A year later

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Charlie chirped nervously as he walked home from work, Life in the bakery was fun of course! But he never truly get used to people asking about his eye, even if it had been six years since everything happened. He held a pendant close to his chest, Having kept a picture of Tim inside of it when he learned about what Jessica had done. Charlie never understood her motive, 



But then again..



Charlie let out an announcing chirp when he walked into the house, alerting his family that he was home

"I'm Back!!" He called, turning on all the lights to the house as he looked for the others "Charlie!!" Austyn called back from where he sat watching Tv, rushing over to the male as he huffed 

"Tell the others to stop being lame! They have been pouting all day!!"


Charlie seemed confused for a moment before his face went sullen. 

"Oh...Oh ok! Lemme go find them first" He clutched the pendate close again, hands starting to shake as he went to look for the other adults in the house. chirping nervously as he walked upstairs and towards the bedroom 

"Um...Laila..? Sarah?"




The soft sobbing was a big indicator on what kind of day it was In charlie's mind.



walking into the room he was met with the sight of sarah consoling laila as he stood nervously in the doorway

"It's...that day isn't it?"

"Yes charlie it is." Sarah softly responded. motioning for the young adult closer as He closed the door behind him and turned on the lamp. As he sat on the floor he looked nervous, He was never the best at comforting someone and being reminded that it was..That day.. hurt even more.

 "It's ok to cry Charlie.. No one is going to blame you" Sarah said as she pulled laila closer, whos cries where now finally dying down 

"But.." He went quiet, flapping his hands some as he gripped his necklace tightly

 "But I don't even remember it! So...so it's fine"

"But you do remember Tim right? It's ok to cry over him"

Charlie gripped the pendant tighter





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Charlie chirped softly as the three walked downstairs again. He could feel how puffy his own cheeks where as he went to the kitchen.

 He couldn't remember why he had started crying 

He didn't care enough to recall. Tim was still resting gently against his chest. Brian, Seth, And Jay where all safely upstairs in his bed, despite how he had no idea who Brian and seth where Besides being the same as the static monster that constantly tormented him in his sleep.


 He didn't bother letting sarah know that his memory was leaving him again.


He couldn't give them something else to cry over

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