Charlie spring, he's a sweet boy. He has the perfect life! An amazing sister, a caring father and -- a mother. Jane spring, charlie and tori's mother. She is really strict. There have been days where she has kicked Charlie out, just to bring him back. For Charlie it was torture. Being kicked out of his home just to be brought back like some animal. Some weak animal.
It bothered Tori a lot, but she couldn't do anything about it. Her anxiety kept her from speaking up even if it meant helping her brother. However Tori would always make sure Charlie was okay when he was brought back. It was one thing her anxiety wouldn't affect.
Nick, he's an amazing boyfriend to Charlie. He cares, he CARES. Nick often brings sweets to Charlie in school. Charlie accepts them, but he doesn't eat them. He never has. Not because he is allergic or anything.
Charlie spring hates his body. He hates his arms, his thighs, his ankles, his shoulders, his stomach, everything. But most importantly his weight. He has always been really insecure on how he looked or how much he weighed.
Which led to what is happening now.
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20:47pm (8:47pm) Wednesday night.
The spring family had just finished eating dinner. Well.. Almost. In the middle of eating Jane brought up how Charlie had been going over to Nick's house too much. It led to an argument between the two which ended up with Julio, Charlie and Tori's father, breaking it up
The rest of the spring family was downstairs finishing their meal. Charlie however, was in the bathroom. He had the door locked and the sink running to muffle his cries.
He hated this, why couldn't they just be happy? Was it impossible to have a happy family? Or did the world just hate him?
Charlie struggles with eating. He's never been able to get out of that loop. Eating then purging, over and over. If he can't make himself throw up he goes to his other.."coping" mechanism. Self harm.
His arms are covered in cuts. Some old, some new. Atleast three days old. Charlie had first tried it out in secondary school. It helped. It helped him calm his feelings down. Little did he know how bad it would go.
Charlie covers his arms with anything. Hoodies, long sleeves, gloves, even spare clothes he carries in his arms. He wished he could go back in time and tell his younger self to not do it. Or to at least do it some place that isn't so visible, like his hips or thighs.
He didn't know who to turn to for help. His sister was already dealing with enough. And nick.. He didn't want to worry him or show how weak he was.
Eventually Charlie stood up from the floor and turned the sink off. He unlocked and opened the door. Charlie turned off the light before heading to his room. He closed the door behind him before checking his phone.
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|7 new messages|
Charlie clicked on the notification. It took him to his and Nick's messages.
19:22pm.
-My love<3: Hey Char! I heard from Tori you were a bit quiet today, everything okay?
19:38pm.
-My love<3: Char? You know you can talk to me right?
19:51pm.
-My love<3: You're worrying me Char, do you want to call?
Char?
Do you need me to come over?
I'm texting Tori.
20:39pm.
-My love<3: She isn't telling me what happened char. Should I come over? Or would you like to call instead?
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Charlie hated this. He hated worrying Nick. He didn't wanna bother him. How could he be so stupid and worry Nick? Charlie sighed before texting back.
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WITH NICK
He was scrolling on his phone with Nellie on his chest until he got a notification. Nick checked the notification and saw it was from Charlie. He clicked on the message.
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21:02pm.
-CharXOXO: Hi Nick, everything is fine.
Just a rough morning.
-My love<3: Do you want to talk about it?
-CharXOXO: Maybe later? I'm tired.
-My love<3: That's fair, get some sleep Char. Text me when you wake up!!
-CharXOXO: I will! Love you, Nick.
-My love<3: Love you too, Char.
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