Rachel's Response to Chapters 11-20

Hi guys! I loved reading all the responses last week. I can't wait to check out your blogs again this week! If only we could all sit down together and discuss this over a cup of coffee. For now, the internet will have to do!

1. Where do you think Tim and Marty are at this point in the story?
Honestly, who knows. I kind of think they may have gone into hiding, but then a piece of me thinks they may be plotting something else that will only get them into more trouble.

2. What were your thoughts as CeeCee was helping Genevieve deliver her baby?
"OH MY GOODNESS, CEECEE HAS NO IDEA WHAT SHE IS DOING!!"...that was what was really rolling through my mind. I was definitely flipping through the pages fast here. I knew something would go wrong, because I didn't envision CeeCee hurting Genevieve, but it still had me feeling anxious. I know my heart rate must have gone up when I read that chapter! But I do have to say, that my heart was going out to CeeCee here. I know Genevieve was the one dying, but poor CeeCee. This is not at all what she thought she was getting into.

3. After Genevieve died, what would you have done with her baby if you had been in CeeCee's shoes?
Honestly, I'd fess up to the cops. I don't hold secrets well, and I'd go forward and turn the baby and myself in. The consequences wouldn't be great, but I couldn't live with that secret all to myself like she will.

4. Why do you think CeeCee/Eve is still holding onto hope that Tim will come for her?
Because she is SIXTEEN! This is her first love, and like so many of you said last week, she is naive and in love/lust. She really believes that Tim is her soul mate and it will all work out. There is so much she still has to learn.

5. How do you think Eve will establish her new identity in Virginia?
I think she's going to put herself on her feet and move on, but that will take some time and she will always hold Tim and this secret in the back of her mind. If she falls in love with someone else and starts a family, the idea of Tim and what happened with Genevieve will always haunt her, no matter how great her new life may be.

6. What do you think of CeeCee/Eve now after she has gone through with the kidnapping, the delivery of the baby, the escape, and the relocation?
The more I read, the more I like her. She is definitely a young girl who is not making some great choices (ie, trying to drop the baby off at the Governor's mansion and get away...), but I find her to be likable. She is lost, and every person she cares for has been stripped from her life. This baby (Cory) is her shot at starting over. Oh! But I will say, it bugged me when she said the baby cut her finger on her hair. What? That was just a little too silly for me. With the exception of that scene, I have loved to read about CeeCee!

And one last thing, not related to the questions...was anyone else sad to see Eve lose all her letters? Broke my heart to pieces. I knew she wasn't going to go back to her apartment at the end of everything, but seeing her lose that last piece of her mom had me so upset. Anyone else?