Her stomach tumbles with the way he looks into her eyes and rubs the top of her hand with his thumb. She isn't accustomed to physical contact. She's not used to it in general, never mind from a boy, especially not one that she trusts as much as she trusts Eddie; their fearless leader. Carrie hasn't ever felt like she deserved to be rescued and here he is trying to do exactly that. It's a strange feeling.
It's comforting to know that he doesn't expect her to do everything by herself, but she knows just as well as he does what people will think. So she smiles a little with gratefulness tinted with the sadness of knowing that she's not likely to be believed when he's beside her. She probably isn't likely to be believed either way, really.
"Thank you," she says softly, shifting her eyes to avert her gaze before he realizes she's just staring at this point. Her lips purse briefly before she worries at the bottom one with her teeth.
Shaking her head she peeks briefly back up at him from beneath her eyelashes and shrugs. "Nobody's going to care, Eddie. I don't know..."
"Yes they will," he says, trying to keep his voice level. Because anyone who really knows Carrie knows how seriously she takes lying. How seriously she takes everything. And if the world won't believe someone who has spent her whole life trying to do the right then, then Eddie might just give into the urge he often has to burn it all down.
"Ms. Kelly will," he says, raising his eyebrows. "She likes you, I can tell." He's seen her watching her, trying to get her to engage in counseling services, trying to get her involved in school activities, even if Eddie kind of resents that Hellfire doesn't seem to count as an acceptable one. "Or maybe you can talk to any of the guys' moms?"
Claudia Henderson seems like the type of person who would not only fuss over Carrie the way she deserves to be fussed over, but would also protect her if she needed it. Jeff's mom probably wouldn't hesitate at getting involved either. He always liked both of them, if only because they didn't side eye him like the rest of the town did.
Another frown crosses Carrie's expression and her brow knits slightly in the middle. She supposes she could tell Ms. Kelly, but there's no way Ms. Kelly would let Eddie in the office with her. She doesn't even let the office aide in when she has a student in there. Carrie ought to know; she's been dragged in there enough times by now.
But when Eddie mentions the other guys' moms, Carrie looks sharply up, shaking her head. "No," she says. No, telling one of the moms is likely to make it worse. For all Carrie knows, it would end up being no better than telling Chrissy or Jason's moms, even if she's sure Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Sinclair at least, maybe even Jeff or Mike's moms, would have much better intentions in getting involved. Carrie knows a lot of the moms in town go to church; she sees them every Sunday. Just because they don't show up for Saturday night mass and Sunday morning every single week like her mom does, doesn't mean they don't know each other.
She pauses and presses her lips together. "Not the moms," she adds softly. "Do you think your uncle could help...maybe? Or...?" her voice trails off. Or will that be the same as you helping and nobody will listen?
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It's comforting to know that he doesn't expect her to do everything by herself, but she knows just as well as he does what people will think. So she smiles a little with gratefulness tinted with the sadness of knowing that she's not likely to be believed when he's beside her. She probably isn't likely to be believed either way, really.
"Thank you," she says softly, shifting her eyes to avert her gaze before he realizes she's just staring at this point. Her lips purse briefly before she worries at the bottom one with her teeth.
Shaking her head she peeks briefly back up at him from beneath her eyelashes and shrugs. "Nobody's going to care, Eddie. I don't know..."
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"Ms. Kelly will," he says, raising his eyebrows. "She likes you, I can tell." He's seen her watching her, trying to get her to engage in counseling services, trying to get her involved in school activities, even if Eddie kind of resents that Hellfire doesn't seem to count as an acceptable one. "Or maybe you can talk to any of the guys' moms?"
Claudia Henderson seems like the type of person who would not only fuss over Carrie the way she deserves to be fussed over, but would also protect her if she needed it. Jeff's mom probably wouldn't hesitate at getting involved either. He always liked both of them, if only because they didn't side eye him like the rest of the town did.
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But when Eddie mentions the other guys' moms, Carrie looks sharply up, shaking her head. "No," she says. No, telling one of the moms is likely to make it worse. For all Carrie knows, it would end up being no better than telling Chrissy or Jason's moms, even if she's sure Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Sinclair at least, maybe even Jeff or Mike's moms, would have much better intentions in getting involved. Carrie knows a lot of the moms in town go to church; she sees them every Sunday. Just because they don't show up for Saturday night mass and Sunday morning every single week like her mom does, doesn't mean they don't know each other.
She pauses and presses her lips together. "Not the moms," she adds softly. "Do you think your uncle could help...maybe? Or...?" her voice trails off. Or will that be the same as you helping and nobody will listen?