Thursday, September 29, 2005
MY CONVERSATION WITH MR. CARTER TODAY...
Mr. Carter: “Carters?”
Debbie: “Tell me that you know…without a shadow of a doubt…that Clint will come back…and I will believe you.”
Mr. Carter: “He will come back…I know. Unless he’s in jail for several years or something…he’s coming back.”
Debbie: “I hope so.”
Mr. Carter: “I know that you are at your wit’s end with this.”
Debbie: “I lost my faith Tuesday night. And flipped out. I said that I wasn’t calling you anymore and I wasn’t speaking his name ever again. That I was just done. I wrote the song that nobody wanted to hear from me. But then by Wednesday night, my outlook changed and I wrote another song about finding him.”
Mr. Carter: “What happened to change it?”
Debbie: “I realized that I couldn’t let him go. I couldn’t give up on finding him again.”
Mr. Carter: “I could tell on Tuesday afternoon when I talked to you that something was wrong. I know that no one can be in your shoes and no one can possibly know what it’s like to go through this. But you’ve made a decision to go after what you want and you have to be optimistic. With our optimism, it will all turn out okay. There are many outcomes and all will be good.”
Debbie: “There is only one outcome that would be good. For Clint to come back.”
Mr. Carter: “He will come back. I don’t’ know when. I wish I could tell you when and I wish that there was something I could do to help you more than I have.”
Debbie: “Oh…I just wish I had taken that letter down there one day earlier…when he was at the garage. Before he disappeared. If only I had taken it down one day earlier. Why the hell didn’t I take the letter down JUST ONE DAY EARLIER??”
Mr. Carter: “Well, it would be a different story then. And you know what, things happen the way they’re supposed to…and they happen for reasons. And we can’t pretend to always understand them.”
Debbie: “I wish I could understand them.”
Mr. Carter: “It’s okay to have all these different emotions and be frustrated with the situation. But try to stay optimistic underneath it all. Clint will come back.”
Debbie: “I know.”
Mr. Carter: “Carters?”
Debbie: “Tell me that you know…without a shadow of a doubt…that Clint will come back…and I will believe you.”
Mr. Carter: “He will come back…I know. Unless he’s in jail for several years or something…he’s coming back.”
Debbie: “I hope so.”
Mr. Carter: “I know that you are at your wit’s end with this.”
Debbie: “I lost my faith Tuesday night. And flipped out. I said that I wasn’t calling you anymore and I wasn’t speaking his name ever again. That I was just done. I wrote the song that nobody wanted to hear from me. But then by Wednesday night, my outlook changed and I wrote another song about finding him.”
Mr. Carter: “What happened to change it?”
Debbie: “I realized that I couldn’t let him go. I couldn’t give up on finding him again.”
Mr. Carter: “I could tell on Tuesday afternoon when I talked to you that something was wrong. I know that no one can be in your shoes and no one can possibly know what it’s like to go through this. But you’ve made a decision to go after what you want and you have to be optimistic. With our optimism, it will all turn out okay. There are many outcomes and all will be good.”
Debbie: “There is only one outcome that would be good. For Clint to come back.”
Mr. Carter: “He will come back. I don’t’ know when. I wish I could tell you when and I wish that there was something I could do to help you more than I have.”
Debbie: “Oh…I just wish I had taken that letter down there one day earlier…when he was at the garage. Before he disappeared. If only I had taken it down one day earlier. Why the hell didn’t I take the letter down JUST ONE DAY EARLIER??”
Mr. Carter: “Well, it would be a different story then. And you know what, things happen the way they’re supposed to…and they happen for reasons. And we can’t pretend to always understand them.”
Debbie: “I wish I could understand them.”
Mr. Carter: “It’s okay to have all these different emotions and be frustrated with the situation. But try to stay optimistic underneath it all. Clint will come back.”
Debbie: “I know.”
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