Even in the dark times, there is someone who can help you, someone who can fix you. The chaos of war didn't make Charlotte's small town the best place for such things. Although she was happy that her family stayed close together, she couldn't really be herself. She didn't have freedom and she didn't have any friends. She never left her house and the only way of seeing the outside world was through a small window in her bedroom.
One day Charlotte was reading a book in her bed when she heard a knock on her window. She opened it and saw a boy covered in mud. He looked as if he had fallen into a mud pit. They talked and she realized that he didn't have any friends either. He told her he was going to visit her the next day. Who was he? How did he find her? She had so many questions but she had to wait for the answers. Next morning when she woke up she she heard the boy again. They talked for a while and then the boy invited her to his small cave in the woods. She jumped out of the window and followed him through the forest. They reached the cave and hung out there. It was a lot of fun. They had so many things in common. For the first time she had a friend who cared about her.
A week passed and the two of them developed a really close relationship. They became best of friends. Charlotte's parents got really angry at her when they found out that she was going to a place they didn't know about, but she didn't stop. One day the two of them went to the cave but the cave wasn't there. All of their things, artwork and games were demolished. They were both looking at it in disbelief. Unfortunately, they couldn't do anything about it. However, they continued visiting the same spot. When she was with him, Charlotte felt special. He would make her smile and she would giggle even when she felt sad.
After some time the war ended. Everyone else could live an ordinary life again, except for Charlotte. Her friend disappeared. She was trying to find him. She was looking for him everywhere until she received a call from his mother. She went to talk to his mom and she found out that her friend had perished in the final days of war. She couldn't believe what his mom was saying. There was nothing else to do but accept her fate and continue what she was left with. To this day she will remember her one and only friend. She started writing motivational and inspiring stories of hope. Writing gave her confidence and encouragement she desperately needed. You can always believe in yourself and try as hard as you can but remember that someone who put a smile on your face. She chose to follow a path of positivity she had never planned on taking.