* ʳᵉᵐᵒᵗᵉ ᵛⁱᵉʷⁱⁿᵍ ˡᵒᶜᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ﹕ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵇⁱˡⁱᵗʸ ᵗᵒ ˡᵒᶜᵃᵗᵉ ʷʰᵒᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵘˢᵉʳ ᶜʰᵒᵒˢᵉˢ ᵃᵗ ᵃⁿʸ ᵍⁱᵛᵉⁿ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵒʳ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ.
ms. arellano, i can do it.
{ crazy. that is how many adults see the youngest hopper whenever she tries to speak of her abilities, seen so annoyingly as a persistent child in pure desperation rather than taken seriously. they, like her peers, laughed at her -- called her delirious. delusional. hopelessly hopeful, enough so to fool herself with ease. it is both a blow to heart and soul to be doubted by those who had been just as desperate before she revealed what she knew, but ms. arellano would not laugh at her.
she has faith in that.
not one soul has heard from carrie since robin's disappearance eight days ago. she has not left her house, spending every waking moment pushing harder than she ever knew she was capable of. finding robin, vance, griffin, bruce, billy --- that is not just a goal anymore. by the grace of god or an early grave, she will make it a reality.
so here she is now, sitting on the familiar floor, two days sleepless, cold after walking in november's torment, and determined. one hand clutches a blindfold, the other an open pack of tissues, and she is ready. ready to give SOMEONE hope. } i know he is alive. i can prove it. i .. promise.