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college student.
Chapter 14 uses "only hope" by Switchfoot
Chapter 14: Only Hope
"UNBELIEVABLE, Dad, just UNBELIEVABLE!" Ephram said storming into the house that day, his voice shocked and sad.
"Something wrong, Ephram?" he asked concerned.
"No, Dad, Nothing's wrong," he said sarcastically, "that's why I'm yelling. Because nothing's wrong." He paced around the room. "I was just being protective of her, she got all . . . I don't know what she was even getting at . . . she's just so . . ."
"Female?" Andy asked smiling, trying to lighten the moment. His son looked up at this and smiled.
"Exactly!" Ephram said agreeing with his dad.
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"There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again" ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````
"Feel like telling me what happened?" he asked sitting down on the couch. This would be the first time he'd ever talked to his dad about a girl he liked. This was a big step.
"Well, as you may or may not know . . ." he started, figuring there was still time to change his mind about telling his dad. "Amy and I have started a relationship. While we're going slowly, I'm really committed to her, and I'd like to think she is to me . . ."
Andy took in a deep breath and nodded. He understood. Ephram continued, "But there's Tommy. They're getting closer, Dad, and it worries me. I don't trust him. She just says I'm being jealous but . . ."
"I know how you feel, son. The thing is, we're guys," he said slapping him on the back. "We get jealous for reasons we don't even really understand. Another guy is by our women, we fly off the handle." He felt he and Ephram were really connecting. It made him damn proud.
"So you agree with her then?" he said confused at first.
"You just feel she's giving you less attention," he said trying to explain rationally. "Try and spend time with them, see if what you're feeling is valid and if it still bothers you say something but if it doesn't then you should apologize."
"Apologize?"
"Son, it's the only way," he said shaking his head. Ephram nodded.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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Amy sat on her bed looking at pictures of she and Ephram when the phone rang. Picking it up, her voice was somewhere between sad and confused; her "hello" different than usual.
"Why so down?" the voice said happily.
"Tommy," she said and took a deep breath. "How are you?"
"Pretty bored right now, actually. Oh, and pissed at my parents as usual. How are you?" he asked reluctantly.
"Pretty upset, actually." She said, as his voice fell silent. "Ephram and I had our first fight. Well, first since we started dating, at least."
"That sucks, I know how that goes. So, I suppose now would be a bad time to ask you if you wanted to go to the record store?" he said slowly, tone full of hope.
"Actually, it'd be really good to get out of the house for awhile," she said smiling. "When you coming?"
"Right now," he said hanging up. She closed her eyes and when she opened them saw Ephram's face in the picture she had in her hand. "God I love you, Ephram," she said to it, " but you have to understand that I need friends too."
"Spend time with them?!" Ephram said outraged at the idea. "I don't want to see her smiling and laughing at him!"
"Again with the jealousy, Ephram. It's never going to stop being there, but you have to try to at least mask it."
"How do I do that, exactly?" he asked seriously.
"When they laugh, you laugh. Hell, walk out of the room every now and then and give them time. Show her you TRUST her." Andy said. Ephram looked away, "You DO trust her, right?"
"I'd like to think so. Our whole PROBLEM has been trust in the past."
"Trust is easily broken, hard to mend, but it's possible. Look at you and I." he said as he looked at his son.
"Yeah," Ephram said smiling with hope.
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"Sing to me the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans
That you have for me over again"
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Amy and Tommy walked downtown talking about frivolous things like favorite bands, and how shows on the WB rule. They'd save serious talks for later, for now they both needed an escape. Amy was Tommy's safe escape, Tommy was Amy's dangerous escape.
"Ha, I know right? That Greg Berlanti guy does an awesome job," Tommy said while on the topic of the WB. Amy agreed as they stepped into the record store.
"I wish Ephram understood you like I do," Amy said as they flipped through the records.
"I could try to talk to him. He seems like a cool guy," he said pulling one out to look at it.
"I don't know . . . he's pretty . . ."
"Jealous?" he asked smiling.
"Yeah." She stopped, scrunching up her nose. "How'd you know?"
"I'm a guy." He said, she didn't get it. "Besides, I don't blame him,"
"What's that?" she asked laughing.
"You're beautiful," he said touching her shoulder. "But you're not mine and I'm not asking you to be. You're becoming one of my best friends, Amy." At this she smiled. "I want to be Ephram's friend too," he added making her smile all the more at hearing her love's name.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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Ephram called Amy's cell, feeling nervous even as he dialed. On the other end, Amy and Tommy had just left the record store.
