The whole atmosphere changed in an instant the moment he removed that vest and revealed his body, his body that looked exactly like how Hana described it when she first saw it.
It looked like he had survived hell itself, someone who had lived through a concentration camp, someone forged by suffering and pain… and even though this was the second time Hana had seen it, she still couldn't look away.
Every scar, every mark, every line on his back told a story that defied belief and for the others, it was even worse, their first time seeing it… but for Amine, it was more than a shock.
Tears rolled down her face the moment her eyes fell on Joseph's back. She finally understood. She understood why he was the way he was, why his actions could be so cold, so precise, so monstrous at times. She understood why he changed in unpredictable ways, why he carried the reputation of a monster, why stories about him were whispered and feared.
