One
Aden watches his father pour another glass of whisky. His gaze moves to the amber liquid that has filled the glass almost to the brim. It's a familiar sight for Aden, but not one he likes. His father is so drunk that he doesn't even realise that Aden's there. Aden begins to reach for the glass, determined to take the hated liquid from his father. But then the door opens, and his father's alcohol addiction is forgotten, because Aden knows who has just come in, knows what is going to happen, and know his father isn't going to stop it.
Two
He hates being alone in the house, hates it when Roman's working, and Morag's away, and Nicole's out doing whatever she wants to do. He hates it when the only company is he's been happy. He's felt like he's part of a family, like Roman, Morag and Nicole are his family, especially Roman. He knows how ironic it is that he's living in the house of an ex SAS soldier. And then Nicole complains about Roman, and he thinks about his own dad, and silently thinks about the fact that he would give anything to swap places with Nicole Franklin.
Three
As a teacher, Miles has seen it all too often. Kids that have been hurt, and have rebelled as a result of that. But Aden's one of the worst cases he's ever seen. As a person, it hurts to listen to him talk, seemingly confident while he battles the emotions that are threatening to surface. Miles doesn't know exactly what happened to Aden, but experience allows him to make an educated guess. Most of the residents of Summer Bay think that the kid's trouble, but Miles knows better than anyone that appearances can be deceptive, so he tries to help.
Four
Roman stands on the beach and looks out to sea. Aden is swimming; fast, powerful strokes that propel him through the water. Roman can see the tension in his muscles; can sense the hurt that the teenager is feeling. As Aden makes his way out of the water Roman has to turn away from the look of anguish that he sees on his face. But then he takes a deep breath and turns back around, too many people have let him down, have turned their backs on Aden when he needed them, Roman isn't about to become one of them.