The Way I Am Now

“I am not the girl I was. I am the girl I am now.”

Eden going back to Josh feels so messy and real. It shows how trauma isnt a straight line. Sometimes you have to revisit the past to finally move forward.

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here.”

Josh waiting for her is heart wrenching. He doesn't try to fix her or lead her. He just stands there while she finds her own way back.

The way Eden looks at her old self is so heavy. She mourns the person she was before the assault. Healing starts when she stops wishing she could go back in time.

“Silence is its own kind of weapon.”

Family silence can be just as loud as a scream. Seeing her parents struggle to talk about what happened makes her isolation feel so much deeper.