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Chapter 9

Author: Washing Wheat
Charlie's POV

Mom broke down completely after reading the last line on the last page.

"If I die, will Mom finally stop hating me?"

She let out a pained scream so broken that it no longer sounded human. She held onto the diary desperately, as if it were the last lifeline she had left, yet it burned in her hands like a scorching piece of metal. She was completely overwhelmed with remorse, grief, and despair at that moment.

I had a very simple funeral. It was overcast and drizzling, as thou
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