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[b][u][color=ff0040]Location:[/color][/u]The Forest -> Gallows House -> Main Street[/b]
[b][u][color=ff0040]Interacting With:[/color][/u]| [color=ebd2e0]Melanie[/color] [@Liriia][/b]
[sub][url=http://www.polyvore.com/charlies_outfit/set?id=212837387]Charlie's Outfit[/url][/sub][/center]
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Charlie awoke in a forest. Now, this would not have been too strange if Charlie had been camping the night before, and had fallen asleep in the forest. However, Charlie had not been camping last night, and had in fact fallen asleep in her bed. Sitting up, her eyes wide with confusion as her breath turned to mist in the cold, morning air, Charlie looked around, searching for...well she wasn't quite sure. But when you wake up in a forest, your first thought tends to be to make sure there's nothing coming to kill you. Satisfied with her safety, Charlie stood up. She recognized the area, which immediately struck something in her brain. She could teleport. [i][b][color=ff0040]That must be how I got here. I must have teleported in my sleep. Well, that's going to make life difficult, not gonna lie.[/color][/b][/i]

Looking around once more, making perfectly sure she wasn't being watched, Charlie closed her eyes, focusing on the woods that lined her backyard. A rush of wind and a slight pop, and she opened her eyes. Sure enough, she was there, standing behind her house in nothing but her pyjamas. God, the world really had gone crazy. Shaking her head, she made her way to the front door, and quietly crept in. Her mom was away visiting a friend in Seattle, so it fell to Charlie to make dinner. Walking into the kitchen, she found her eldest brother, [url=https://66.media.tumblr.com/683ddde37e36824ea8a7835896c269ec/tumblr_mv33jxxgWt1qcm0m3o1_500.gif]Jake[/url], sitting at the table, a frown on his face. Looking at the clock that hung on the wall, she saw that it was only 8:30. A bit early for him to be up.

[color=ff3366][b]"Where in the hell were you Charlie?"[/b][/color] Jake demanded, keeping his voice low so that the rest of the house stayed in their slumber. Jake was newly seventeen, bright eyed and adventurous, and many times Charlie's greatest advocate. When she'd wanted to leave Verona, run far away, he offered to take over, help take care of the family. She refused, insisting that he was the one with a future, and if he got out, then that would be good enough for her. Sometimes, she regretted her refusal to take him up on that offer.

Shaking her head, she replied. [color=ff0040][b]"I was just taking in some fresh air Jake, calm down."[/b][/color] she said, opening up the fridge and getting out a carton of eggs and a package of bacon. She offered her brother a reassuring smile, one that was met with a questioning glare. [color=ff3366][b]"You went outside for some fresh air, sometime before seven in the morning, barefoot and in your pyjamas? Really?"[/b][/color] he asked. He knew something was up, he wasn't stupid. But Charlie couldn't exactly tell him the truth. [color=ff0040][b]"Drop it Jake. Please,"[/b][/color] she pleaded. Sure enough, he dropped the subject, but not without one last questioning look.

After that, the two made small talk as Charlie cooked breakfast. She asked him about school and his friends, and he asked about her love life, insistent that he'd let any boy know that he'd beat them into the ground before he let them hurt her. It was a nice conversation, free of any mentions of the mishap this morning. By the time she'd finished preparing everyone's plate, it was 9:00, and she called for her siblings to come to breakfast. She didn't bother with her dad. He'd come when he came, and as far as she was concerned, he knew how to cook. First out was [url=http://data.whicdn.com/images/55330816/large.gif]Danielle[/url], Jake's twin sister, and the artist of the family. Beautiful and creative, she was very much not a morning person, but she thanked Charlie for the food nonetheless. After her came [url=https://em.wattpad.com/3359d81da08d8375b464c7dc0545907aba737377/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f4e45744c353149526245796a52513d3d2d3236393332363330312e313435663361333338643962306366373739363431383234373433382e676966?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]Logan[/url], the youngest boy. At fourteen, he was probably the smartest of the kids, always holed up in his room, nose tucked away in some book. And following just after Logan, little Harriet padded her way into her seat. At six years old, [url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/amtcworld/websites/amtcworld/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FG-MaggieElizabethJones-Fgg.gif]Harriet[/url] was the baby of the family, the one everyone adored.

By 9:30, the kids had all finished breakfast, and dispersed throughout the small house. Danielle took over dishes, Jake went outside with Harriet, and Logan locked himself in the room he shared with Jake, intent on getting some quiet so he could read. Charlie thanked Danielle and went to her room, getting dressed and taking a moment to collect her thoughts. The world seemed to have turned upside down in these past few days.

First, she'd gotten sick. This was an anomaly in and of itself, because Charlie prided herself on her immune system. A cold wasn't all that uncommon, but a flu that took her out for three days? That was weird. Once she was back up on her feet, the weirdness really came. She'd been on her way to see Mel at Pagan Dreams, when she was just there. First she thought she must have blacked out, or something. But then it happened again, on her way home. She hadn't been practicing much since that time, mainly out of fear. What was she going to do? She was awful at keeping secrets, and she wasn't sure she'd be able to keep this one much longer, especially with Jake snooping about.

She sat down on her bed with a sigh, pulling out a book she had to read for her English class. She was still undecided, major wise, but she was confident she wanted to be a teacher, though she occasionally played around with the idea of being an archaeologist. She adored history and everything about it, but she had to be realistic. Teaching would be a much more stable, and easier job, and stability was everything.

An hour later, Charlie decided to go visit Melanie at her house to return a book she'd borrowed on the supernatural. It hadn't helped her situation much, but it had been an interesting read. Grabbing the book and slipping on a coat, Charlie made her way outside, making sure Jake and Danielle were good to watch the kids for a little. Content with their answers, she began the walk towards Main Street, sending a text to Melanie along the way.

[center][b]To: [color=ebd2e0]🔮 Mel 🔮[/color]
[color=ff0040]Hey, heading over to drop off your book. Gonna stop at Main Street first to grab another book from the library, but I'll be there soon :)[/color][/b][/center]

The stroll to Main Street didn't take too long, and when she got there, she was greeted by what seemed to be the entire town. The windows on all the shops were shattered, and most of the people there were helping with the cleanup. Her eyes wide as she took in the scene, she shot off another text to Melanie.

[center][b]To: [color=ebd2e0]🔮 Mel 🔮[/color]
[color=ff0040]Scratch that. Something weird happened at Main Street. You might want to come check it out[/color][/b][/center]