Darren's perspective of Xiu had always been a girl who was broken and lost. Perhaps, that's why he was surprised to hear her words. Because the way she talked didn't show her loneliness at all. Instead, it made him see her as a very positive person.
For a moment Darren couldn't even believe that it was the same girl who held so much sadness and loneliness in her eyes and in her smile. Or was it that sadness that made her so optimistic? Or maybe, optimism and hope were the only thread she could possibly hold on to.
In his own thoughts, he didn't even realize how he ended up saying, "You have pretty awesome words to say for someone who doesn't even have a dream in the first place."
