How it all began

Did the hand of fate determine the tragedy which was to befall the Jeffries family? A small hamlet, grandparents close by, places to play and loving parents: no child could ask for more. But from the beginning, Charles’ lot in life was to be one of fleeting happiness and enduring pain. This was not peculiar to Charles alone. His parents, sister, friends and family of friends are swept up in the web of misfortune. His lack of esteem and male confidence, stemming from his elder brother’s taunting and bullying of earlier years, lead him to make a series of disastrous, wrong decisions. His desire to be wanted and loved by the only woman he has known intimately, bring out the worst in him and he becomes paranoid. His change of character loses him the friendship of his long-standing ally and that of his family. Despite the wrong which Charles has done him, Dominic, his last remaining friend, is the only one to support him and thus, he too is embroiled in fate’s final, violent card.