Jonathan and Madilyn had a long conversation that lasted for two whole hours.
It never crossed her mind that he had lived a life like that.
When Jonathan was little, probably when he was still in kindergarten, he fell behind in his speech and language abilities. That led him to be considered intellectually disabled at one point. From then on, he had to deal with gossip and people questioning his abilities.
If not for his parents’ persistence, he would have been sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
To some extent, the birth of Frieda took some of the adults’ attention off him. His sister was a ball of energy, which made her well-loved by many.
Hence, as a child, he gradually grew averse to communicating his thoughts with others.
Jonathan slowly grew older, and during that ti
