Marta helped Erza put his necklace back on, seeing the relief in his face. Marta knew how important the necklace was to him, and his family. She saw him reach for it countless times, and every time she felt a pang of guilt in her heart. But it was now back where it belonged. She listened to Ezra, finally express his feelings and thoughts about Oscar. Marta and his parents had been so cautious about discussing what happened, but now Marta was wondering if letting his feelings out would be therapeutic for Ezra. Obviously it would not make him feel safe, or stop the nightmares, or change reality, but hopefully it would stop him from keeping his emotions bottled up. And Marta felt it necessary to make it known that he was not alone. 

"Ezra, I did not know what hate was until I met Oscar. There is no denying, I try to see the best in a situation and people, but Oscar doesn't even deserve my hope that he will see his wrongdoing and fix his ways. He is scum who does not deserve to walk on this earth."

Marta felt her anger rising, but she kept her demeanor calm. The words that left her mouth felt foreign. Marta has never spoken so ill of a person before in her life. But everything she said was the truth. If Oscar died tonight, Marta would not mourn him. Hell she may even dance on his grave. It almost scared her about having these feelings, but she was tired of ignoring them. She looked at Ezra as he said he would take Oscar's life, and Marta would not stop him. But Ezra also knew Oscar was stronger, and he had help. The Jewish community was too scared to help fight back, even if they had the numbers. If even just a couple of neighbors had come to their aid the other day, Oscar may not have been able to hurt Ezra as much as he had. But there was too much fear, it made people forget about others and only be concerned with their self. But Marta did not care about herself, all she cared about was Ezra, knowing he was ok and alive. That was all that mattered.

Looking into Ezra's eyes, "Ezra, I need you to promise me something." She knew what she was about to say, Ezra would never agree to, but she hoped if the situation arose, he would follow through with it regardless. 

"If something were to ever happen, and we were in a situation that meant one of us was going to die, but they other could survive, I want you to save yourself. You have so much more to live for Ezra. You have parents who love you and support you. You have a strong community who cares about you, and I know it may not seem like it recently, but they do. Everyone asks about you when they come into the bakery. It is just dark times we are living in right, and fear is the driving motive. But your life has so much more value. So please, promise me that you will save yourself first."