Inspect her

While there were many people and things that slipped from Ethan’s mind over the years, Charlie was not one of them.

A childhood friend, Charlie was the token girl of Ethan’s friend group, a rambunctious tomboy who possessed a personality that one would not be soon to forget.

The Charlie in front of Ethan now was different from the Charlie of years past in some ways, but in others she was exactly the same.

Taller than most girls, she still radiates tomboy energy, having a certain swagger to her. She’s fit, her tanned body on the lean side, but most of it is covered by her fairly unflattering work overalls. Her dark brown hair is cut fairly short but has an unruly nature to it, with brown eyes of a slightly lighter shade.

And Ethan wouldn't admit it, openly or even to himself, Charlie was pretty good-looking, boarding on beautiful. She’d always been in some ways, but any boy dumb enough to point it out would get a swift kick to the shin if they were lucky, and the balls if they caught her on a bad day. The last time Ethan had seen her, Charlie's body had become something worth more than a scant lingering glance, though the few who risked it got pain for their gazes. Now, fully matured, her true sex appeal could only be really repressed by those damned overalls.