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As bad as things got after the fight with Johnny's gang, life went on for Charlie. When her ribs mended enough, she went back to school and to work. There were more movie nights with her friends. Sometimes Rupert showed up. Upon telling Cammie about Elliot's project, she showed up to the store one day with a whole box full of seeds and other gardening materials. Charlie was usually horrible about accepting gifts, but the look on Elliot's face when he saw it made everything worth it. That was what Cammie said too, when Charlie asked about it.
Her parents were still the way they were, and there were still assholes at school, but there were assholes everywhere. There were times when Charlie was happy and content with her life, and that was all that mattered, in the end.