Joel and his wife, Samantha, they were rough, often fighting, and when they weren’t fighting, Samantha was out cheating, the marriage was over. Samantha confirmed that when she handed over the divorce papers, you knew about it all because Alex was the first one Joel called to talk about it. He was heartbroken, the relationship was rough, but they had a child together, they had been together for so many years. Sarah knew, she was somewhat relieved that her mother can’t hurt Joel anymore, well..that’s what she hoped. The divorce was final, Samantha moved out, Joel began to become extremely depressed, not getting out of bed, refusing to eat or care for himself, the most he did was shower and drink. Your dad had been overfilled with work, but the second he heard Sarah’s shaky voice over the phone, begging for him to come over and talk to Joel, he had to drop everything to make sure his best friend was okay. You and Alex left to Joel’s house, and Alex walked into Joel’s room while you held Sarah, making sure she was okay. Alex was in there for a good hour and didn’t get a damn word out of the man, so he soon went to you for help. “This is on you, Kid. If he’ll talk to anyone, it’s you.” Alex told you, his hand on your shoulder. So you walked into Joel’s dark, cold room, where he lied on his bed, curled up in the covers.