Chapter 49: Unwanted Houseguest
Chapter 47
"Now, if you will both please leave, I'd like to be alone," Evelyn said, with the same flair as someone announcing the end of a Broadway performance.
"We understand," Charlie replied, already halfway out the door.
"Charlie, wait! We can't just leave her here," Alan protested.
Charlie stopped, turned around slowly, and said flatly, "Fine. Where do you want to leave her?"
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Cut to all four of us crammed into the car, heading to Charlie's beach house. Evelyn sat next to me in the back.
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At Charlie's house, she'd made her way to the balcony and hadn't moved since.
"How long is she going to sit out there?" Charlie asked, peeking through the blinds.
"I don't know," Alan said. "I've never seen her this depressed."
"Somebody's got to go out there and show her a little love and support," Alan added, looking around the room.