Ephram and Amy walked out of the store, Ephram was a couple steps behind her. Amy looked back at him and saw his face, she saw how much just seeing Madison had effected him. "God this just totally ruined the night" she thought. "How am I supposed to tell him anything now? After that...God I don't know why I listen to Bright, he's definitely not ready" these thoughts ran through her mind as she looked back at him again, "Ehpram? You ok?" she asked him with concern.
Ephram, who had been looking down, responded with a quiet "yeah...fine."
He had all these thoughts running through his mind, he was mad at himself for not saying more to her. He felt Amy's eyes on him once again so he quickly looked away. He saw Madison's car about 50 feet away and stopped in his tracks. She was in the front seat crying. "why would she be crying? God this is all my fault...I should talk to her...no that would just make everything worse...but I have to say something, I have to tell her that Amy and I are just friends...no I can't, I mean what does she care anyways?"
He looked back at Amy, he had made up his mind. "I'll be right back" he said as he started towards Madison's car.
Amy thought about trying to stop him but decided that it would be to obvious. She put her head down and went back to the RV.
Madison was sitting in the drivers seat, tears were rolling down her cheeks and she was trying to quickly wipe them away before the next ones came. Finally she gave into them, put her head in her hands and cried.
She heard the passenger door open and quickly looked up to see Ephram. He sat down and closed the door. They sat there in silence as Madison continued to wipe away tears. Ephram decided to speak, he didn't really know what to say so he just said what he had wanted to say inside, "You know, Amy and I...w-we're just going as friends...I-its not really a 'date' I-I mean I didn't even really wanna go to prom in the first place...but then Bright kinda forced us into it-it wasn't my idea" he got everything out and waited for her response.
Madison looked away and shook her head, still crying, "God...I'm sorry, I'm such an idiot"
Ephram looked at her confused "What? How? I mean you're not..."
Madison shook her head again, "yeah...I am..." she wiped away more tears, "I just kind of had this idea in my head, that it would be as hard for you to get over me...as it has been for me to get over you..."
Ephram was shocked, he didn't know how to respond to this, he had not expected this at all, "w-wait a minute..." he stuttered, "I-I'm not over you...I-I'm not even close...I wish that I could get over you, I-I wish th-that I could just stop loving you, cause it would make e-everything so much easier...but I can't..."he surprised himself, had he just said that?
Madison just sat there, she had no idea what to say to this, the tears started to come faster and she couldn't keep up with them.
Ephram waited for her response, but she didn't give him one, "great, just great...I did it again, why did I have to say anything? I shouldn't have done this, what the hell was I thinking?"
He looked over at her one last time, she was crying even harder now. "Well...I guess I better go..."
He opened the door and started to get out of the car, but she grabbed his hand, "Ephram-wait..."
He looked at her confused and then sat back down. "What now? Is she gonna tell me how much she doesn't love me? Cause that would just be the icing on the cake" he thought.
Madison didn't know what she was going to do now that she had his attention, she hadn't thought about it, why was she so stupid around him? Her mind never seemed to work.
She decided to take a chance, a chance that would most likely make everything worse and a million times more complicated, but it was the only way she could know. She put her hand behind his neck and kissed him. At first he was confused and shocked, but then he gave into it, he had wanted it so much, nothing else mattered.
Madison was the first to pull away, she looked him in the eye, waiting for him to say something. He looked at her, still confused, "w-what...what just happened?"
Madison didn't know the answer, she searched for it, but all she could find was, "I can't stop loving you either..."
Suddenly a million thoughts raced through Ephram's head, "What now? What does this mean? Does she want to get back together? No, it was just a one time thing? She still loves me...wait no, what if she's just saying it, what if it's just jealousy? She's jealous, she's jealous of Amy...I guess that's a good thing, at least she still cares...but what if it's real? What if she still loves me? What happens now?"
Ephram tried to find the words but he couldn't. He opened his mouth a couple of times but nothing came out. Why was he so stupid around her? He quickly shook his head to get the thoughts out, "S-so what-what happens now?"
Madison, again, had no answer. Everything was so complicated between them. "I dunno" she managed to get out. She looked away and then back at him. "You should go...I mean prom and Amy and everything..."
Ephram didn't want to go, he had totally forgotten about Amy until she mentioned her. What was he supposed to do about prom? After all that had just happened, how was he supposed to go and have a good time without thinking about Madison. The same Madison who had just kissed him, the same Madison who had just admitted that she still loved him as much as he did her. "N-no...I can stay...I don't have to go to prom" he said truthfully.
Madison gave him a half smile, "Ephram...it's prom...besides you have a date...not to mention a kick-ass ride"
Ephram looked down and smiled, "so...what are we now?" he said before thinking, "did that even make sense? What am I saying?"
Madison looked at him, "Honestly...I don't know...everything...with us, is just so complicated....we have a lot to work out"
"yeah..."he said as he looked away.
Madison put her hand on his cheek and turned his face towards her, "We'll talk ok?"