"It's Ephram," she said as she looked at the screen to see who it was.
Tommy cringed, then smiled, "I'll just be back in the store till you've finished talking," he said turning in a circle and going back inside.
"Hello?" she said sweetly.
"Amy, hi," he responded nervously. "Listen, about earlier. I overreacted. I'm just, jealous, that's all," inside she was laughing; she already KNEW he was jealous, it was written all over him and she was the one to originally point it out to him. "And," he continued, "And I'd like to hang out with you guys," not saying he was sorry, as he wanted to see if there was anything to be jealous ABOUT.
"You would?" she asked cheerfully.
"Yes," he said trying to make his voice sound sincere. "Whenever you want."
"Well, how about right now? Tommy and I are downtown we can just come get you or . . ."
"I'll drive there," he said cutting her off, trying to remain calm. "Where should I meet you?" *They're already TOGETHER?* he thought.
"By the record store," she said sweetly.
"Alright, I'll see you then," he responded.
"Oh, Ephram? Thanks for doing this, it means a lot to me."
"Anything for you, Amy. I love you,"
"Love you too, bye" she said hanging up.
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"I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it back"
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This was going to be interesting. She marched back inside and looked at Tommy who was already staring in her direction.
"So?" he asked hopefully.
"Put on your seatbelt, we're going for a wild ride," she said and told him of what was to come. She had conflicting feelings about how this whole thing would go.
If only she knew.
~~~~~
Ephram drove slowly, trying to think of the words to say when he saw them. How would he keep his cool? Would she even care that he was there? She sounded sincere on the phone. Would she laugh with Tommy more than him? He hoped not, prayed not. And as he parallel parked on the street in front of the record store, he took in as much air as possible, knowing it'd knock the wind out of him when he saw the woman he loved standing with another man.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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A/N: Well pre-Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm not sure I'll be updating everyday for a few days simply because of the holiday and that whole deal. I will, however, be updating somewhat within the period of time, and DAILY UPDATES WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. So really, probably just not Thursday and Friday. We'll see, there's always a chance. Anyways, thanks for the reviews :)
Chapter 14 uses "only hope" by Switchfoot
Chapter 14: Only Hope
"UNBELIEVABLE, Dad, just UNBELIEVABLE!" Ephram said storming into the house that day, his voice shocked and sad.
"Something wrong, Ephram?" he asked concerned.
"No, Dad, Nothing's wrong," he said sarcastically, "that's why I'm yelling. Because nothing's wrong." He paced around the room. "I was just being protective of her, she got all . . . I don't know what she was even getting at . . . she's just so . . ."
"Female?" Andy asked smiling, trying to lighten the moment. His son looked up at this and smiled.
"Exactly!" Ephram said agreeing with his dad.
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"There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again" ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````
"Feel like telling me what happened?" he asked sitting down on the couch. This would be the first time he'd ever talked to his dad about a girl he liked. This was a big step.
"Well, as you may or may not know . . ." he started, figuring there was still time to change his mind about telling his dad. "Amy and I have started a relationship. While we're going slowly, I'm really committed to her, and I'd like to think she is to me . . ."
Andy took in a deep breath and nodded. He understood. Ephram continued, "But there's Tommy. They're getting closer, Dad, and it worries me. I don't trust him. She just says I'm being jealous but . . ."
"I know how you feel, son. The thing is, we're guys," he said slapping him on the back. "We get jealous for reasons we don't even really understand. Another guy is by our women, we fly off the handle." He felt he and Ephram were really connecting. It made him damn proud.
"So you agree with her then?" he said confused at first.
"You just feel she's giving you less attention," he said trying to explain rationally. "Try and spend time with them, see if what you're feeling is valid and if it still bothers you say something but if it doesn't then you should apologize."
"Apologize?"
"Son, it's the only way," he said shaking his head. Ephram nodded.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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Amy sat on her bed looking at pictures of she and Ephram when the phone rang. Picking it up, her voice was somewhere between sad and confused; her "hello" different than usual.
"Why so down?" the voice said happily.
"Tommy," she said and took a deep breath. "How are you?"
"Pretty bored right now, actually. Oh, and pissed at my parents as usual. How are you?" he asked reluctantly.
"Pretty upset, actually." She said, as his voice fell silent. "Ephram and I had our first fight. Well, first since we started dating, at least."
