Cause Of Metanoia

𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐚
/ˌmɛtəˈnɔɪə/
(Noun)
to turn away from the dark, and face the light.
change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion; a transformative change of heart.

"I've not been crying! Just, stay away. You don't understand. You never will."

Rhea has always felt misunderstood. Her parents were always distant, yet they assumed they were not, always forcing her to be the ideal daughter, ignoring her pleas for help. Her friends loved her outward image, the perfect girl with everything worked out. However, inwardly, she's a mess that cries herself to sleep each night. Tears stain her journal entries.
She's broken, her edges jagged and sharp.

"Well I do, no matter what you think of me. I care about you. Very much so."

Then one day she meets someone. Someone who drives away her nightmares, who makes her belief in life skyrocket. Someone who sees through her pretences, who wipes away her tears. Someone who believes being broken is not necessarily a bad thing. Little does she know how deep his understanding of her situation goes.

Would he glue her pieces back together, or find beauty in her shattered pieces?

Would they walk off into the sunset together, their backs facing the dark, their faces aglow?