Set 3 years in the future;

Ephram Brown is 19 and

A sophomore in college.

It was the morning after the end of winter break and the first day of new classes for Ephram and all the other kids in his college.
"Wake up dip-shit!" yelled his best friend and roommate, Bright, "It's practically noon!"
He smiled as he saw Ephram look at his alarm clock then groggily said, "shut up man, its not even 9am!"
"Classes start today dummy!"
Ephram made his way out of bed slowly, "oh that's right"

Bright has been ready for almost an hour, then again, ever since he got to college he has become the brain. Ephram was still middle of the road grades, enough to get by.
As Ephram was looking through his dressers for something to wear he came across a photo of somebody he hadn't thought about for almost two years and let out a little noise and some air as he held up the photo of his first love, Madison Kellner. Bright came gamboling over, "Oh bro, is that Madison!"
All Ephram could do was nod his head slowly, thinking about all the good times he and Madison had almost three years ago.
"Put that picture in the shoebox, man, with the rest of that shit that you saved." replied Bright nonchalantly, "look man, I know she was your first…well…first everything, but you gotta give it up, its almost been three years."
"That's the thing" Ephram replied slowly, "I haven't thought about her for 2 years…not since that day…" Ephram thought to himself as he put the picture back, 'she broke up with me when Delia got sick, then she moved to New York. I never asked her why until she came back…'

~~~FLASHBACK~~~

"Is she okay!?" Madison asked running towards Ephram and Andy in the hallway of the hospital in Denver.
Andy welcomed her with open arms, gave her a hug and told her how things were going. Ephram couldn't even look at her, it brought back old memories. It hadn't even been a year since they broke up.

Andy spoke, "Delia's tumor returned on her upper shoulder. Me! Of all people, never took her complaints seriously until the other day when she collapsed getting off the school bus…That's when we rushed her here. I'm glad you came. Delia will be glad to see you. I think you can see her in about 10 minutes."
To pass time, she spotted Ephram and made her way over to him, touching his arm, "how are you?"
Ephram's eyes filled with angry tears, "you're joking right?! My sister may be dying! Then you come here--how do you think I feel!!"
"Ephram, please don't-"

"Don't what, Madison! Let you know how I feel?

"Ephram, why cant you just talk to me?"
Ephram looked at her, still with angry tears and a sad expression, "You never want to know how I feel! You know I loved you"
"Ephram, don't…You're the one who pushed me away." tears began to form in her eyes, "I have to go…" she said as she stood up. She first went to visit Delia, but she was sleeping so Madison decided to leave, saying goodbye to Andy.

~~~End Flashback~~~
Ephram and Bright walked to class together, "Bright, I'm amazed you wanted to take a music class with me."
"Dude, you're my best friend, I want to try to get to tolerate your music." and they both laughed as they headed to their seats. They sat next to a high school friend, Wendell, "dude," Bright whispered, "I cant believe I'm actually friends with Wendell…He's a cool cat."
"partying does that to people, Bright" Ephram said jokingly.
"Hey guys! What's your majors! Mine is…" Wendell looked around then lowered his voice, "mine is sex, drugs and alcohol! Oh, and maybe a class here and there." He chuckled as he put on his sunglasses and made himself comfortable in his seat.
Bright whispered to Ephram, "how many times do we have to remind that kid, my major is English and yours is Music. Gah."
Ephram smiled as Bright opened his book. Before class started, Ephram told Bright that he would probably be late coming home (back to the dorm) tonight because he had to finish some stuff up in the library. "Try not to fall asleep this time, Bright, it makes me look bad."