The rain stopped and Charlie and Itch ran back to Anne-Marie's house.
Anne-Marie's adopted parents went out for a while.
Anne-Marie ate waffles and looked at a picture of her and Charlie.
"May I interest you in comedy tune?" asked his voice from upstairs.
Anne-Marie turned around and saw Charlie walk down the stairs. He sang Eat It, originally sang by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
"Charlie!" said Anne-Marie. "You came back!"
"Did I say you would see me again?" asked Charlie in a happily tone.
"Yep." said Anne-Marie.
Charlie calmed down and with a tear in his eye, said "I missed you a lot, kiddo."
"Charlie?" asked Anne-Marie. "Why are you crying?"
"I'm not." Charlie lied.
"Yes you are, Charlie." said Anne-Marie.
"Maybe some day you'll know, but not right now." said Charlie.
"Okay, Charlie." said Anne-Marie.
"Listen Squeakers, may I talk to Itchy?" asked Charlie.
"Yes." said Anne-Marie and left the room.
"Itchy, I'm sorry about how I acted last year." Charlie apologized.
"Why are you apologizing?" asked Itchy. "That's not like you."
"Itch, I've got confessions." said Charlie. "I haven't been very nice-"
"Well, I probably knew that before you did!" said Itchy.
"Please listen to me." said Charlie calmly. "I've been in Hell before I told Squeakers goodbye and I never want to return."
"You went to Hell?" asked Itchy.
"Yes, Itch." said Charlie. "The king there locked me up in a burnt cell, they whipped my back 50 times with whips, a demon shocked me and hit me in the head with a baseball bat and then upside down over lava...that was true hell."
"You're lying!" said Itchy.
"Where did you think I went before I came back!" shouted Charlie.
"I don't know, Charlie. I don't know." said Itchy in a calm, but angry voice.
"I don't wanna talk about this right now." said Charlie. "The point is, Anne-Marie's the only reason for me to live. I love her like family...And when she dies...I want to too. I wanna live as long as her."
(MY SONG):
Charlie:
When one begins life as a gambler
They wanna do more
When one begins life as a vengeful one
They're back for your soul
But when you go through tragedy
That makes you wanna change
This is the moment when friends become family
It makes you real sad to go
And what you spent your life on before
Never matters again
You wanna be with them
And you know you can't be now
But she's the one
She's my family
I just wanna keep her safe
For she's all I have to lose
(SONG OVER)
"Charlie, are you crazy?" asked Itchy.
"Maybe I am, but at least I'm not mad." said Charlie.
"Charlie, they're the same thing." said Itchy.
"My definition of mad is crazier." said Charlie.