Alicia listened to Juliette's instructions in French, but only understood the "thank you" part.  Although she had been around during Juliette's French lessons with Jake, she didn't pay attention to them much.  All she focused on was the two having a good time.  "Shock," Alicia repeated.  That must've been it.  How else could she explain everything?  She barely heard Juliette's quiet comment.  She always forgot about the tragedy Juliette faced as a child.   Juliette just didn't seem like the person who had any darkness to their life.  The kind of person who could go through anything bad with a smile.  But maybe that wasn't true.

Alicia shifted around in the seat.  "I must've fallen hard when I fell," she chuckled, rubbing her back.  She had no recollection of being slammed against the wall by Juliette.