This is what Charlotte writes.

05.08.08

Kick through the shit on the floor of your room until you find them, both flip flops, dirty and worn by now but still functional. Wade back out to the doorway, drop them on the floor, nudge them straight with your bare toes. Slip on first one, then the other. Walk out of your room, down the stairs, and step out the door into the sunshine. Leave your shoes in the doorway and keep going. This is the most important thing that you will ever do.