Chapter 2- Charlie

We've all been there, fighting with our parents. Except have we? To the extent of abuse? Not all of us, including me...

“So he just said Get out?” “Yeah! It was weird” “Huh… That is weird, well why’d you even do that?” “I don't know, I was just in a bad mood” “Why?” I hate talking about my feelings with anyone else but with Charlie… Charlie is different. Charlie listens, he doesn't talk, just listens… Until your done talking then he tries to give you a solution… “Well… Mom and Dad- All they do is leave Morgan and in our room” “Well have you even talked to them about that?” “No… I’m afraid about what they might say” “Why? Their your parents, I’m sure if you just told them how you felt, maybe just maybe they would listen right?” “I guess” “I guess.  Man I hate when people say that, are they like my dad?” “No…” “Then they would care” “See thats where your wrong” “How?” I stayed silent… I get really scared when Charlie gets like this “I’m waiting!” He put his hands on my shoulder “How am I wrong?!” I gulped “They don't care when I go or when I come back!” he pulled back “Are you joking?!” I looked at him… With a confused look “Im serious! Every time I go to your house to hang out with you they specifically give me all these rules for your safety that you are oblivious about, of course I don't follow them, but they still care!” I looked down and back up at him “Come on Den! You know your parents care about you, please- Please just… Stop saying they don't care or want you, because your wrong…” He started to tear up “I know your going to stay silent, but if I had parents like yours I would be the happiest kid in the world! No parent is perfect, trust me I know that but thats the point! Your parents are human! Just like you and me! Sure they may hide you at times, but you also give them a hiding to, it may not be with a belt, but its worse than that… Its with the words you say to them I hate you! or I don't want you in my life, those are like a hiding, nothing is worse than hearing your own off spring say they hate you’’ This is the first time in a while I would say this “Your right” Even he was surprised “What? I- I didn't catch that” “Your heard me!” “No seriously I didn’t" I playfully punched him in the arm “I aint gonna say it again” “Haha, I'm just josh’n ya” “Yeah I know” “Charlie!” “I- I gotta go, pops call’n me” “Alright, well it was nice to see you” “Same” he got up and ran into his house. It’s weird hearing how he could preach about how parents are only human and could only accomplish so much… Even though his own father abuses him daily “Dad please!” “Your only a disappoint!” Maybe he was only trying to convince himself… “Pleas- AGH!” Why don't people ever try to help him? I heard a bottle of beer I assume hit and break on Charlie, I looked back and saw Charlie slamming his house door on his abusive fathers face “Lets go” Charlie grunted while fresh blood dripped of his head