I was thinking more along the dramatic side of things, like Taylor finally slapping Carter in her face, not physically, but telling her everything horrible that's happened is a consequence of her selfish and thoughtless ways. That it's why kids their age require parental consent. That she can have warm feelings for her kidnapping mama but Lori's a twisted person and hasn't provided her with a solid enough foundation to make adult choices. That because of her ridiculous desire to work as an underage person in a bar and become sexually involved with it's unscrupulous owner, the man is dead, her brother might be dead, her abductor mom was jailed, her best friend's boyfriend is dead, and her sister's boyfriend is now in jail. All those lives ruined because of her.
Then punch her in the face, not physically, but tell her she needs to slow down, do some serious introspection, that very little comes easy and she needs to put forth some effort, learn the meaning of "prudent" and figure out where she's going in her life, develop some problem solving and decision making skills, GO BACK TO SCHOOL, stay away from drugs and alcohol, and keep her legs closed for a little while.
I know it's not all Carter's fault. That every one of those individuals acted on their own free will. But she needs to understand that she leads the people who care about her into viper pits where they constantly have to pull her out. And she's the only one left standing who's unscathed.
So while she stood there with her arms folded all self-righteous-like, I just wanted Taylor to pounce on her and beat the s__t out of her. Even though Carter was right about Max; he wouldn't have been able to live with the lie.
And David's got a monster of a best selling sequel to write.
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Taco_Lips
8 years ago
I know I actually guffawed so loudly when Carter was like "he has to tell the truth!" Da Heck Girl!? Since when are you the prime example of truth-telling!? Especially to the police etc with all the laws she's breaking!
Then she's trying to make out like the courts would be reasonable about it!?
While I agree, Max is too good a person to have allowed another person to take the fall for him, the fact that Carter was not willing to support Taylor and Lori's decisions to cover things up, shows complete ignorance and hypocrisy on her part.
Also I feel her behavior would have helped push him into going to the police station and turning himself in.
If she had just put on a brave facade and agreed with Taylor and Lori, even if she didn't really, it could have helped things just settle a bit, before they decided what to do next.
Riddle wrapped inside an enigma, wrapped inside a taco.
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