Ephram nodded, "y-yeah...I think that's a good idea" He looked back towards the RV, they were probably waiting for him, they were going to ask questions, questions that he probably had no answer to.
Ephram, who had been looking down, responded with a quiet "yeah...fine."
He had all these thoughts running through his mind, he was mad at himself for not saying more to her. He felt Amy's eyes on him once again so he quickly looked away. He saw Madison's car about 50 feet away and stopped in his tracks. She was in the front seat crying. "why would she be crying? God this is all my fault...I should talk to her...no that would just make everything worse...but I have to say something, I have to tell her that Amy and I are just friends...no I can't, I mean what does she care anyways?"
He looked back at Amy, he had made up his mind. "I'll be right back" he said as he started towards Madison's car.
Amy thought about trying to stop him but decided that it would be to obvious. She put her head down and went back to the RV.
Madison was sitting in the drivers seat, tears were rolling down her cheeks and she was trying to quickly wipe them away before the next ones came. Finally she gave into them, put her head in her hands and cried.
She heard the passenger door open and quickly looked up to see Ephram. He sat down and closed the door. They sat there in silence as Madison continued to wipe away tears. Ephram decided to speak, he didn't really know what to say so he just said what he had wanted to say inside, "You know, Amy and I...w-we're just going as friends...I-its not really a 'date' I-I mean I didn't even really wanna go to prom in the first place...but then Bright kinda forced us into it-it wasn't my idea" he got everything out and waited for her response.
Madison looked away and shook her head, still crying, "God...I'm sorry, I'm such an idiot"
Ephram looked at her confused "What? How? I mean you're not..."
Madison shook her head again, "yeah...I am..." she wiped away more tears, "I just kind of had this idea in my head, that it would be as hard for you to get over me...as it has been for me to get over you..."
Ephram was shocked, he didn't know how to respond to this, he had not expected this at all, "w-wait a minute..." he stuttered, "I-I'm not over you...I-I'm not even close...I wish that I could get over you, I-I wish th-that I could just stop loving you, cause it would make e-everything so much easier...but I can't..."he surprised himself, had he just said that?
Madison just sat there, she had no idea what to say to this, the tears started to come faster and she couldn't keep up with them.
Ephram waited for her response, but she didn't give him one, "great, just great...I did it again, why did I have to say anything? I shouldn't have done this, what the hell was I thinking?"
He looked over at her one last time, she was crying even harder now. "Well...I guess I better go..."
He opened the door and started to get out of the car, but she grabbed his hand, "Ephram-wait..."
He looked at her confused and then sat back down. "What now? Is she gonna tell me how much she doesn't love me? Cause that would just be the icing on the cake" he thought.
Madison didn't know what she was going to do now that she had his attention, she hadn't thought about it, why was she so stupid around him? Her mind never seemed to work.
She decided to take a chance, a chance that would most likely make everything worse and a million times more complicated, but it was the only way she could know. She put her hand behind his neck and kissed him. At first he was confused and shocked, but then he gave into it, he had wanted it so much, nothing else mattered.
Madison was the first to pull away, she looked him in the eye, waiting for him to say something. He looked at her, still confused, "w-what...what just happened?"
Madison didn't know the answer, she searched for it, but all she could find was, "I can't stop loving you either..."
Suddenly a million thoughts raced through Ephram's head, "What now? What does this mean? Does she want to get back together? No, it was just a one time thing? She still loves me...wait no, what if she's just saying it, what if it's just jealousy? She's jealous, she's jealous of Amy...I guess that's a good thing, at least she still cares...but what if it's real? What if she still loves me? What happens now?"
Ephram tried to find the words but he couldn't. He opened his mouth a couple of times but nothing came out. Why was he so stupid around her? He quickly shook his head to get the thoughts out, "S-so what-what happens now?"
Madison, again, had no answer. Everything was so complicated between them. "I dunno" she managed to get out. She looked away and then back at him. "You should go...I mean prom and Amy and everything..."
Ephram didn't want to go, he had totally forgotten about Amy until she mentioned her. What was he supposed to do about prom? After all that had just happened, how was he supposed to go and have a good time without thinking about Madison. The same Madison who had just kissed him, the same Madison who had just admitted that she still loved him as much as he did her. "N-no...I can stay...I don't have to go to prom" he said truthfully.
Madison gave him a half smile, "Ephram...it's prom...besides you have a date...not to mention a kick-ass ride"
Ephram looked down and smiled, "so...what are we now?" he said before thinking, "did that even make sense? What am I saying?"
Madison looked at him, "Honestly...I don't know...everything...with us, is just so complicated....we have a lot to work out"
"yeah..."he said as he looked away.
Madison put her hand on his cheek and turned his face towards her, "We'll talk ok?"
Ephram nodded, "y-yeah...I think that's a good idea" He looked back towards the RV, they were probably waiting for him, they were going to ask questions, questions that he probably had no answer to.