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.
Ai krioi një atmosfere besimi midis nesh më tregoi sekretin e tij, që kur ishte një djalë i vogël 4 vjeç, ai ka qenë egërsisht dhe vazhdimisht i abuzuar fizikisht nga njerku i tij, dhe abuzimet ishin kaq të renda qe u detyrua te lërë shkollen në klasë të tetë edhe pse ishte shumë i zgjuar, dhe i jane dashur gati 20 vjet për të rindertuar jetën e tij.