That was certainly a really detailed review of the scenes in the chapter. You walk as fine line by talking about the scenes without really spoiling them too much, but I think you handle it very well. It is great for my inspiration to get to hear your thoughts about the scenes. Thank you a lot.
It was really fun to read the “emotional roller coaster” description since quite a good part of the chapter is reused from the my earlier attempt to write the story. In a story Like “With the Mirror Came..” there is plenty of room of developing the gradual adjustment of the characters as things go constantly worse, but with the Carmen story I really need to make the sentences count since I am aiming for the more quick and fun kind of story with less advanced plot. You seem to have enjoyed quite much of the chapter so the rewrite seems to have paid off.
I hope that you will enjoy what I have planned for the pregnant Elenore when they reach their destination (btw you mixed the names, I adjusted it when I copied it here) . One of the reasons of adding more travel time to this chapter and the events at Frank’s place is make sure the timeline of pregnancy fit with the rest of the story. Still some minor scenes that need to be developed but I am really looking forward to write the planned upcoming major scenes and the actual ending of the story.