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~Intorduced to Charlie
~Talks about why he is writing to "The Friend" hopes they will listen and understand
~tells "Friend" he's still trying to figure out how he can be both happy and sad (Sign of bipolor disorder)
~tells the story of when his best friend Michael commited suicide in the 8th grade
~talks about his family, especially his Aunt Helen and how somethin bad happened to her, thats why she came to live wiht his family before she died (rape?)
~He is starting highschool tomorrow (afraid) -
~Charlie really doesnt like highschool
~Cafetiria is called the "Nutrition Center"
~Talks about the relationship his classmate Susan and Micheal had
~Gets into a fight with a guy named Sean
~The fight didnt last long but Sean was really hurt
~a kid came forward and said the Sean started it so Charlie didn't get in trouble
~Talks about his family some more -
~Charlie tells that PAtrick was the one who taught him about masterbation
~Charile's parents find out about his sitsters boyfriemd and, his dad goes and has a serious talk with the bofriend
~Dad comes back and tells everyone he told the parents to keep their son away from the sister
~Charlie asked if his dad thought the boy got hit at home and his dad told him to mind his own buissness
~Charile's dad says he ddi the right thing in telling someone, but Charlie isn't so sure -
~Charlie has been participating more now
~Reading "Peter Pan' + Bill gave it to him
~Charlie was going to the homecoming football game and dance
~Sits with Patrick and Sam @ the game
~Sam invies Charlie to a pary taking place after the game
~Charlie has never been to a party except one that happened at his house
~Charlile tells Patrick&Sam the story of how he was in his room and a couple came in and were making ot. At one point, the boy forced the girl to give him a blowjob etc. -
~By telling Sam&Partick this story he realizes that the girl in the situation was raped
~He went to the party with S&P and meet some of their friends
~He had his first pot brownie but didnt know it
~Charlie goes tot he bathroom and finds Patrick and BRad kissing
~Patrick calls Charlie a wallflower
~Good Quote "You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand"
~Good Quote "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite" -
~Patrick tells Charlie the story of himand Brad
~HArsh, sad and very meaningful to Patrick as a character -
~Charlie is thinking about his future as a writer
~He has also just got a job at a xerox magazne called Punk Rocky
~talks more about Mary Elizabeth
~Sam&Patrick take Charlie to see rocky Horror
~Tells us he loves Sam, like really loves her
~Sam has a new boyfrined named Craig and he is around 21 years old
~Charlie is very jealous by him, thinks Craig doesn't deserve Sam
~Chariles Sisiter tells Charlie about Sam's previous reputation
~Sam was the "Blow Queen"
~Charile spends time with sister -
~Charlie hopes his brohter will come home for Thanksgiving '
~I think Charlie really misses his brother
~tells the readers that he wishes he was on a sports team
~When he was little he uesd to play sprts, but he becaome to aggressive so he had to stop
~Talks about his parents in the "old days" -
~Charlie's brother can't make iy for Thanksgiving
~His mom copes with the news by taking Charlie shopping
~He is really excited about having Sam and Patrick come over for dinner after the holidays
~Talks about the last time he had someone come over for dinner (It was Micheal)
~After Micheal died, his parents divorced -
~talks about the holidays with extended family
~HIs family is crazy and weird
~find out that Charlie's grandpa puts up a good front with his emotions
~also during Thanksgiving, the family watched Charile's brother's football game. HE's grandfather cried while wacthing it (Proud) -
~Doesn't know what Secret Santa is
~He got Patrick
~First gift to patrick is a mixed tape
~bill is still giving Charlie books paper to write -
~Patrick loved the tape but he knows Charlie is his SS
~Charlie is going to gove Patrick a magnetic poetry set
~He reicived socks from his SS (Mary Elizabeth?) -
~Charlie has recieved every part of a suit butthe coat. Was told to wear everything he was given to the party
~These are the gifts he gave Patrick:
---Watercolor paints and paper
---a harmonica and a playing book
---The Mayor of Castro Street by Harvey Milk (Gay leader from San Fran) -
~Went to Sam and Patrick's house and met their parents
~Last gift to Patrick was a poem Micheal had given to him
~Patrick was his SS and he said "All the great writers used to wear suits all the time"
~Exchanged gifts with people who weren't their SS
~Nobody but Sam and Patrick got Charile a gift
~Sam told him she loved him
~Sam also gave him a typewriter for christmas
~He told her he loved he as well
~Sm's first kiss was will one of her dad's friends
~Sam kissed Charlie in a softly