1 month later
Charlie and Amelia have been living separately for the last month. She did end up have the abortion. She couldn't have another child. Especially now her and Charlie are done. She finally found an apartment of her own big enough for her and Lilly. Charlie went back to her old ways of drinking and doing drugs. But there was nothing Amelia could do to stop it. She wasn't hers anymore. And deep down she hated it. Amelia was holding a screaming Lilly in her arms. She's finally started to talk and is screaming for Charlie.
Charlie has missed out on her first words and her first steps. Amelia recorded it and sent it to Charlie but she got no response. Any texts she sent there was no response. And it was killing her. Whenever she went over to Charlie's there was no answer. She even used her key to walk in and all she was greeted with was alcohol bottles everywhere and drugs scattered around the place. It made her feel sick.
Charlie was at a bar. She's already gone through a bottle of vodka and she signalled the bar tender to bring out another one. He hesitated at first then she pulled out a hundred dollar bill placing it on the table as a tip. He handed her the bottle then walked away. Charlie felt numb. She's lost her family and she's lost herself. She just wanted to feel something. So she did something very stupid. Even for her.
She searched the room for the biggest guy she could find before walking up to him and punching him in the face. That's all she remembered before she was on the floor getting the absolute shit kicked out of her by the guy and his 2 friends. As the bar tender pulled the guys off her she forced her self up and left the bar. She lit a cigarette and walked home.
Charlie woke up. Made her self a coffee and sat on her balcony with a cigarette between her lips. She heard the front door going thinking it was just Jay. But turned her head when she heard a gasp. It was Amelia standing there covering her mouth with her hands. At first she was confused then she realised the beating she had recently gotten.
Charlie hadn't even cleaned her self up she went straight to bed when she got home last night so she hasn't even seen the state she's in. Amelia bent down to get a closer look at Charlie. She softly touched the bruising stopping when Charlie winces with pain. Amelia grabs Charlie hand and pulls her up. She drags her to the bathroom telling her to sit on the counter. Amelia pulled out the first aid kit and gently started to clean her up trying to hold back tears.
'Charlie you haven't seen Lilly in ages, she misses you. All she's been doing is crying for you' Amelia speaks in a pleading voice. She just stays silent. Amelia knows Charlie isn't in any state to look after her on her own. But she's willing to be there with them so they can see each other. 'How about you come with me and you can see her?' Charlie nods her head. She grabs everything she needs then follows Amelia to her car.