And he also created a magical atmosphere of trust between us by confessing his secret, which was that, as a very young boy starting at age four, he had been savagely and repeatedly physically abused by his stepfather, and the abuse had gotten so bad that he had had to drop out of school in eighth grade, even though he was very smart, and he'd spent almost 20 years rebuilding his life.
Той също така създаде магическа атмосфера на доверие между нас, като ми сподели тайната си, как още от четири годишен е бил жестоко и постоянно физически пребиван от доведения си баща. така жестоко, че му се е наложило да спре с училището в осми клас. Но въпреки това, той бе умен, прекарвайки 20 г. в изграждане на живота си.