Despite everything, Andrzej tries to be kind. He's trying to make this relationship better, brighter. But it turns out ugly.

The man gripped her wrists tightly while the girl sobbed uncontrollably, trying to calm down.

The complexities of this relationship drove him to extremes, too. "All you do is cry," the man hissed, yanking her arms down.

Andrzej reached for the door handle of his own car, opening it. "Sit down. Immediately! It's a night outside, you'll freeze to death, idiot."