They walked over to Ephram's dreadnought and got in. Ephram drove off and Madison noticed a ring on his finger. She grabbed his hand from the steering wheel.
Madison: What's that? (She looked at his hand)
Ephram: It's yours, is it? (He smiled)
Madison: Yeah, I lost it two… (She remembered it was the time she was dating him) …two years ago.
Ephram: They found it in my car while it was being in the washing-bay five month ago.
Madison: Oh, what a coincidence! (She smiled) And you wear it?
Ephram: Yeah, it remembers me at you.
Madison didn't know how to respond so she just sat there and starred at him. Ephram parked in the parking lot and opened the door for Madison to get out.
Madison: I'm a little bit speechless!
Ephram: Why?
Madison: Because you wear my ring!
Ephram: Do you want it back? (He began to slip out the ring)
Madison: No, no it's yours. (She held his hand to stop him)
Ephram: So why you're speechless?
Madison: I'm speechless because you wear it to remember me.
Ephram: I remember our time together when time was yours and mine. (He looked down)
Madison: Yeah, sometimes the time just swept away and you're left with yesterday. (She said softly and looked in his eyes)
Ephram: Yeah. (He hurriedly looked away and unlocked the door)
Madison: Oh, spotless clean! (She walked in and looked round) Who's that? (She noticed a few pictures) He looks good.
Ephram: That's my flat-mate. No chance he's gay. (He walked in the kitchen)
Madison: Is he at home?
Ephram: It seems like not. (He provocative looked round) No, he's in California all through the summer. He's studying medicine.
Madison: Uh, a doctor-to-be, really sexy! (She said seductively)
Ephram: He's unbearable! (He sat down at the couch and switched the TV on)
Madison walked through the parlor and looked at the pictures.
Madison: Oh my god, you looked so cute as you were a child. (She said smiling)
Ephram: That was at my fifth birthday and I looked terrible. (He got up and walked over to her)
Madison: No, your hair is so sweet and… and… your mom, she's… she's so beautiful. (She hesitated)
Ephram: Yeah, she was. (He looked down)
Madison: Sorry, I wouldn't have mentioned her.
Ephram: It's ok, I just remembered this birthday. It was a crazy day. (He smiled)
Madison: Which room is this? (She pointed at a leant door)
Ephram: That's mine. (He opened the door and let her in)
Madison looked round and rummaged through his books and his scores. Ephram was leaning against the door and was watching her. She walked to the edge of his bed and dropped back at it.
Madison: Softly! (She lifted herself up and opened the drawler in his nightstand) What's that? (She held out a folder)
Ephram: That's none of your business! (He said nervous and tried to grab it)
Madison: I'll put it aside.
She put it aside when some papers were falling out of it.
Madison: Oh, I'm sorry! (She tried to collect them)
Ephram: Oh no! (He walked over to her and tried to take the papers off of her)
Madison: What is this? (She read the text)
Ephram: Oh my god. (He laid his hands on his face)
Madison read the whole text:
I
am not overly concerned with the status of my emotions
"Oh"
she says "It's changing."
But it's always
changing
It does not bother her to say this isn't love
Because
if you don't want to talk about it then it isn't love
And I guess
I'm going to have to live with that
But I'm sure there's something
in a shade of grey
Or something in betweenMy friend
assures me, "It's all or nothing."
But I am not really
worried
I am not overly concerned
You try to tell yourself the
things you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget
"If
it's love" she said "then we're going to have to
think
about the consequences."
She can't stop shaking
I can't
stop touching her and...
This time when kindness falls like
rain
It washes her away and she begins to change her mind
"These
seconds when you're touching me leave me shuddering
for days"
she says "but I'm not ready for this sort of thing."
But
I'm not going to break up
And I'm not going to worry about it
anymore
It seems like I should say, "As long as this is
love..."
But it's not all that easy so maybe I should
Snap
her up in a butterfly net
Pin her down on a photograph album
I
am not worried
I've never felt this sort of thing before
But
then she can't stop to think about the consequences
Because she
don't get no sleep in a quiet room and...
The time when
kindness falls like rain
It washes me away and she begins to
change my mind
And every time she smiles I believe it's love
and
Oh Lord, I'm so ready for this sort of thing
She's
talking in her sleep
It's keeping me awake and she begins to toss
and turn
And every word is nonsense but I understand and
Oh
Lord, I'm so ready for this sort of thing
Her kindness bangs a
gong
It's moving me along and she begins to fade away
It's
chasing me away
She disappears and
Oh Lord, I'm so ready for
this sort of thing
Madison: That's marvelous. (She said with tears in her eyes) What's that?
Ephram: That's my lovelorn.
Madison: Amy's such a happy girl.
Ephram: No, I wrote it two years ago.
Madison: You wrote it over… over me?
Ephram: Yeah, I was so hurt and I missed you so I wrote this.
Madison: That's so perfect. (She laid her hand on her mouth and tried not to cry)
Ephram: Would you like to hear it? (He tried to console her)
Madison: Yeah, I would die to hear it.
Ephram walked over to his piano and began to play. Madison sat down right beside him at the piano stool. He finished playing and looked at her.
Madison: You forgot to sing.
Ephram: You know I can't…
Madison interrupted him with a soft kiss.
Madison: Can I keep it? (She grabbed the text)
Ephram: If you want to. It's yours.
Madison: I cannot help crying. (She began to cry)
Ephram: It's just a text.
Madison: No, it's amazing. (She wiped away her tears and gave him a sweet kiss on his cheek) Thank you!
Ephram: I made it for me. I felt better after I wrote it.
Madison: I love it. (She smiled at him)
