But if Renee no longer lived here, then where did she live?
Charlie stood in the hall, wondering what to do when suddenly there was a green flash. "Why can't you just leave me alone?" he pleaded.
"Are you all...?" a voice started, tapping him on the shoulder.
Suddenly, he was starting at Renee. "I guess you're right, lady. He's not home. Wherever Renee did live now, she headed off there.
He was the mother again. He slipped back into her apartment, and locked himself in her bathroom, and began to cry.
He'd wait it out.