Chapter 1: Back to Hurricane
Charlie's POV
I woke up in a closet and looked at myself in shock, I was young again, I realized where I was, the costume closet in Fredbears. I looked at a faceless child playing with a red car, suddenly, the door opened up, a yellow bunny standing there, I grabbed for childs arm as the bunny tried to take the other, but the bunny was too fast, they were gone, and all that was left was me, sobbing my eyes out...then, I woke up with a start.
"Wait!" I yelled, gasping...once I calmed down, I got dressed and packed my bags, my father poked his head in and smiled awkwardly... "Hey, sweetheart, need help packing?" He said, "No, I'm almost done," I said, packing my last pair of jeans and hoodies, I was almost out the door when my dad called out, "Charlie! Your keys and wallet!" I walked over and grabbed my keys, thanking my father, "Good luck..." he said, then I drove off...
"It's been so long since I was here..." something felt different...it felt...like home...but...something was missing, "C'mon Charlie, you know where you want to go..." I drove off to my old house, and went inside, the first thing my eyes landed on was a large blood stain...I remembered Aunt Jen and my dad bursting into school one day and taking both me and my cousin, Michael, who was staying with us due to his father being too busy to watch after him, out of school, Michael kept asking "Whats wrong? What happened? Wheres Aunt Beka?", Beka(beck-a) was my mom's name, we both knew that adults don't take you out of school early and everything is fine. Dad and aunt Jen told us that mom died...Dad asked me if I understood what that meant, and I nodded, dad told us that we were moving and that Michael was going to stay with aunt Jen and his brother, Chris, 4 at the time...we went home to pack our stuff, dad trying to cover my eyes, but I still saw, mom was stabbed 37 times...I blinked a few times, snapping back to reality, still staring at the blood stain, then headed upstairs to my old room, "Hey Stanley, Hey Theodore..." I said, then walked up to Stanley, "You need a fresh coat of paint, Stanley" then I pressed a button on the bed, making a child-sized doll come out of a closet, "Hi, Ella..." then I looked at Theodore and turned him on, "I...ove...y...le" then looked at a pink bunny beside him, Annie, "Lilly left her by accident before she..." I stopped, then turned her on "I...ove...yo...Lilly" it was obvious she was in better condition, then I noticed a baseball in her hand...I didn't remember Lilly leaving that here, she never parted with that ball...she would toss it in the air, bop it up multiple times, then catch it, she never dropped it...I grabbed the plush, and ran back to my car, and drove off...
I drove to a restaurant and walked into the building, looking for my friends, I suddenly hear someone say "Charlie?" in the booth behind me, I turn around and see my cousin with three little girls, "Michael!" I say as I come over, "How have you been?" I say as the oldest little girl begins to tease the other two, "Michelle, leave Harmony and Sarah alone!" He said with a tired voice, then sighed and looked at me, "Better than ever." he replies, then, as if he read my mind, he adds "Yes, these are my kids." I smile warmly, "So...where's Christopher...and your going to the assembly at the school...right?" I ask, awkwardly..."Hmm, I don't know, my little sister was the only one of the missing kids found dead, maybe I won't go." He replied sarcastically. I looked at him with a sad smile then looked around, "Chris isn't going...he...didn't really know Lilly, so he decided to spend time with his kids," he added, "Have you seen the others?" I ask, "Booth closest to the window over there," he pointed at the group, "Thanks, cya at the assembly..." I said sadly...and walked to the others... "Hey, guys!" I said happily, as they all greet me, "Charlie!" said Lamar, "Hey Charlie!" said John, he looked...different...he was always the kid that got dirty before actually being able to. You give him paint? Already covered in it. Going to recess? Already covered in dirt and mulch, markers? Already a rainbow! And now? He was dressed in a nice shirt and pair of pants, his hair short and combed back, "Wow John...you changed for the better." I said without thinking. Carlton then piped in, "Did you know that Jessica lives in New York?" Only for Jessica to say, "Lots of people live in new york, Carlton," and I smiled "Somethings never change, do they." I said, "You can say that again," a voice behind me said, I turned around and there was Lilly's twin, "Jack!" I ran to him and hugged him, "Hey Charlotte, long time no see?" He said, "Never call me 'Charlotte' again, you know me as Charlie," I said then turned to the group, "We should probably go to the school," I said.
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, sorry it took so long! I had 0 motivation. Cya next time! (987 words)
Sneak peek into the next chapter!
"I know we're not just here to talk about Michael and Lilly's scholarships...there were others who died and were never found." A lady, older than me, said on a stage, Charlie, who was next to me and seemed nervous, "You good, Char?" I asked, "! Y-Yeah...just...thinking..." she said, snapping back to reality, but even she knew how obvious that lie was