Charles

 Charles had always been envious of his rich aunt's lifestyle. He had always been jealous of the extravagant gifts she had given his siblings, things he could only dream of going to experience.

One day, Charles found himself standing in his aunt's home, with a pocket full of stolen money and a plan to take what he had longed for, for so many years. He quickly snatched up a valuable grandfather clock, a family heirloom, and rushed out of the house, not wanting to leave behind any evidence of his crime.

However, Charles soon found out that stealing the clock was the least of his worries. As soon as he stepped out of the house, the clock began to chime, ringing out at all times of the day and night. He knew that the clock was a reminder of his crime, a constant toll of guilt and shame.

Charles tried to escape the constant chiming of the clock by moving to a new town, but he soon found out that no matter where he went, he couldn't outrun the sound. He was becoming increasingly paranoid and delusional, convinced that the clock was punishing him for his crime. He started to believe that he was being haunted by the ghost of his aunt and that the clock was her way of exacting her revenge.

Charles quickly found himself spiraling further and further into insanity. Every night, the clock would chime and Charles would be overcome with guilt and terror. He became a shadow of his former self, haunted by the sound of the clock and consumed by his guilt.

Eventually, Charles was found by his family, huddled in a corner of his apartment, raving about the chime of the clock. They rushed him to the hospital, where the doctors diagnosed him with severe psychosis.

Charles spent the rest of his days in the hospital, tormented by the sound of the clock, now a reminder of his crime and the guilt that drove him mad.