Eventually, Jordan drummed up enough courage to ask Alex about what had caused her to ‘freak out’ like that on the pone. A long silence ensued before either said anything.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have brought it up.” Jordan tried to rescue the awkward moment.
“No it’s ok Jordan. Really. I’m just trying to think about how to say this…. Before my dad went to treatment this summer, things were really bad at home. He came home drunk almost every day – sometimes he never left – and when he was drinking he was so so so awful—”
“But I thought your dad was like a doctor or something?”