The one who was paranoid, who acted crazily. The one who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because of delusions. The ex-wife, whom he considered the disgrace of his life.
Under Sabrina's persistent questioning, I sat down and began to tell her the story of Aiden and me.
When I first met him, he wasn't yet the legendary genius boy.
Everyone in the neighborhood saw Aiden as nothing more than a problematic introvert child with strange behavior.
He had no friends and no family to rely on. His parents were too busy fighting over their divorce, treating him like a ping-pong ball neither wanted.
I could still vividly remember that bone-chilling winter in this city, where Aiden huddled in the stairwell, shivering in nothing but a thin undershirt.
I felt sorry for him and brought him home.
Not long after, while playing a simple game, my father accidentally discovered his astonishing talent for math.
From that moment on, Aiden was changed.
He won the Math Olympiad at the age of ten and was accepted into the best university without taking any exams at fourteen. By sixteen, his published research was gaining international acclaim and his awards began to pile up.