#milotownsend

Charlie heard voices above her, worried voices of her parents and quiet questions asked by her baby brother and she tried badly to move but she couldn’t. Her body betrayed her in that exact moment. Blonde girl heard her father’s voice telling their family everything was going to be ok and Charlotte wanted to believe him. Patrick didn’t finish his sentence when Charlie’s heart decided to stop beating and she heard shouting of Patrick and Teresa, her heart broke at the cry of little Michael who was constantly repeating her name. Screams of her family was the last what she heard and before she went unconcious blonde girl was sure she would meet her biological mother.

Annoying beeping woke Charlie up and she lazely opened her eyes to find out she was in hospital bed. ❝ It wasn’t dream. ❞ She said grogily and someone who was holding her hand stood up instantly. ❝ You scared us. ❞ Patrick said and she smiled weakly at her father. ❝ Sorry. ❞ Piano player said quietly trying to smile. With this smile she wanted to say she was ok, she survived, she was going to live and annoy Patrick like she used to. Patrick excused her for a moment to call Teresa and Mike, he wanted to make sure his wife and son was aware of Charlie’s state.

❝ Mom and Mike will be here soon. ❞ He said her smiling. ❝ No more driving for you... Ever. ❞ He said half jokingly. Charlie rolled eyes but didn’t ask any question. Her eyelids felt heavy and she fell asleep before Teresa and Mike came to visit her.

Second time she woke up Mike was peacfully asleep next to her, his little arm wrapped tightly around her middle. Both parents on both her side watching her closely ready to jump to protect their kids. She smiled at them happily. They talked a little about some little things, mostly about getting Charlie out of hospital, somewhere during this talk she fell asleep again.

Long year in New York City was finally over and blonde girl was packing last of her bags to her car, preparing for the long drive home. Charlotte Jane was happy to have company as her friend Jesse was tagging along with her at least for some part of the road.

Jesse was first person Charlie met in their apartment building and the only one on her floor who just like her art student. Compared to her dark haired boy was student at TISCH with dreams of being a Broadway Star as she was student at Julliard School, Collaborative Piano Major. He prefered to sing and hover the stage as she felt the best by the piano where she was in her own music world.

Charlie and Jesse made unlike couple, well at least people always told them that. It was funny thing because they weren’t even close to be a couple. They were friends, best friends who shared love for music anc understand each other without words. For young piano player it was knew to hit with someone immediately so that relationshipwas even more important to her. Their mutual friends said they looked and acted like a couple but they never saw it or agreed with it.

Charlie’s heart belonged to the boy in her city, to the boy she broke up with because she didn’t want to tie him to her. Breaking up with him was the hardest thing she ever did in her whole life. Even if they stayed in touch, their contact wasn’t what she wanted it to be. Charlie missed him deeply, she missed everything about him, his touch, voice, smile and teasing. She sight at the memory of the boy she still loved dearly putting last bag in the car. ❝  Ready to go? ❞ She asked Jessed as he also put last of his bag in the back seat. The boy noded and within minutes they were on the road leaving NYC behind their backs.

Charlie and Jesse sang to every song they heard in the radio and after two hours they started to talk about more important subjects. He was asking her about him and she told him everything. From the moment they met in her first year in high school in new city, how they became couple, how people teased them, how they fight but mostly important how they were always together. She shared their happy memories with her friend but also the saddest one, how they learnt his dad was sick again, how their plan changed and how she broke his heart also breaking her own in process.

She talked and Jesse listened. He was smiling at her as he knew what she felt and in the end he knew. He told her his story of fallen love, how he met her, how they became golden couple, how they broke u por how he broke up with her. The different was between his ex and her ex was Charlie’s boyfriend didn’t hate her at least not this openly as Jesse’s ex.

When they reached Akron, Ohio Jesse left her offering her bed in his home. She agreed and they spent most of the night talking about their pasts, hopes for future and promising to stay in the touch during the summer. Early in the morning Charlie moved in further.

Most of her drive she was thinking about all the advices Jesse gave her, remembering his words that love was more important than anything else, long distant or not if they meant to be they would be together. Sos he made a promise to herself that she would talk with her ex about them wishing he would take her again, giving them another shot.

During her almost 20 hours road she made two breaks for 3 hours each, napping in the car, dreaming about him. After last nap she continued her trip with lighter heart and bigger smile. She was already in texas, passing the sign saying it was only 100 miles to Austin, to her home, her family, friends and him. Charlie was singing again with the radio when some other car from across the street drove into her car.