While the present is where a choice is needed, the past has a far greater importance on the lives of people in the present. The past is not limited to Elle but also her mother, grandmother, father, stepfather and so many others.
Her sister Anne was very close to her. And although there was conflicts and difficulties between them in childhood, they became closer as they grew up. With her father, it was the opposite. His choices with lovers drove Elle so away from him that they were incommunicado.
Jonas. The boy who became a best friend and confidant.
Her mother, Wallace’s, relationships deeply impacted Elle and Anna. Her marriage to Leo, ended on a tragic note. That tragedy changed the course of Elle’s life. The death of her stepbrother Conrad.
His death was tragic but from her accounts, he wasn’t a good person either. He’d ogled her, been a pervert and had even raped her once. What defined this event was that both Elle and Jonas didn’t help him at the time, let him die and they kept everything a secret.
