Juliette reached her the braclett around her wrist as her eyes shifted to the side. “Well, I...” She faltered. She twisted the charm between her fingers. “I have, yes. When I was younger, my parents were murdered in our home.” Her speech was slow while she continued to stare at any object other than Alicia. 

“After the...incident happened, I was very distraught and angry. I did things that I now very much regret because I was mad at God for letting something so terrible happen.” Juliette sighed softly. “Katherine* eventually got fed up with me and slapped some sense into me. I later realized that some things have to happen for the world to go on.”

Juliette managed to pull her eyes back to Alicia. “What I’m saying is: yes, i have lost my faith in Him once before. But it’s just a matter of understanding that things happen because they happen. Not everything He has in mind for us has to be good.”