HÉLÈNE BLANC
The beginning
"In middle school, Laurence was one of those very beautiful girls. Out of reach. Always well dressed, with nice blouses and little pieces of jewelry. We crossed paths because we attended the same school, but I wasn't part of her group of friends, all of whom were very well off. I was born in Monaco, but my parents were not Monegasque, and at age 12, in 1985, I was living alone in a studio apartment with my mother, who was divorced from my father. Laurence's parents were doctors.
I made up for my lack of social privilege with humor and irony, and I had some success with girls. I was invited to lots of parties, while Laurence never went out because her parents were very strict. But one day, she was there too. In the middle of a game of "truth or dare," she had to kiss a boy and she chose me. It was a simple kiss, nothing more, one among many others – it was just part of the game.
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