"Uh, I'm neither confirming it nor gonna deny it. Let's just go back to topic before I get shivers thinking about those horrible days." He exaggeratedly shivered at the end.
"Alright, you can continue for now. I'll dig up your old photos later." She spoke casually. Jake rolled his eyes at her antics.
"I was in a bad place and very afraid but your mother came to me and asked what was happening with me and I told her what an A class coward I was. She heard what I said and then she said, whenever I found myself surrounded all I should think about is I'm not alone in this world, worse things happen to people who are better than I am, yet they go thru it because everyone goes thru life. It is not always gonna be fun and roses, just like it's not always gonna be dark and thorns. Hang in there till the good parts."