Talk:Surfing the Aftershocks/@comment-16693153-20140619191852/@comment-5660329-20140619211209

I think Ali is going to be genuinely struggling with her mom's death; you have to remember though that the only people who've seen her cry is her friends and family. I think that Ali is vulnerable and that she is putting on a brave face because she doesn't want her classmates to know that she is.