"I went to my room and sat on my bed, staring at the little white envelope that my dad had given me the night
before. It had seemed so incongruous then, just a silly note my dad had
passed to me while I was trying to fall asleep. But now it seemed more
important, in a way. He was on a crazy adventure-what if he didn't come
back? This was a possibility I had not considered at all in the months and
years leading up to his launch, but now it hit me in a very real way." Why
might the author have used the verb "hit" here?
A. to imply that Jason should have treated his dad with more kindness in the months
and years leading up to the launch
B. to hint that Jason's dad is unlikely to return from his "crazy adventure"
C. to convey the force and suddenness of Jason's realization that his dad might not
come back
D. to suggest that Jason slaps his hand on his forehead when he realizes that his dad
may not come back