Don't I know it? It was one thing to trust Kanji after he quite literally saved me from my horrible circumstances. Dojima-san and Nanako-chan were easy enough to adjust to, once I realized they truly cared for me, and their home wouldn't be like all the other godforsaken foster "homes" I'd suffered through.

[And still, he blows a tremendous sigh.]

But with anyone outside that circle, I put up walls. I kept them at arm's length. I was terrified of getting too close to others, fearing they would hurt, betray, or abandon me.