. She fidgeted, trying to find the perfect thing to say to him when he noticed her. It didn't take long.
She walked in, walked behind the bed, as he was sitting on the side, and put her hands over his eyes. He jumped at first thinking it was Delia but when she spoke, he knew otherwise.
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So speak kind to a stranger,
cause you'll never know,
it just might be an angel come,
Oh- knockin' at your door,
Oh- knockin' at your door.
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"Amy," he whispered as he leaned his head back and kissed her. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure you were okay after the ride home with your dad," she said wit a nervous look on her face.
"Dad and I talked, believe it or not, and he knows nothing happened between us."
"Bright's supposedly talking to my dad right now about that. I hope he convinces him."
"I'm sorry I caused us so much trouble by coming out on the ski trip. I suppose I could've just waited till you got home to tell you how I felt, but I didn't want anyone else getting in the way. When I heard Wendell was going to be there and Tommy . . . well, so help me I was jealous; jealous and worried."
"Wendell's a nice guy; he just . . . has his priorities mixed up. Tommy's my friend, you know that. I told him I didn't want to go out with him again because I had feelings for someone else." She said kissing him.
"How long can you stay?" he asked as their kiss ended.
"Only a few more minutes, Bright's doing me a favor by talking to Dad but he's not THAT good at distracting for long periods of time." She said laughing.
Delia burst in the room. Ephram rolled his eyes as he took his hands off Amy's waist for a second.
"What is it?" he asked annoyed.
"Dad just came home. He forgot something, you two better hide or something."
"Oh God, not again!" Amy said. Ephram helped her in Delia's closet (figuring Andy wouldn't ever suspect that) and he walked out to see his dad.
"Everything okay, Dad?" he asked calmly.
"Yeah, I was just looking for my briefcase. I left it here somewhere." He said. "Oh look! There it is. Alright, I'll see you kids later." He walked out the front door and Ephram rushed back up to his room to let Amy out of his sister's closet.
As he opened the door she pulled him inside with her and kissed him. Delia waited outside the door to make sure she would be there to warn them in case Andy came back for something else.
"Delia GO away!" Ephram shouted loudly from inside the closet between kisses. Amy wasn't letting up at all.
"I'm protecting you guys," she said giggling.
"No you aren't, you're being nosy!" He said laughing because Amy had started to tickle him.
"That's MY closet you know!" she screamed, giggling all the more.
"You have cute clothes, Delia," Amy said trying to smooth things over between the siblings. "Just let her be," she whispered to Amy.
"Thanks, I like them!" she said proudly.
Time passed and it was necessary that Amy go back home before Bright couldn't handle stalling anymore. Ephram walked her outside and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'll see you at school, okay?" he said beaming.
"Okay," she said squeezing his hand. "I love you,"
"I love you too," he said and walked back in the house to watch her leave.
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"And I'm waiting on an angel.
And I know it won't be long
to find myself a resting place
in my angel's arms,
Oh- in my angel's arms."
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"Dad, just please believe me. Amy wouldn't lie to me," Bright pleaded with his father.
"She's lied to me," he said sternly.
"Not about this." His son said seriously, tears forming in his eyes. Dr. Abbott's face loosened and he sighed. After arguing with his son about this for an hour he had finally started to believe him.
"Well she better keep herself out of trouble in the future," he said trying to sound stubborn but really was weakened. By trouble, Bright knew he had meant Ephram.
Just as Bright stood up to leave the room Amy walked in. Bright smiled, feeling like he had accomplished something and Amy mouthed 'thank you' to him. Dr. Abbott stood up and pulled Amy into a hug.
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Amy hadn't seen Ephram at school that day. She hoped Dr. Brown hadn't found out about the closet excursion the day before; even if AGAIN nothing happened. As she walked outside to her car she saw a figure leaning against it. She smiled, feeling her heart race at the thought of it being Eprham. As she got closer, however, she saw that it wasn't him at all. The boy turned and smiled at her as she stopped.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I came to see you," he answered putting a strand of her hair behind her ear so it would cease blowing in her eyes.
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Ephram indeed hadn't gone to school that day, but the reason wasn't what Amy had thought. He felt sick, like he had the flu, so decided to just take a day off. He figured he'd call her later now that things were beginning to smooth out between parental units. And while he wanted to see Amy more than anything that day, he didn't want her to get sick. *Not that it would matter much,* he thought, *She probably already got my germs from yesterday.* He smiled and got a glazed look in his eyes.
Who knew germs could be so romantic?
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"Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone,
don't want to go,
I don't want to go alone."