"That sucks, I know how that goes. So, I suppose now would be a bad time to ask you if you wanted to go to the record store?" he said slowly, tone full of hope.
"Actually, it'd be really good to get out of the house for awhile," she said smiling. "When you coming?"
"Right now," he said hanging up. She closed her eyes and when she opened them saw Ephram's face in the picture she had in her hand. "God I love you, Ephram," she said to it, " but you have to understand that I need friends too."
"Spend time with them?!" Ephram said outraged at the idea. "I don't want to see her smiling and laughing at him!"
"Again with the jealousy, Ephram. It's never going to stop being there, but you have to try to at least mask it."
"How do I do that, exactly?" he asked seriously.
"When they laugh, you laugh. Hell, walk out of the room every now and then and give them time. Show her you TRUST her." Andy said. Ephram looked away, "You DO trust her, right?"
"I'd like to think so. Our whole PROBLEM has been trust in the past."
"Trust is easily broken, hard to mend, but it's possible. Look at you and I." he said as he looked at his son.
"Yeah," Ephram said smiling with hope.
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"Sing to me the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans
That you have for me over again"
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Amy and Tommy walked downtown talking about frivolous things like favorite bands, and how shows on the WB rule. They'd save serious talks for later, for now they both needed an escape. Amy was Tommy's safe escape, Tommy was Amy's dangerous escape.
"Ha, I know right? That Greg Berlanti guy does an awesome job," Tommy said while on the topic of the WB. Amy agreed as they stepped into the record store.
"I wish Ephram understood you like I do," Amy said as they flipped through the records.
"I could try to talk to him. He seems like a cool guy," he said pulling one out to look at it.
"I don't know . . . he's pretty . . ."
"Jealous?" he asked smiling.
"Yeah." She stopped, scrunching up her nose. "How'd you know?"
"I'm a guy." He said, she didn't get it. "Besides, I don't blame him,"
"What's that?" she asked laughing.
"You're beautiful," he said touching her shoulder. "But you're not mine and I'm not asking you to be. You're becoming one of my best friends, Amy." At this she smiled. "I want to be Ephram's friend too," he added making her smile all the more at hearing her love's name.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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Ephram called Amy's cell, feeling nervous even as he dialed. On the other end, Amy and Tommy had just left the record store.
"It's Ephram," she said as she looked at the screen to see who it was.
Tommy cringed, then smiled, "I'll just be back in the store till you've finished talking," he said turning in a circle and going back inside.
"Hello?" she said sweetly.
"Amy, hi," he responded nervously. "Listen, about earlier. I overreacted. I'm just, jealous, that's all," inside she was laughing; she already KNEW he was jealous, it was written all over him and she was the one to originally point it out to him. "And," he continued, "And I'd like to hang out with you guys," not saying he was sorry, as he wanted to see if there was anything to be jealous ABOUT.
"You would?" she asked cheerfully.
"Yes," he said trying to make his voice sound sincere. "Whenever you want."
"Well, how about right now? Tommy and I are downtown we can just come get you or . . ."
"I'll drive there," he said cutting her off, trying to remain calm. "Where should I meet you?" *They're already TOGETHER?* he thought.
"By the record store," she said sweetly.
"Alright, I'll see you then," he responded.
"Oh, Ephram? Thanks for doing this, it means a lot to me."
"Anything for you, Amy. I love you,"
"Love you too, bye" she said hanging up.
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"I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it back"
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This was going to be interesting. She marched back inside and looked at Tommy who was already staring in her direction.
"So?" he asked hopefully.
"Put on your seatbelt, we're going for a wild ride," she said and told him of what was to come. She had conflicting feelings about how this whole thing would go.
If only she knew.
~~~~~
Ephram drove slowly, trying to think of the words to say when he saw them. How would he keep his cool? Would she even care that he was there? She sounded sincere on the phone. Would she laugh with Tommy more than him? He hoped not, prayed not. And as he parallel parked on the street in front of the record store, he took in as much air as possible, knowing it'd knock the wind out of him when he saw the woman he loved standing with another man.
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"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope"
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A/N: Well pre-Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm not sure I'll be updating everyday for a few days simply because of the holiday and that whole deal. I will, however, be updating somewhat within the period of time, and DAILY UPDATES WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. So really, probably just not Thursday and Friday. We'll see, there's always a chance. Anyways, thanks for the reviews :)