Chapter 4 – What Is Forever?
"Why are you so afraid of losing me? You lost me along time ago. We haven't seen each other for ten years. I don't even know where you've been!" "I didn't know where you were either! You left Everwood so mad at everything. I wanted to give you space. I always hoped you would come back, back to me. Every trip to Everwood I got my hopes up thinking maybe this time, tis time you would come back home, back to me." Ephram just stared into that warm, loving face as she started to cry. He didn't want to be mad anymore. Yes, he had moved on in his life but he never thought he would see her again. "Amy, don't cry on account of me. I know you are mad at me for turning my back on Everwood but I wasn't trying to turn my back on you. I never wanted to lose you but I had to get out of Everwood, I couldn't grow there." "But why couldn't you tell me that? Why did you leave, me? I was so hurt when I heard you left. You never told me, you never said goodbye." "I felt like I couldn't face anything, so I left. I didn't want to leave you but I couldn't face you!" Amy looked so confused. She couldn't fathom why Ephram couldn't face her, he was suppose to love her. Did he really love her? She wondered, did she love him? Could she still love him? Could they love each other forever? "I don't know why you were brought back into my life but I know that I want you to stay in it!" With that Amy agreed for them to get to know each other again. Ephram stayed in the hospital for for days under Amy's care. Everyday she learned a little more about his life and he about hers. Ephram talked endlessly about the students, "his kids," he called them. She saw he wasn't the same person from Everwood that she had planted in her mind. She always thought he would become a famous pianist. But she could see his passion for teaching and the love he had for his students. Amy hadn't changed mush to Ephram. She still had that same spark, that light that would change the room. She still had her passion, drive, but the sweetness that balanced her out. He was so grateful to have these days to bring back his past. On the day of his release he was happy but sad. He wanted to spend more time with Amy but it was time to get back to the world.