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Charlie Monologue

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The sound of Charlie’s voice is what brings me out of my daze. I look at him confused only catching the last part of his sentence. He glances at me and clears his throat. “I said your hair looks longer.” I simply nod my head not having the heart to tell him that I’d actually cut it a couple weeks ago and I glance back out the window. Charlie’s response was met with a nod, which in turn led to more silence. Like her, Charlie possessed a laconic, introverted persona. Between the two of them, the cruiser had been encompassed in silence as the two made their way from the airport at Port Angeles to my new home Forks. Forks, Washington. Under the a constant cover of rain held a tiny town of a population of 2,881 well, 2,882 now. I turned my glaze from my father to stare out the police cruiser’s window to the study the terrain it was so foreign so green. I continue to gawk at the alien planet into familiar sites come into view. …show more content…

The house looks the same, it was a small two bedroom with white wooden siding. It took me a moment to notice her car that Renee and Phil had shipped the previous week. It was a birthday gift for me, for all the hard work. It was another moment that I noticed that Charlie had already climbed out the cruiser to attain my luggage and was heading towards the house I followed. As I stepped through the door and into the foyer, I pause. Just like the outside of the house, the insides were also the same. We both made it up the stairs in to the doorway of my room. Cellist posters from my youth hung up on the wall as well as trophies and, photos of myself playing. I noticed I had a brand new bed frame and comforter to match. “The sales lady helped me pick it out. I can help remove the photos if you want.” I look up to him with a small smile on my

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