The doorbell rang. It was movie night at Madison's house, so the whole gang - Shaun, Eddie, Bridget and Madison – were seated around the television.
"I'll get it!" Madison said, leaping up from her cushion to open the door.
Ephram stood in the doorway. He was wearing his usual baggy jeans, and a black and white T-shirt under his black zippy.
"Hey," he smiled at her, and instantly shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Hey! You made it! Everybody, you all know Jake," she replied, turning to face the others. They waved at Ephram, with friendly faces.
When everyone was settled, Madison stood up in front of the television with an armful of DVDs and videos.
"So! Should we pick…2 movies?"
"What do you got?" piped up Eddie.
Madison glanced over the films in her arms. "Let's see…Dude Where's My Car, Slap Her, She's French, Jeepers Creepers 2, Billy Madison…"
"Woohoo!" Bridget interrupted.
Madison pulled out a dusty video cassette from the cabinet. "And…" she looked round and whispered, "of course, The Blair Witch Project."
"Woohoo," Bridget interrupted. Again.
"I agree," Shaun laughed. "Definitely Blair Witch." He smiled nervously at Bridget.
They rest of the guys agreed. That is, the rest of the guys who weren't animatedly discussing Simple Plan. In reality, this left only Madison.
"But what about Slap Her, She's French first? Have you seen that, Bridge?" Shaun asked.
Bridget was caught off guard. "Uh...no, not yet.
Shaun grinned. "Ok, let's watch that." Again with the shy smiling.
Madison sighed as she put the tape in. Was she ever going to get a boyfriend? It wasn't like she wasn't pretty. In fact, although she didn't realise the extent, Madison was probably the prettiest girl in the 10th grade.
Ephram heard her sigh. He patted the cushion beside her, and she walked over to him, smiling.
And that's how they stayed for the rest of the night. Bridget fell asleep on Shaun's shoulder, and Madison, Ephram and Eddie curled up together on the cushions next to the sofa.