The Past Is In The Past

Chapter 1: The Prologue

Chapter 1: The Prologue

Elsa was only five when she lost her mother.

Before this, Elsa could only remember happy times. Her family lived in a beautiful and massive house in a town called Arendelle which was in Norway. Elsa had been born into the privilege Winters' family. The Winters came from the Arendelle family – the family who had founded Arendelle when Olaf Arendelle decided to construct a town. So Elsa's life was planned out from the moment she was born; prestigious schools, Oxford admittance and then joining her family's business before becoming CEO. Elsa's family sold sports gear, specialising in winter gear. Elsa knew that she had a difficult life ahead of her.

Little did she realise just how difficult it was going to be.

Losing her mother at a young age hadn't been easy. In fact, it hadn't been easy on anyone. Elsa had been playing on the lawn in front. She had a blue, bouncy ball in her hand and she was happy bouncing it up and down. Her mother, Idun Winters, was laughing as she held Elsa's baby sister, Anna, on her lap. Anna was only two but she was quite the handful and loved to play with her older sister who also loved to play with her younger sister. Elsa's had been bouncing her ball against the grass, laughing as she did, when she bounced it a little hard. The ball travelled along the ground, bouncing as it did. The ball bounced across the yard and through the open gate till it rested in the middle of the road.

Elsa got up to go get her ball but her mother told her to stay where she was. Elsa's mother told her to look after Anna while she went to get the ball. Her mother raced across the street and picked up the ball.

She never even saw the car coming.

Elsa's mother had bent down and the car slammed right into the back. There had been a mess on the road. Elsa remembered crying and crying, screaming for her mother who would never be able to hear her again. Elsa's father, Adgar, had run out when he heard his daughter's distress. He had cradled his wife before shouting at Elsa to call for an ambulance.

"Emergency services , how can I help?"

"My mummy's hurt."

Elsa remembered a lot of people turning up. There had been neighbours racing about in a panic. The driver, who turned out to be drunk, was being arrested by a police officer. Sirens hurt Elsa's ears. Elsa's mother had been placed in a black and placed into an ambulance before being driven away. Elsa had raced after the ambulance but a neighbour grabbed her and held her back. Her father was crying as a police officer told him what was going on. He collapsed in his grief and the police officer took hold of his shoulder. Elsa remembered Anna crying as she sat on the lawn. Her father went over and scooped up his crying daughter. He gestured for Elsa to come over. Elsa did as she was told. She didn't really know what was going on but she could tell by the looks on everyone's faces that something bad had happened to her mother.

The funeral had taken place the next week. Everyone was dressed in black and grouped around a grave in the middle of a field. The rain was pounding on everyone's umbrellas. Elsa clung to her father's hand while her sister clung to the other. When the funeral was over, everyone headed over to Elsa's house. Elsa stayed in the corner of the living room clutching a small plate of food. Her sister had been taken upstairs to rest in her room by her uncle. Anna had collapsed in his arms and was completely asleep. The whole ordeal had been too much for her.

Elsa nibbled at a biscuit as she watched what was happening before her. She could see her grandmother, Ingrid Winters, chatting to Elsa's cousin Astrid – daughter of her Uncle Klaus – and Astrid's mother, Greta. Astrid was a little younger than Elsa; she was about four years old. Elsa had no idea what they were discussing. Elsa heard something about a miscarriage that her Aunt Greta was talking about. Elsa's grandmother seemed quite concerned about Aunt Greta. Elsa stared at them for several seconds before she decided to look for her father. Her eyes scanned the room looking for him. She soon found him.