She had to have faith not just in trying but in failing. Was she strong enough to fail Was she strong enough not to
It was wrong. But it was worth it.
All I could think to do was love her. That's all a person can do.
Carmen didn't like change, and she certainly didn't like endings.
she never showed girly weaknesses like cellulite or crushes. she never lingered on injustices committed against her.
The ocean was the best place, of course. That was what she loved most. It was a feeling of freedom like no other, and yet a feeling of communion with all the other places and creatures the water touched.