[center][b][u]Carmen[/u][/b][/center]

Carmen did not expected to be basically pounced on for her efforts, but she was happy that she had put Lily in a better mood. That happiness soon went away, though, as Lily explained...everything. Her entire past, and all of the emotions she had pent up.

For Carmen, it was devastating.

[i]Nobody[/i] on the island probably saw Carmen as one who could get sad. She had everything going for her, and was the constantly overdramatic diva that people liked and thought funny. But to be a truly good musician, you must experience [i]all[/i] emotions, including sadness. Carmen had just never really experienced sadness except from reading sad stories and the like. It was enough to give her something to work with, but she had never experienced it on her own, and never had somebody pour out their emotions to her like this. And she had [i]certainly[/i] never heard a story so heartbreaking.

At the conclusion of the story, Carmen was not in the room.

She was in the bathroom weeping.

She wept for Lily and what she had to endure, and how she was ignored. Lily was a strong and kind soul from what Carmen could tell, and didn't deserve to be mistreated. She had gone into the bathroom because she wanted to remain strong as Lily's emotional rock, but the volume of her sobs immediately disintegrated that plan. Eventually walking out after she had calmed down enough to dry her tears, she walked over to Lily and hugged her. "I'm sorry, Lily, she said softly. "You don't deserve any of that. I hope...that your life will get better."