Finding Charlie - Tumblr Posts
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hi i’m posey! welcome to my section of the store!!
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stories:
Finding Charlie (paused)
chapters
the oc with a shitposting account sounds like a good idea! and as a texan who also accidentally stumbled upon a post game and has been attached to the sport ever since- is also completely realistic
ahhh thank you! its also how i stumbled across hockey!
Cowpoke
welcome to finding charlie!
next
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when a girl from texas finds her self intertwined with the world of sticks and pucks.
if anyone has any questions regarding the actual ranching part shoot me a message and i'll give you an explanation!
the early dawn was shining on the body strewn across the sheets. the body peacefully sleeping was quietly awoken by the rays.
her eyes slowly adjusting to the light
“why must we wake up so early?” charlotte asked in the quiet of her room. she begins to make the trek across the floor to her now, slowly opening door,
“hey shug, just making sure you were up.” a soft-spoken elderly woman said to her.
“yeah mawmaw, i’m awake, has pa made breakfast yet?” charlie responds.
“no, your daddy did, he’s tacking the horses up with the hands.” dorothy responds
“are we sure that the food is edible?” charlie jokes
“you’re funny shug, i’m sure your daddy is perfectly capable of making the four of us breakfast” dottie laughs. the two women begin their journey down the stairs,
“hey momma, hey babygirl. ready to get to work?” graham asks his daughter while flipping an egg.
“not really but someone has to do it, we can’t let chloe and the rest of the hands do it alone.” she laughs as a weathered gentleman walks in from the daylight-ridden ground.
“how is my favorite person this morning?” henry asks
“great dad, hows my favorite person?” graham responds causing the other people in the room to tumble over in laughter.
“now baby you know that wasn’t meant for you.” his mother says with residual laughter coating her face.
“haha of course i did momma, my babygirl has always been his favorite.” he says with a soft smile
“i don’t know about that now daddy, momma would’ve given that answer a run for its money,” charlie says with the same smile on her face,
“c’mon y’all, now lets not kick off our day with a grim start.” dorothy says before grabbing the cooler full of water and gatorade.
“now shug go ahead and get on some work attire, you can’t ranch and ride in your pajamas.” her grandma said in a warm tone
“yes ma’am,” charlie says before walking up the same stairs she came down thirty minutes before.
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the once calm sun, now beating down on the crowd of cows and people.
“you sure know how to pick ‘em mr.jamison,” chloe says wiping the beads of sweat from off her hat-line.
“you sure do pa, it's hotter than hell out here” charlie adds on,
“yeah mr,jamie, why’d you choose the hottest day of the summer to do this?” anthony, a ranch hand says.
“oh y’all quit your complaining, let’s get this done before the real heat starts to hit you lot.” henry nags on their complaining.
“WOULD SOMEONE COVER THE FLANK FOR ME?” charlie yells as she sees a cow and calf begin to move out of the circle. she goes to grab her rope and begin to circle it in the air,
“CHARLIE GO BACK TAKE YOUR POSITION LET THE SWING HANDLE THE LOOSE ONES” graham yells at her from behind
“i almost had ‘em” she mutters to herself as she drags her horse to get back into their position. she couldn’t help with the way she was feeling, although she knew that her anger was unnecessary, all her dad wanted was to keep her safe. especially after what her mom went through, and she never wanted her dad to go through that pain again.
the drive was long and tiring but that’s the price you have to pay when you’re generations deep into a cattle ranch. all charlotte wanted was a cold shower and to relax, but her day was far from over.
“hey shug, when you’re done untacking your horses wanna come start dinner with me?” dottie asked her granddaughter.
“of course i do, mawmaw! give be about thirty minutes to cool down stetson and i’ll be right in!” charlie said with a grin adorning her face
“actually i might need a quick shower before,” as she said that her face screwed up, “i smell pretty bad.”
“alright hopalong, see you when you don’t smell like you’ve been rolling in cow patties.” dottie says laughing as she walks back to the house.
while she and stetson were winding down from their eventful day, charlie couldn’t help but think about how much she wished her mom was there with her.
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charlie had finally made her way downstairs after her much needed shower.
“it’s about time you got down here” henry said to her
“would you rather me sit here and make your food while i’m covered in dirt and sweat?” she asks with a smirk lacing her lips.
“no i guess not” he says with a small laugh. charlie walks into the kitchen, admiring her grandmother from afar.
“you know staring is rude shug?” dottie says whilst turning around.
“can’t a girl look at her grandma with admiration without being nagged?” she says with the same bright smile that once shined on a similar face.
“whatever, come help me make these biscuits before those men get restless.” dottie says before turning around so she can start the chicken.
“how was the wagon without me mawmaw?” charlie asks
“not near as exciting, no one drives that buggy like you do.” dorothy softly laughs, “how was being back with the team?”
“not as exciting as i remember, i’m not used to being so stagnant. you know?” charlie thought out loud, “is it bad to say i miss the thrill of being in the middle of the problem?”
“no, of course not shug. you’ve been doing this since you could ride by yourself. being on the back burner is hard when you’re used to bubbling over all the time.” dorothy tells her before ushering her out of the way of what she need. charlotte took that a sign to finish up with her biscuit making.
“alright, ive got this dough shaped it just needs some time in the oven” charlie says as she put the cast iron of biscuits in the oven. dorothy nodded her head as she breaded the final pieces of chicken to fry.
“alright shug, i can finish up from here. why don’t you go set the table and find out what those hooligans want to drink, hmm?” dottie asked
“yes ma’am.” charlie replied before disappearing into the dining room. she begun laying the plates down, 5 place settings, one for henry, one for dorothy, one for graham, one for her, and one for clara. even though charlotte’s mom had passed almost 6 months ago, no one had the strength to leave her seat empty.
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dinner had commenced but not without some banter between the son and father. charlotte had taken it upon herself to clean up after everyone to catch some peace of mind before her day starts all over again.
charlie had made her way up the stairs for the final time today. although instead of turning into her room, she took the turn into the den. she thought some tv would do her a little good after the day she had.
she surfed channels for awhile before settling on some old western, when her grandpa walked in.
“hey pumpkin, watching el dorado are we?” henry asks before plopping down right next to his granddaughter. charlie nods while dropping her head on to his shoulder. he responded by wrapping his arm around hers in turn. charlie eventually fell asleep, and henry didn’t have the heart to move her, she looked so content just laying there.
charlie stayed asleep until a nightmare plagued her mind. she woke up with a shine on her forehead and decided she wouldn’t be able to fall back asleep. she, once again, began to channel surf before seeing a familiar face. although she couldn’t quite place the young man, she knew him from somewhere. she paused before getting lost in the way the men slid across the ground, seemingly chasing nothing.
she didn’t know it then but that one interview would change her life, but would it be for the best?
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writers block is going crazy 🤩
i’m so sorry for the people waiting on part two of finding charlie! i’ve been lacking in the inspo category 😒 and i feel so bad. i’ve got a little written so maybe another week and i’ll be satisfied with it!
ok so school is definitely going, but i’m struggling with my workload and i literally haven’t been doing anything but homework for the past two weeks! but i’m hoping that i can cope with all of it to get at least two chapters out! but i am now officially a year older! (birthday was yesterday!!)