Ephram sat on the bed listening to his iPod. Outside the rain was pouring, smashing against the window in it's own personal vendetta against the world. Ephram gazed at it, feeling his own anger abate as though it was the rain hammering against the glass, letting out his frustrations.
That morning Ephram had caused yet another row with his father, the Infamous Dr. Brown, as Ephram liked to refer to him. The anger and frustration that had been welling inside of him for weeks now had finally erupted. Everything had been going so well, he had his audition for Julliard and his relationship with girlfriend Amy was finally back on track and then, like a bolt from the blue everything had been twisted upside down.
Ephram had received an email from his ex-girlfriend, Madison. He had messaged her months ago, trying to find out where she had gone during his eight week absence from Everwood over the previous summer. She had finally responded saying that she thought it was best if Ephram did not contact her again 'for the sake of all concerned'. Madison had not revealed where she had gone, but had given enough of a clue to reveal that his father was involved. Had said something or done something that had made Madison feel that she had no choice but to leave Everwood.
The fight that ensued had been one of their worst ever.
"What kind of person thinks that they have the right to make someone leave a place?" Ephram had hollered at his father.
"What could she possibly have done to make you WANT to do THAT?"
Andy had remained seated at the table, head in his hands seeming to ponder his answer carefully. In the end he seemed to find no answer that could satisfy his raging son.
"Some things Ephram, some things you simply could not understand until you become a father."
The irony of his own words were not lost on Andy. He was emotionally exhausted from months of keeping the truth of his actions regarding Madison's pregnancy from his son, and it seemed, finally, Madison's rightful anger regarding the way the Dr, a man whom she had trusted implicitly, had treated her had spilled over in her communication with Ephram.
"What? WHAT, wouldn't I understand? I don't know how ANYONE could possibly EVER understand why you do what you do? Do YOU even understand it understand it Dad?" Ephram had shouted.
Delia had appeared at this point around the corner.
"Why are you fighting again? Why do you always have to fight?" she had cried.
Ephram had spun around, but before storming out had offered one parting shot.
"Don't worry Delia, I'm going now. But why don't you ask YOUR father what he did that made Madison leave? Maybe he's got an answer for YOU…" and with that he had turned on his heel and stormed up the stairs.
Delia had looked at her father with big eyes; "You made Madison go, Dad? Why would you make Madison go?"
Looking at his daughter, it had all become too much for Andy and he had buried his arms in his hands and asked her to go next door to Nina's while he tried to sort this out.
Sitting downstairs now, he looked up at the ceiling, wondering what his son was thinking and how now, the truth had to come out, Ephram would be able to bear ever to look at him again, let alone forgive him.
