" I'm off to the woods! Love you mom!"
" Don't take drugs from strangers!"
" I'll make sure to find someone I know first!"
Before their mom could respond, they had already slammed the door in her face. They chuckled. Oh, how they missed doing that kind of stuff to their poor old mom.
"If I would've done that to my dad, I'd get beat up until he got bored of doing it", they thought.
Charlie's smile turned upside down. They didn't even want to think about their dad right now.
" That man, that horrible man"
Charlie got a bit teary-eyed. The fucking homophobe. They were seethed with rage. And they had yet resolved to themselves not to think too much about their dad.
" Then why am I doing it? C'mon, put on some music and enjoy the walk", they said to themselves. " Nirvana seems like a good idea"
" Load up on guns, bring your friends..."
This was exactly what they needed right now.
" Oh, will you look at that" They got down on their knees.
" Jasmin flower " They picked some. " Mum probably would want some for her tea..."
" FUCK!"
They heard someone trip and fall. Charlie rushed to the place where the sound came from. A while later she saw a girl laying on the ground, shaking.
" Oh my God, are you okay?!"
She continued shaking, but she wasn't crying.
" Gimme your hand, so I can help-... are you laughing?"
" Just give me a sec - oh God, I'm about to pee myself - there you go."
The girl kept laughing and laughing and Charlie couldn't help but do so too. Eventually the both of them just ended up looking like two crazy hyenas.
" Sorry, I'm really clumsy.", she stuttered.
Charlie grinned. " No problem. You need any help going home?"
Suddenly, she stopped laughing.
" Okay", she mumbled under her breath.
" Cool"
" Yeah"
The akward silence was deafening.
" What's your name?"
" Jane"
" Pleasure to meet you Jane", Charlie said, smiling. " My name's Charlie"
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Step One
RandomCharlie just came out of a mental hospital and has to go live with their mum again, after 7 long months of pretending they were doing fine. Now their biggest fear is waiting for them: recovering.
