I can’t, Mutti. I wish I could. But it scares me too much.
-- Annemarie (Chapter 1)

Importance: Annemarie tries to explain to her mother why she did not answer Nathalie’s original phone call and never called her back. She admits to her mother that she has too much leftover fear after her own riding accident to allow Eva to participate in jumping competitions.

A heavy sigh, followed by a pause. ‘Yes and no. They caught her smoking marijuana at school. The police are there now. You need to go right away.
-- Mutti (Chapter 5)

Importance: Eva is expelled from school after she is caught smoking marijuana. Annemarie has to leave a riding lesson early to meet her daughter at school. It is not the first time Eva has gotten into trouble at school, but it is one of her more serious infractions.

The best thing we can do is remove her from the situation. You say...
-- Mutti (Chapter 5)