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Chapter 12 uses "Waiting on an Angel" by Ben Harper
Chapter 12: Waiting on an Angel
Ephram immediately dropped his bags as he stepped in the door of his home. Nothing was ever perfect; nothing. It seemed that every time he found a reason not to be sad, a way to feel happy, it was shot down before it barely got off the ground. Had it not been for Delia's smiling face that morning, he may have just broken down in tears. He'd save that much for later.
"Ephram! Never run away again!" she said hugging him.
"I didn't run away. I just went on a school trip," he said happy that at least one member in his family was glad to see him. "But don't worry, that won't be happening again either."
"Well, did you have fun at least?" she asked, genuinely interested.
"Yes, it was worth the whole thing," he said smiling.
Andy Brown came in to see his son and daughter smiling and telling stories. Even though he was upset with Ephram, it always made him smile when his children were getting along.
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"Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone."
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"I tried to call you, you know," Bright said as he and his sister sat side by side on the bus on the way home the next day.
"Yeah, I should've answered. I didn't think it was important." She said staring out the window.
"What? I'm ALWAYS important!" He said laughing and pointing to himself.
"Right," she said rolling her eyes. "Well I'm sorry I didn't pick up. Thanks for trying." She said looking at him. He nodded.
"So what happened exactly?" he asked. While he was all for Ephram getting some action, he didn't want it to be with his sister.
"Nothing happened. Nothing THAT big at least. We found out we love each other and we're going to try a relationship, for real this time."
"Well then why is Dad all worried something happened?"
"He came in and things were all disheveled around because we were looking for a lighter to light the candles. I think he thought it was weird we had candles in the first place. At any rate, I don't think Dad OR Dr. Brown are too keen on letting Ephram and I be around each other for awhile. I think it's stupid. If they think we slept together than what's done is done. I don't know what they're trying to prevent."
"Don't worry, I'll talk to him." He said confidently.
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"Now angel won't you come by me.
Angel hear my plea.
Take my hand, lift me up
so that I can fly with thee,
so that I can fly with thee."
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"Ephram, I'm not trying to be a tyrant here, I know how much you care for Amy, but Dr. Abbott and I decided it'd be best if you just had some time apart."
"What? Because you think I slept with her? I didn't! You guys don't listen to us! Look, I love her, okay? I've never loved anyone the way I love her. I'm sorry I made you worry, but nothing happened, I swear it, and I think it's ignorant of you two grown men to keep two people apart that care about each other."
"I just don't want you to have to take on responsibility for anyone when you're so young, I'm just looking out for you, son."
"There is no added responsibility because I DIDN'T SLEEP WITH AMY!" he yelled and Delia entered from the other room with her mouth wide open.
"Eph . . ." she said slowly but Andy cut her off.
"Go back in the other room, sweetie." He said softening his eyes to her. She listened and walked slowly into the other room so she could still hear the conversation.
"Swear it to me." Andy said now looking his son straight in the eye.
"I already DID!" He said starting to get emotional.
"Well, would you have slept with her?" he asked. The tears in Ephram's eyes made Andy start to believe him.
"I don't know," he said honestly. "I'm not going to say 'no' because that's most likely a lie." He said looking to the side.
"You're very young, Ephram. That's not the kind of thing you just throw around."
"I know, Dad. Listen, I can't promise you that I wouldn't want to, and I can't promise you that I won't in the future, but I can promise you that it didn't happen last night, okay?"
"Okay," he said believing his son now. "But no more running off like that, understand?"
"Yeah." He said as And got up to leave for his office.
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"And I'm waiting on an angel.
And I know it won't be long
to find myself a resting place
in my angel's arms,
in my angel's arms."
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As the bus pulled into the school parking lot, the Abbotts filed out. Bright and Amy talked in the car on the way home as Harold thought of nothing but finding his daughter with Ephram. She was his baby, his little girl, and as much as he knew she liked Ephram; that he made her happy, he couldn't accept that she was growing up that much. He looked in the rearview mirror at his two children and smiled. It was nice to see her laughing again.
Rose greeted Amy and Bright with a hug and asked for stories about the trip. She had her own intentions to interrogate Amy about the cabin later, so she played it cool at first. After Harold had retired to his office and Rose to the store, Amy decided to go see how Ephram was doing. She knew she wasn't supposed to leave the house for awhile (she was still in trouble) but she also knew that Bright had promised to both cover for her and talk to their Dad about her and Ephram.
She arrived at the Brown house a few minutes later. Knocking on the door, she saw a smiling Delia.
"Hi, can I see Ephram?" she asked sweetly.
"My Dad said he isn't supposed to see you . . .but, you're cool, and Dad's gone, so . . .okay!" she said opening the door more widely and moving out of the way so Amy could enter.
"Thanks, Delia. Don't tell your brother I'm here, okay?" she said smiling.
"Okay," she said smiling in return.
