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.
Dan dia juga menciptakan rasa saling percaya di antara kami dengan mengakui rahasianya yaitu, bahwa sejak usia empat tahun, dia berulang kali mengalami kekerasan fisik yang parah dari ayah tirinya, begitu parahnya sehingga dia harus keluar dari sekolah di kelas 8, walaupun dia sangat cerdas, dan dia menghabiskan hampir 20 tahun untuk membangun kembali hidupnya.