-Joel POV-
Aria cried herself to sleep, I would never have thought she was abused by Ender. They looked alright together, as for her parents I already knew since she told me. I lifted her to bed, her reddened eyes made her look so sorrowful. It was my first time that I saw her this fragile, it must have been hard for her to open up.
She was condemned by both her parents and lover for expressing her feelings, is that why at first she always masked her fragile heart with violence? If so, she must have been through some serious trauma back then. I wonder if I had the guts to receive all of those pain from her? No, I shouldn't be questioning myself.