Amy walked to Ephram's room and glanced through the crack of the door. He was sitting on his bed writing in a notebook. He looked very involved in what he was doing and he had headphones on. She fidgeted, trying to find the perfect thing to say to him when he noticed her. It didn't take long.
She walked in, walked behind the bed, as he was sitting on the side, and put her hands over his eyes. He jumped at first thinking it was Delia but when she spoke, he knew otherwise.
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So speak kind to a stranger,
cause you'll never know,
it just might be an angel come,
Oh- knockin' at your door,
Oh- knockin' at your door.
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"Amy," he whispered as he leaned his head back and kissed her. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure you were okay after the ride home with your dad," she said wit a nervous look on her face.
"Dad and I talked, believe it or not, and he knows nothing happened between us."
"Bright's supposedly talking to my dad right now about that. I hope he convinces him."
"I'm sorry I caused us so much trouble by coming out on the ski trip. I suppose I could've just waited till you got home to tell you how I felt, but I didn't want anyone else getting in the way. When I heard Wendell was going to be there and Tommy . . . well, so help me I was jealous; jealous and worried."
"Wendell's a nice guy; he just . . . has his priorities mixed up. Tommy's my friend, you know that. I told him I didn't want to go out with him again because I had feelings for someone else." She said kissing him.
"How long can you stay?" he asked as their kiss ended.
"Only a few more minutes, Bright's doing me a favor by talking to Dad but he's not THAT good at distracting for long periods of time." She said laughing.
Delia burst in the room. Ephram rolled his eyes as he took his hands off Amy's waist for a second.
"What is it?" he asked annoyed.
"Dad just came home. He forgot something, you two better hide or something."
"Oh God, not again!" Amy said. Ephram helped her in Delia's closet (figuring Andy wouldn't ever suspect that) and he walked out to see his dad.
"Everything okay, Dad?" he asked calmly.
"Yeah, I was just looking for my briefcase. I left it here somewhere." He said. "Oh look! There it is. Alright, I'll see you kids later." He walked out the front door and Ephram rushed back up to his room to let Amy out of his sister's closet.
As he opened the door she pulled him inside with her and kissed him. Delia waited outside the door to make sure she would be there to warn them in case Andy came back for something else.
"Delia GO away!" Ephram shouted loudly from inside the closet between kisses. Amy wasn't letting up at all.
"I'm protecting you guys," she said giggling.
"No you aren't, you're being nosy!" He said laughing because Amy had started to tickle him.
"That's MY closet you know!" she screamed, giggling all the more.
"You have cute clothes, Delia," Amy said trying to smooth things over between the siblings. "Just let her be," she whispered to Amy.
"Thanks, I like them!" she said proudly.
Time passed and it was necessary that Amy go back home before Bright couldn't handle stalling anymore. Ephram walked her outside and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'll see you at school, okay?" he said beaming.
"Okay," she said squeezing his hand. "I love you,"
"I love you too," he said and walked back in the house to watch her leave.
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"And I'm waiting on an angel.
And I know it won't be long
to find myself a resting place
in my angel's arms,
Oh- in my angel's arms."
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"Dad, just please believe me. Amy wouldn't lie to me," Bright pleaded with his father.
"She's lied to me," he said sternly.
"Not about this." His son said seriously, tears forming in his eyes. Dr. Abbott's face loosened and he sighed. After arguing with his son about this for an hour he had finally started to believe him.
"Well she better keep herself out of trouble in the future," he said trying to sound stubborn but really was weakened. By trouble, Bright knew he had meant Ephram.
Just as Bright stood up to leave the room Amy walked in. Bright smiled, feeling like he had accomplished something and Amy mouthed 'thank you' to him. Dr. Abbott stood up and pulled Amy into a hug.
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Amy hadn't seen Ephram at school that day. She hoped Dr. Brown hadn't found out about the closet excursion the day before; even if AGAIN nothing happened. As she walked outside to her car she saw a figure leaning against it. She smiled, feeling her heart race at the thought of it being Eprham. As she got closer, however, she saw that it wasn't him at all. The boy turned and smiled at her as she stopped.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I came to see you," he answered putting a strand of her hair behind her ear so it would cease blowing in her eyes.
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Ephram indeed hadn't gone to school that day, but the reason wasn't what Amy had thought. He felt sick, like he had the flu, so decided to just take a day off. He figured he'd call her later now that things were beginning to smooth out between parental units. And while he wanted to see Amy more than anything that day, he didn't want her to get sick. *Not that it would matter much,* he thought, *She probably already got my germs from yesterday.* He smiled and got a glazed look in his eyes.
Who knew germs could be so romantic?
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"Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone,
don't want to go,
I don't want to go alone."
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