From Pit to Palace: Charlie Emerged

Chapter 2

The figure standing in front of Charlie was a tall beautiful lady, wearing a beautiful yet short red dress that was above her knees, revealing her fair thighs. She had a smooth, fair complexion, her eyes sparkling like diamonds. Her hair cascaded down her back, every strand perfectly in place.

Her light make-up added to her beauty.

This lady was no other than Megan Harold, Charlie's girlfriend, here on campus. They had been dating for the past three years now.

Megan looked down at Charlie, disgust in her eyes. "Charlie, you are picking trash again? Aren't you tired of doing this?" She scolded Charlie coldly.

Charlie blinked, slightly embarrassed. "I-" He opened his mouth to explain.

But Megan cut him off, her expression icy. "Not interested in your silly explanation. You can continue to pick trash for all I care. But from today, I want to break up," Megan uttered with disgust in her voice. "I don't want someone like you to be a stain in my life."

"Break up?" Charlie asked, momentarily shocked. Disbelief crossed his eyes. "Megan, you can't be serious, are you?" He said, trying to force a smile.

Megan frowned. "Do I look like I'm here to waste my time with you?" She asked. "I'm dead serious, Charlie. I can't continue to be with someone like you for the rest of my life. It's a huge shame to me."

Charlie's heart sank as he listened to Megan's cold voice. Her words pierced through him like a sharp blade, realizing Megan wasn't joking. She looked dead serious just like she had said.

Charlie narrowed his eyes at her. "You want to break up with me? Just out of the blue?" His voice cracked with hurt emotion. "Why? Have I not been trying my best to support you? Is there anything you have asked for that I couldn't provide?"

Megan glared at him contemptuously. "You want to know why, don't you? It's because you are poor!" She scoffed. "I can't have a bright future with someone like you! I don't just want you in my life so I'm officially telling you that we have no relationship. And I hope you don't bother me."

Charlie stood there, speechless. He remembered his several sacrifices for Megan. There was a time when he had sacrificed his apartment's rent just to get Megan what she wanted.

Several selfless sacrifices he had offered her just to make her happy, only to hear this from her.

Tears formed in his eyes, threatening to drop, but he managed to hold them back.

He looked at Megan in shock and disbelief. "You're leaving me after everything I did for you? Also, calling me names?"

"What did you do for me?" Megan sneered. "Those cheap things you bought for me? You should be happy I accepted them. Besides, you did them because you couldn't resist my beauty."

She sighed, glancing around. "I have got to leave before my new boyfriend sees me with you."

With that, Megan turned, taking off on her heels to leave.

"Megan....." Charlie stuttered, quickly rushed forward to stop Megan, but then a young man emerged from behind Megan. He lifted his leg and kicked Charlie in the stomach.

Smack!

Charlie staggered backward, almost about to fall, but he held himself. He steadied himself, his eyes turned red as he took in the figure.

Recognition flashed in his eyes. He gave the young man a fierce and deadly stare. "F-Franklin.....you?!"