Aika and I continued on towards our shelter.
After a few minutes of silence, I took a quick glance at her and said, "I thought you didn't like people. It's strange to see you help someone you don't know at all..." Remembering the amount of positive karma that we earned, I added, "…genuinely."
Aika sighed.
She looked like she did not want to talk about it, but eventually she gave in. "I don't know. For some reason, when I saw her being treated like that, it triggered a disturbing memory. The memory wasn't clear and the only thing I felt was that I was being maltreated in the same way."
I suddenly froze and my eyes widened.
"What?"
Did she just say she had a disturbing memory surface where she experienced something similar?
My mind buffered for a moment.
Bonds are born the moment they manifest, so…
"How is that even possible?"
Aika shrugged, "I don't know."
She looked away. "Anyway, can we not talk about it? I really hate the way it makes me feel…"
