I do not think that Katie and Kayla were actually close friends of Amy. I saw them more as acquaintances of Amy. Laynie was her close friend, but she moved away after the accident. Everwood is not a big town so Amy didn't find that good friends anyway and decided to basically tolerate Kayla and Katie. They were bullies, but I honestly thought that Amy was too preoccupied with Colin's stuff to notice them.



For me it was a mix of things. Ephram was different than what they were used. Not just the physical appearance, but also as a person. I don't mean just the fact that he is not bully. I am talking about the way he thinks, the way he behaves. Btw Laynie and Ephram had enough in common. Amy was close to Laynie so I do think that in general she actually likes people like Epgram and Laynie.

But back to the -point. Ephram was the first one that was actually for Amy and supported her. He was the first one that tried to understand what she was going through. He was the one that selflessly offered her to try with Colin even though they both knew that he had feelings for her. He was the one that went to the hospital for Colin's second surgery to support her.



I do think that he wouldn't have waited for more than a month. The way I see it by the end of the summer (even sooner) he would have broken up with her. I think that he would have tried to show her that they are not for each other. I think that he knew that they are not endgame so I believe that this is how he would break up with her.