She doesn't know what friend Marie is referring to, but she'll take the comparison as a compliment. As hard as things have been for Adia at times, she's not one to wallow in self-pity for long.

"But... well, maybe I don't understand karma completely, but so long as you're living your life, don't you have a chance to do good deeds to balance out your fortune? You can't go back and change your past, but you can learn from your mistakes and strive to do better."

As she watches Marie, her feeling that there is more to this woman than she first thought grows even stronger. It doesn't change her advice, but it does make her wonder how deep in karmic debt Marie might truly be.