Chapter 5
Ephram sighed, as the door to his new room closed, no more glass walls where anyone could stare at you as if you were an animal in a zoo. Ephram felt his eyes droop, it was after hours and his father had long left for his hotel room.
Ephram woke early the next morning to the sound of his door opening, his fathers smiling form walked in. He had been looking forward to Ephram leaving the Pediatric ICU as much as Ephram. Ephram gave a weak smile then groaned as one of the wires attached to his forehead monitoring his brain waves fell across his face. Despite having been awake for a few days, Ephram was still weak, he found doing the simplest things like lifting his hands to move the wire off his face exhausting. Giving the wire a death glare, Ephram slowly moved his hand up and moved the wire, a relived look crossed his face as he found that it was much easier today.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Better. When can I leave?"
"Not for awhile, I talked to your doctor. Your going to need another operation on your leg, they wanted to do it earlier, but you have not been stable enough for it. They feel that the medicine they are giving you for your epilepsy is finally working, as you can tell being you haven't had an episode in a couple of days." Ephram groaned, another operation might mean a longer stay in the hospital.
"I want to go home."
"And you will, but not soon I'm afraid. But hey no glass walls!" Ephram smiled. "How about some visitors? Now that you are in a regular room, the entire town of Everwood is waiting outside." Andy grinned at the horror- stricken look that ran across Ephrams face. Andy turned around and practically skipped out the door, not a minute later, Amy walked in the room colorful balloons spouting 'Get well soon!' floating behind her almost getting stuck in the closing door.
"Hey Ephram, how are you feeling?" Ephram smiled, seeing her always made him happy, no matter what she said to him.
"Better, I want out of here, but dad says it might be awhile." Ephram groaned.
"Why? You look a lot better."
"My leg. It still needs another operation. Then there will be physical therapy no doubt, I hate hospitals."
"You and me both." There was an uncomfortable silence before Amy spoke up again. "So do you know what you want to be 'when you grow up?'" She spoke the last part in a funny voice while rolling her eyes.
"I know I don't want to be a doctor!"
"You and me both. And you know sometime I feel like by not carrying the family tradition in working in the medical field, I will somehow be letting my family down."
"Don't. It's your life, not anyone else's, make your own choices or from what I've been told you might live to regret it."
"And where did you hear that?"
"TV of course, it was on the Dr. Speech show yesterday morning, you know the cable is out here, and they only get one local station." Amy laughed.
"So are those for me, or are you trying to fly?" Ephram pointed at the balloons without lifting his hand.
"There for you of course. Something to try an cheer you up.not much." Ephram smiled.
"There great and I am definitely happier. So tell me is all of Everwood really out in the waiting room?" Ephram got serious again looking a bit nervous.
"Not really, but don't tell your dad I told you, they were all here though at some point, I'm afraid if anyone did not know who you were in our small town, they do now, not to mention most of America. You should see the mail! People all over the world sent you something, the postman Mr. Smith had to give your dad the letters in bags, you might have something to do soon enough." A look of pure terror crossed Ephrams face, they last thing he ever wanted was to be popular.
Ephram sighed, as the door to his new room closed, no more glass walls where anyone could stare at you as if you were an animal in a zoo. Ephram felt his eyes droop, it was after hours and his father had long left for his hotel room.
Ephram woke early the next morning to the sound of his door opening, his fathers smiling form walked in. He had been looking forward to Ephram leaving the Pediatric ICU as much as Ephram. Ephram gave a weak smile then groaned as one of the wires attached to his forehead monitoring his brain waves fell across his face. Despite having been awake for a few days, Ephram was still weak, he found doing the simplest things like lifting his hands to move the wire off his face exhausting. Giving the wire a death glare, Ephram slowly moved his hand up and moved the wire, a relived look crossed his face as he found that it was much easier today.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Better. When can I leave?"
"Not for awhile, I talked to your doctor. Your going to need another operation on your leg, they wanted to do it earlier, but you have not been stable enough for it. They feel that the medicine they are giving you for your epilepsy is finally working, as you can tell being you haven't had an episode in a couple of days." Ephram groaned, another operation might mean a longer stay in the hospital.
"I want to go home."
"And you will, but not soon I'm afraid. But hey no glass walls!" Ephram smiled. "How about some visitors? Now that you are in a regular room, the entire town of Everwood is waiting outside." Andy grinned at the horror- stricken look that ran across Ephrams face. Andy turned around and practically skipped out the door, not a minute later, Amy walked in the room colorful balloons spouting 'Get well soon!' floating behind her almost getting stuck in the closing door.
"Hey Ephram, how are you feeling?" Ephram smiled, seeing her always made him happy, no matter what she said to him.
"Better, I want out of here, but dad says it might be awhile." Ephram groaned.
"Why? You look a lot better."
"My leg. It still needs another operation. Then there will be physical therapy no doubt, I hate hospitals."
"You and me both." There was an uncomfortable silence before Amy spoke up again. "So do you know what you want to be 'when you grow up?'" She spoke the last part in a funny voice while rolling her eyes.
"I know I don't want to be a doctor!"
"You and me both. And you know sometime I feel like by not carrying the family tradition in working in the medical field, I will somehow be letting my family down."
"Don't. It's your life, not anyone else's, make your own choices or from what I've been told you might live to regret it."
"And where did you hear that?"
"TV of course, it was on the Dr. Speech show yesterday morning, you know the cable is out here, and they only get one local station." Amy laughed.
"So are those for me, or are you trying to fly?" Ephram pointed at the balloons without lifting his hand.
"There for you of course. Something to try an cheer you up.not much." Ephram smiled.
"There great and I am definitely happier. So tell me is all of Everwood really out in the waiting room?" Ephram got serious again looking a bit nervous.
"Not really, but don't tell your dad I told you, they were all here though at some point, I'm afraid if anyone did not know who you were in our small town, they do now, not to mention most of America. You should see the mail! People all over the world sent you something, the postman Mr. Smith had to give your dad the letters in bags, you might have something to do soon enough." A look of pure terror crossed Ephrams face, they last thing he ever wanted was to be popular.