At thirteen, when his older brother and sister had grown up, his mother took him back home, but he had already lost the ability to feel close to his mother, and she was no longer the woman he remembered from his memories.
He started to give up on himself, refusing to go to school, and under his mother's constant nagging and preaching, Henry chose to leave.
"He'd rather keep company with vagrants than return to that place called 'home'…" Marta sighed deeply, "When I first heard about Henry's experiences, I… was shocked and felt sympathy for him.
He also said that his outbursts of anger were because he was afraid of being abandoned again.
Just like his mother had abandoned him years ago.
He was very scared."
Jack asked casually, "You believed his bullshit?"
"Yes, I was foolish and young at that time, moved by his words, even starting to feel pity for him.
I naively believed that I could change him, warm his heart, and help him find the ability and courage to love again.
