You shouldn't fake illness.
Charles hates crowds, and over thirty people will be attending his family reunion hosted in one building.
Charles wants to relax.
Charles requests that a patio area of sorts be placed outside, so he can be at the reunion anxiety free.
Charles tells his family that he can't go to the reunion because he has a cold.
Charles befriends several of his distant cousins that he's never met before.
Charles hates himself for letting his anxiety run his life.