Kyle's POV

"That was a few days ago, I went to see her before I came here. Somehow her mom came over to see her. She looked miserable, she seemed so torn between her family and the well-being of her daughter. In the end, it was Charlotte who comforted her mom. But her eyes were so empty, so void of hope and life, I've never met someone so strong and yet so helpless."

I take a moment to calm down, reliving this memory is so overwhelming for me. "So you see, Jake. I'm no hero. A hero could have done more for her, a hero could have rescued her out of her shitty life. All I can do is stand by her and hope for a miracle."

I bury my face into my hands and take a few deep breaths. Fuck, I told her to stay strong. I have to do the same. I look back up to see them in shock. Jake seems speechless and Stan looks like his brain got overloaded, mouth open like a fish and mind scrambling to find the words he wants to say. I can't blame them.

This is a lot to take in, especially for Stan. This is not what I thought would have happened if I'd ever see him again. I mean, you see your old friend again after 8 years and he decides to talk about suicides and abuse.

"Thank you, Kyle." Jake finally says, he turns to Stan. "Stan, you seem like you've got something to say about this."

"All I can say is wow… I didn't know how severe it was. Kyle, you're pretty great for what you did. You've always been the smart one and now you've got one hell of a message to spread."

I correct him, "She has one hell of a message to spread. I did this is for her, and for all of them who are still hidden and those who need support and guidance. She told me to tell them to stay safe. This world's a pretty messed up place and sometimes it pays to be a coward to protect yourself, to just stay in the closet for a little longer until no one can tell you otherwise, until you're strong enough to fight back. She's the one with the message, I'm just the mail boy in this."

I turn to him. "Stan, I'm sure your music would do a better job than my speech preaching. I mean, Jake mentions that how you inspire so many people and I see it in the comments too. I know that it would mean the world to her if you help her too."

"Of course. Kyle." He smiles at me, it's comforting to see him smile again.

Sue gives us a hand gesture, telling Jake to wrap it up. "That's our time today, folks. Stan, would you like to end it with a song?"

"Yeah…" Stan stands up with his guitar now in hand. "Originally I wanted to play something new I came up with, but now I wanna play a song I listened to that helped me through some tough times. I hope that Charlotte, if you're listening right now, I'm honoured to have heard your story and I'll do what I can to help."

He takes a breath, guitar pick in hand resting on the strings. He starts singing as his guitar plays a soft yet depressing melody.

Lost and all alone

I held the fear at bay

Always called the "weakling"

I've never been too brave, but

From the time we met, things began to change

I fight now to protect someone tied by fate

I listen to him sing, the recordings I've heard don't do him justice at all. His voice is so powerful, so soothing.

From the black and frigid darkness that I am

Somehow I could wake

From nothingness, I broke out of my shell

Met with only pain

Pain that I could love that I could gain, that I could hate

Pain that gave me courage

To fight against my fate

I see the whole studio focus on him. His singing is so emotional, his voice creating a melody so memorising it's even sucking Sue in. He truly is an inspiration, but at the same time I can't help but feel sad. He said that this song helped him through something in his life, what was it that hurt him so much?

So take all that I have

But please take me away

I want to see the true world outside

This maze.

He's tearing up a bit and so am I, the words could not fit Charlotte any better. Now I have to play this to Charlotte later if she hasn't heard this.

Lost, but not alone

We learned some time ago

A secret solitude

That only we know

With that, Stan ends the song. Jake snaps out of some trance and gives his closing line for the podcast. "Thank you all for listening, thanks again to Kyle Broflovski and Stanley Marsh for joining us today and our wishes and respects goes out to Charlotte Baxton, we wish you a quick recovery and to everyone watching a good night."

"Aaaannd we're off! Good work today, people. Kyle Broflovski, can I talk to you for a moment?" Sue says after saying her weekly good jobs to her crew. I'm guessing it's either the remark to Jake about the incident or the fact that I can't stop myself from almost swearing on a live podcast.

"Thank you so much for coming today, Kyle. I want to give my wishes to Charlotte on behalf of the BC Live crew." She says with a reassuring smile.

Wow, I'm shocked, that's not what I expected at all…

"Also, next time watch the language, we don't need a PG rating for the show." …and there it is.

I laugh and say, "Well if you ever let me back on, I'll let you wash my mouth before we start rolling."

"I'm holding you up to that, Broflovski." She punches me playfully on the shoulder. Man, I just met her and she reminds me so much about my friends.

We say our goodbyes as I walk out the building, I start thinking about Stan. This is the first time I've seen him since we were 10 and Man, has he changed. He's grown much taller and has a strong, muscular build, something tells me he did not give up sports after he left South Park like I did. His hair is much longer now with his bangs brushed over, covering a bit of the left side of his face.

His style's probably what throws me off the most, even though he's still wearing a brown jacket, he dresses more artsy now if that makes sense, tight jeans and plaid shirts with accessories like those chains on his belt loops, I noticed a few leather bracelets on his wrist and the necklace on his neck with a guitar pick as a pendant.

I guess he's gotta look the part now that he's an upcoming singer, I heard about his channel, I went to check it out after hearing Kenny talk about it, he seemed so lost back then, I'm actually kinda relieved to see him like this now.

I come back from my thoughts and I check my watch. Oh god, its 7 p.m. already?! I've got to head home to pick up Tweek. Kenny wants us to visit for his first time on the job and he's promising us the time of our lives.

A/N: That wraps up the interview, I hope you all enjoyed it. Next time, we follow Stan after the interview.

The song Stan sings is a part of song by CtrlZPro on YouTube, Link to the song: watch?v=ZHrSE0iRUjs

The song if you don't know is called Memory and it is from an RPG Maker horror game called Ib. A personal favorite of mine.

So for those who finished season 20, I have mixed feelings about this season. I really don't like two thirds of the entire season and yet they kinda changed my mind with the finale. I wish I hated it more than I do because it really wasn't that good.

As always, if you like this story check out the Korean drama it is based on, "It's Okay That's Love" by SBS.

Take care, Loves.