Chapter Three
Delia came flying at him the instant Ephram set foot in the house, his 21-year-old sister seemed near hysterics, she wraps her arms tightly around him, "I'm so glad you're here."
"Is everything all right?" Ephram asks immediately concerned that something had happened in the couple of hours since he had spoken to his family.
Delia nods wiping at her eyes, "yeah, it's just been a long day, I'm tired and I happy to see you, to many emotions."
"The house seems to have made it through unharmed." Ephram comments.
Delia nods, "everything in the living room is destroyed but that's a hell of a lot better than a lot of the town."
"Dad said, how's everyone holding up?" Ephram asks.
"Our family is fine." Delia responds. "There are so many people here helping. Laynie drove up and Amy came with her."
"Amy Abbot?" Ephram asks, he hadn't even considered the fact that Amy would come back to Everwood to help out.
Delia nods, "she's here with her daughters."
"Daughters?" Ephram asks.
"Yeah, twins, they're cute, Ronie and Bailey, identical girls." Delia responds attempting to judge her brother's expression.
"Oh." Is the way Ephram responds, "well I'm going to go to bed so I can get up early to help."
"Ephram." Delia stops her brother.
"Yeah?"
She considers what she is going to say and finally Delia decides on, "I'm glad you're here to help."
"Ephram's in town." Laynie approaches Amy the next morning, Amy is busy putting food boxes together for everyone in town.
Amy drops the can of food she'd been holding at Laynie's words and she turns to face her friend, "how do you know?"
"I saw him." Laynie responds simply, "then I came to tell you I saw him."
Amy quickly glances the crowd over and then turns back to face Laynie, "thanks for letting me know, although there isn't really much I can do about him being here, is there? Besides Ephram and I are history, long over."
"Some things are best left buried," Laynie comments.
"Right."
"But are you sure this is one of them?" Laynie asks.
"He was married remember, he has children, this is one of those things." Amy retorts quickly returning her attention to the box in front of her.
"But Amy, you said that his wife died...." Laynie begins.
"Laynie, not..." Amy glances around and her eyes instinctively fall on her children, "now."
Laynie sighs, "fine Amy, but nobody can run from the past forever. You've tried and your past is just about to catch up with you." With her words Laynie returns across the station to her job of handing out blankets.
"I was directed over here." Ephram's words catch Amy off guard and she flies around.
"Ephram," Amy takes a deep breath, "I heard you were in town."
"I heard the same thing about you." Ephram nods, "one of the Red Cross ladies said that you needed a hand."
"Oh, well yeah, I guess I could use a hand." Amy responds and quickly explains what they were actually doing.
"So how have you been?" Ephram asks once they have settled into a rhythm.
"Good, I've been good. I heard about your wife Ephram, I'm really sorry."
"Amy I can't talk to you about her. There's to much between us for me to be able to talk to you about her, it's weird , to much of a history..."
Amy nods, "yeah, I guess there is. We need to talk though."
Ephram looks around the crowded train station, all of Everwood's people look exhausted and are in shambles, "I don't think that can happen soon. We're here to help, remember?"
Amy nods, "you're right, our personal stuff is going to have to wait until later. But before you go back to New York I do want to talk to you."
Ephram nods, "all right, that can work."
By the time Amy got back to her parents house she was exhausted, it had been a long and emotionally straining day. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think about Ephram and yet, somehow, she hadn't even thought that he would show up in Everwood and she would have to face him after all of these years.
All right, I know short chapter but in the next chapter you will find out all about Ephram's visit to Amy in Denver, so hopefully I get time to post soon!
Delia came flying at him the instant Ephram set foot in the house, his 21-year-old sister seemed near hysterics, she wraps her arms tightly around him, "I'm so glad you're here."
"Is everything all right?" Ephram asks immediately concerned that something had happened in the couple of hours since he had spoken to his family.
Delia nods wiping at her eyes, "yeah, it's just been a long day, I'm tired and I happy to see you, to many emotions."
"The house seems to have made it through unharmed." Ephram comments.
Delia nods, "everything in the living room is destroyed but that's a hell of a lot better than a lot of the town."
"Dad said, how's everyone holding up?" Ephram asks.
"Our family is fine." Delia responds. "There are so many people here helping. Laynie drove up and Amy came with her."
"Amy Abbot?" Ephram asks, he hadn't even considered the fact that Amy would come back to Everwood to help out.
Delia nods, "she's here with her daughters."
"Daughters?" Ephram asks.
"Yeah, twins, they're cute, Ronie and Bailey, identical girls." Delia responds attempting to judge her brother's expression.
"Oh." Is the way Ephram responds, "well I'm going to go to bed so I can get up early to help."
"Ephram." Delia stops her brother.
"Yeah?"
She considers what she is going to say and finally Delia decides on, "I'm glad you're here to help."
"Ephram's in town." Laynie approaches Amy the next morning, Amy is busy putting food boxes together for everyone in town.
Amy drops the can of food she'd been holding at Laynie's words and she turns to face her friend, "how do you know?"
"I saw him." Laynie responds simply, "then I came to tell you I saw him."
Amy quickly glances the crowd over and then turns back to face Laynie, "thanks for letting me know, although there isn't really much I can do about him being here, is there? Besides Ephram and I are history, long over."
"Some things are best left buried," Laynie comments.
"Right."
"But are you sure this is one of them?" Laynie asks.
"He was married remember, he has children, this is one of those things." Amy retorts quickly returning her attention to the box in front of her.
"But Amy, you said that his wife died...." Laynie begins.
"Laynie, not..." Amy glances around and her eyes instinctively fall on her children, "now."
Laynie sighs, "fine Amy, but nobody can run from the past forever. You've tried and your past is just about to catch up with you." With her words Laynie returns across the station to her job of handing out blankets.
"I was directed over here." Ephram's words catch Amy off guard and she flies around.
"Ephram," Amy takes a deep breath, "I heard you were in town."
"I heard the same thing about you." Ephram nods, "one of the Red Cross ladies said that you needed a hand."
"Oh, well yeah, I guess I could use a hand." Amy responds and quickly explains what they were actually doing.
"So how have you been?" Ephram asks once they have settled into a rhythm.
"Good, I've been good. I heard about your wife Ephram, I'm really sorry."
"Amy I can't talk to you about her. There's to much between us for me to be able to talk to you about her, it's weird , to much of a history..."
Amy nods, "yeah, I guess there is. We need to talk though."
Ephram looks around the crowded train station, all of Everwood's people look exhausted and are in shambles, "I don't think that can happen soon. We're here to help, remember?"
Amy nods, "you're right, our personal stuff is going to have to wait until later. But before you go back to New York I do want to talk to you."
Ephram nods, "all right, that can work."
By the time Amy got back to her parents house she was exhausted, it had been a long and emotionally straining day. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think about Ephram and yet, somehow, she hadn't even thought that he would show up in Everwood and she would have to face him after all of these years.
All right, I know short chapter but in the next chapter you will find out all about Ephram's visit to Amy in Denver, so hopefully I get time to post soon!