Stimulus: Cheese, anyone?
POV: Bella/Charlie
Dedication: Every failed actor and actress around the world who ends up in cheesey Christmas ads. "Treat people you meet on your way up the ladder of fame and fortune with respect- you're sure to meet them on the way back down" ;)
Bella
Cheese, anyone?
I frowned at the television- or rather, the 'family' on the screen. Pearly white teeth, perfect faces…
Ugh.
This was the time of day I hated the most: the time between school and bed time. I was numb all day, relieved of the responsibility of pain- but not when I came home. I had to make an effort for Charlie. So the numbness had to wait…
Speaking of Charlie, he's staring at the screen with a small smile on his face. Probably wants to join them…
"Thanks, Mom and Dad!" the small boy on the screen shouted happily, waving his armful of toys at me.
Was I supposed to be jealous?
"This is the best Christmas EVER!"
Oh, Perlease…
"Don't thank us! Thank Toys R Us!" The 'parents' laughed.
I didn't fight against the numbness after that.
Charlie
Note to self: Shop at Toys R Us…