EPHRAM: Thing is, I lied to you. I fixed it, but I lied. You asked me to ask my dad to help Colin. I said I did, but I didn't.

[Amy doesn't look impressed.]

EPHRAM: See, my problem is, and this is really just one of a whole bus load, I lost my home recently. I-I can't get it back. I-I-It took climbing a mountain for me to realize this. But, you were right. I came to Everwood and I'm just coasting. I haven't made anything for myself here... except you. You're what makes this home to me. I was afraid if my dad helped Colin, I'd lose all that. But, but I get it. I mean, it takes me a while but, but I catch up. Colin is your home.

[Amy looks sad.]

EPHRAM: So, I asked my dad to help him. He's gonna look at him tomorrow. Not that that in anyway makes up for anything I've done but... i-it's happening. I am sorry.

[Amy just stares at him in disbelief.]

AMY: [quietly] OK.

[She slowly closes the door.]

EPHRAM: OK.

[Ephram notices the paper lying on the footpath, picks it up and reads it.]

NARRATOR: Like the man with the printing press said, at some point we all have something we just have to do. The gear spins. Sometimes the gear gets you what you want, sometimes it pushes it even further away. Either way, you have to respect the machine.

[Ephram walks away, reading the paper.]

THE END
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