absolutekillswitch
Christian liked to consider everything that happened prior to the night that her mom had promised to give her details about the identity of her father as "the before".
The before referred to life before she moved in with her best friend, Columbia, and her family.
The before referred to life before she realized that everyone was right, her mom had one objective: and it was look out for number one, and unfortunately for Christian, she was number two.
The before would refer to life before she started going to Gotham Academy, which she would then proceed to get kicked out of.
The before would refer to life before she had declared herself a vigilante, the before would refer to life before her girlfriend was murdered, and the before would refer to life before she herself died.
The before would refer to life before everything would consistently get worse and worse.