I am extrmely overwhelmed and emotional at this point in my life!! It is the summer before Charlie and I's freshman year of high school. I'm beginning to feel things for him that i have never felt before. This summer Charlies dad let him build a tree house and bought him everything he needs. Since Charlie is the Great Hunter, he took 2 weeks just to pick out a tree. While he was busy running around the woods, Dad made me get a job. He belives that being a teenager is unnecessary and that I should be saving for college tuition. So I get a job at a local diner as a bus girl. I clean tables all day while old men try and look up my short skirt. I hate that we have to wear these stupid uniforms. Personally, I dont see the point of me even having a job when I can't drive. I can only work on the days that Dad can drop me off and pick my back up. I cannot wait until I can drive.
Finally, Charlie picks a tree for his treehouse. He names it the Great Oak and starts drawing up plans for the build. He takes it to a carpenter so he can check the dimensions and other things. We make the ladder and the base , then start building up from there. Soon the tree house is done and Charlie told me he wanted to make this his summer getaway. I would too if my parents were as crazy as his. A dad who does nothing but beat on your mom, and a mom who sits there and lets him do it. I can hear the yelling and screaming sometimes but when I tell Dad all he says is " Keep your head down, and ignore it Vera.". I never understand him, and I guess I never will. Little did I know this would be the last time I actually know Charlie. Because he is about to change dramatically when Jenny Flick comes into the picture. If only I could go back and change fate. Oh well...
Sincerely,
Vera
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