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.
Ele também criou um ambiente mágico de confiança entre nós, confessando-me o seu segredo: Quando criança,  a partir dos quatro anos, tinha sido fisicamente abusado  de forma selvagem e repetida pelo seu padrasto. Os abusos tornaram-se tão insuportáveis  que teve de desistir da escola no 8.º ano, apesar de ser muito inteligente. Passara quase 20 anos  a reconstruir a vida.