He was only one small, insignificant soul in a world that clearly didn’t want him in it anymore.

What a wonderful use of the prompt. It makes a very powerful final line. So sad. I still feel bad for Charlie and I guess unless he's brought back I always will. The opening flashback you wrote was so perfect because in my mind he's still that little kid that preferred his mouth to a fist in a fight, but neither would be any use to him now. Fate's a big bully.

Good luck with the challenge!