He shrugged at her question about his own story. "I did, yes," he said. It wasn't something he really wanted to think about or discuss, given the poor decisions he made in his quest for answers and how his attempt to save his mother's life left his entire world in danger because of Zoom.
Martha's story was far more endearing and it made Barry smile. "I'm afraid to ask what happened to your brother after that," he said. Somehow, he got the impression that Martha was not the kind of woman to be messed with and he had a feeling that even as a small child, she would have exacted some sort of revenge for the accident.