“Well it’s a pretty big secret in our house – no one was supposed to know because if they did then he couldn’t work anymore or something. But I don’t know, it’s weird, it’s like he could just flip a switch and be fine the next day or a few hours later – and then just be this total monster at home.

One time he locked me and my mom outside our house all night. We couldn’t call anyone to stay over because then they’d know about his problem so we just slept with the dog.”

“Wait – Alex – what? You slept outside all night? With the dog?”

Alex was starting to cry.

“You don’t even know Jordan – that’s the least that’s happened.