Since Joel's revelation towards the teenager about his lie—that Fireflies stopped searching for a cure where in reality he killed some of them in order to save the teenager from the potential death, this caused a severe strain in Joel's relationship with the teenager.

One evening, Joel managed to have a word with the teenager at the porch.

"If somehow the Lord gave me a second chance at the moment, I would do it all over again."

He uttered, feeling disappointed but no regrets for what he did.