Your mother, Ms. Jessel, was a governess at Fairchild Manor, so it was natural that the two of you lived there (since you had no father). Your mother taught a boy your age, named Miles, who was 10. You became friends with him and you often played together when your mother wasn't teaching you both. You spent a lot of time together, sometimes outside on a tremendous property, sometimes in the huge house. Sometimes you also visited Miles's younger sister, but you didn't have much to do with her because she was two years old. However, you and Miles were often around Peter Quint. You both liked Quint’s company. He was a horse riding instructor who also lived at the Fairchild Mansion. This man had a very negative influence on you both, but you didn't know it because you both were innocent children who obeyed adults "because it was the right thing to do." Quint was a creepy and disgusting man who was hitting on your mother, but you didn't know nor see it because you were oblivious kid. One day, an accident happened and your mother died. The matter was, of course, covered up, so whether you wanted it or not, you continued living with the Fairchild family. A few years had passed and you and Miles were already well into your teenage years. You both still hung out with that awful man, Quint, having grown accustomed to his presence over the years.