Song is "Miracle" by The Score

This song represents what Charlie is going though and all she wants is a miracle to help save her family.

(NOT EDITED)

Now when I think about it, I use to be like Ashton's father. Maybe I still am. Mean, selfish, annoying.

I guess I've always had a family who always loved me and I took that for granted. While I was getting what I wanted, Ashton was getting beat.

While I was getting presents, Ashton was hiding. While, while, while I.

While I.

I hate it. I really do. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

"Aidan, mommy will be back okay." I stared right in his big eyes that are identical to Ashton's.

"Where you going mommy?" He stared back with the fear of what every parent dreads to see in their child.

"I'm going to daddy's house real quick. I'll be back soon." I kissed his forehead and gave him a hug.

"Don't be long." I could feel his fright. He didn't want to be left alone.

"Here, I have something from Grandma and Grandpa." I pull out a tablet full of games for him to enjoy for a bit.

"Thanks." I smiled.

"Now Aidan, if you need anything at all or something is wrong, you press this button right here." I showed him the nurse button.

"Okay."

"Bye."

"Bye bye."

With that I walked down the hall to Ashton's room before I left.

"Oh Ashton. Trust me, I'll find a way to save you." I grazed over his lips, kissing them gently. A single tear dropped onto his chin as I lifted my head up.

"I love you. I always have." Wiping my eyes I walked to my car.

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Now where would Ashton put private belongings?

"There's no attic or basement, so there would have to be somewhere in here where it would be hiding. Okay, let's start from bottom to top. Living room first." I looked in cabinets, drawers, in between couches, just in case, behind picture frames, under rugs, and nothing.

"Okay. So living is clear. This is going to be a long night."

As I continued my search, I stumbled across some photos of Ashton when he was younger and photos of me and Ashton in high school.

I wish I could go back in time to redo what I've done. I regret ever not telling him about my pregnancy.

Focus Charlie.

As I moved alongside the hallway I noticed a small door like object in a wall in a corner.

"YES! I secret room. There's gotta be some stuff in there, and hopefully his will. Thank. You" I reached for the knob and turned it but it was locked. "Dammit. There gotta be a key around here too. Maybe in a drawer in the kitchen, everyone has a drawer in the kitchen of batteries, tools, and keys."

I ran to the kitchen and searched every drawer and with just my luck, the last drawer on the end was a drawer with tools and stuff. "Yeah! I was right!" I searched it and found like ten keys. "Jesus Ashton, what's with all these keys?" Who cares, at least I found some.

I ran back to the door. "Which one?" I looked at all the keys. "Let's see which one looks similar to the lock." There were four keys that look somewhat similar so, I tried all four and on the third key, the door clicked open. "YES!" I threw the keys aside and crawled in the space.

"Oh my." The space was huge. It was so big I could stand up, jump, and host a soccer game.

There was at least thirty boxes to go through, and that what I did. I went through every single box.

"Old taxes, car payments, tv payments. This box most be just subscriptions and stuff. At least Ashton organized these otherwise I'd be here longer than I should." I put the box with all the other boxes that did have what I was looking for.

*sounds of door opening*

"Shit." I panicked! Who else would have access to his apartment? Oh shit, his father! I tried quickly, but quietly running to the door to close it but saw legs walking towards the stairs.

"Hm." The voice said. I quickly hid to the side and then heard the door close and a lock. Fuck. I'm locked in. I heard the sound of the keys being picked up and put on a table.

"My damn Ashton. I gotta give you credit. You sure know how to fucking live. You gotta real nice place and everything. What kind of job you working at? I think I'll take up this place when you're gone or maybe I could sell it, get some good money off of it."

I had no clue what he was doing. All I could hear was talking and footsteps.

The footstep grew louder as they stomped up the stairs.

"This must be Aidan's room. How dumb is Ashton? Didn't he learn anything from his mother?" The thought of Ashton's mother made me grow tears. He doesn't even know that she's dead.

I struggled to kept myself from whimpering.

"And Charlie? Like come on. Aidan probably isn't even Ashton's child. She probably just lied about it." I got angry. Like really mad. I wanted to punch something but knew I couldn't.

"The best thing yet is that she's pregnant. AGAIN! But this time it's not Ashton's. That's gonna be one messed up family." The fact that he doesn't know the truth of about half the stuff he says make me kinda wanna laugh but also punch him in the throat. You know those feeling?

"Hello?" I'm guessing his phone rang. "Yeah, I'm on my way." I heard his heavy footsteps run down the stairs and to the door. He slammed the door but I still waited to try and get out. I heard a faint car door slam and him driving away.

I ran to the door and tried to open it but I was right, I was locked in.

"It's fine. I'll figure it out when I find what I'm here for." I continued on the search for the papers.

"Oh my god. It this it?" I scrambled through the papers looking at every word. "I found it!!" I opened the will and read though it. "If anything were to happen to me, Ashton Burns, my apartment would go to my mother along with all my bank accounts and money. My car would also go to my mother. If I am ever in the hospital on life support not knowing if I was gonna make it, I would still like to have that chance to live. I would fight to get better. No plugs pulled under my word. If there is no possibility of me recovering then take me off life support. My father will have no part in decisions of my life. He will not get anything or have anything. If for some reason my mother is not around anymore to have these responsibilities then I would want Charlie Grace as the next person in line to fulfill these duties." Why am I crying so much? I feel so thankful. Ashton didn't even know he had a son when he wrote this and he still thought of me. I gotta get back tot he hospital and call my lawyer.

I ran to the door and remembered that it was locked. "I DON'T HAVE FUCKING TIME FOR THIS!" I kicked the door with both my feet and it smashed opened. "Probably shouldn't have done that." I grabbed my stomach in pain and let it pass. "Okay, I'm okay." It was pouring rain so I quickly went to my car and drove to the hospital.

"Did you have fun." I asked Aidan as I sat down in the chair next to him.

"Yeah, the nice nurse gave me some pudding!" I turned at the nurse.

"Thank you so much. Ow." I grabbed my stomach. "Ouch, that hurt." The nurse came to me to help me up. "OW!" I clenched and almost dropped to the floor but the nurse caught me.

"I got you! CAN SOMEONE HELP US!" A few more people came running in. A bed came rolling in shortly after. "I need a breathing mask!" A mask was put on my face and before I knew it, my eyes closed and everything was black.