Part 2 is told by Tony in a present-day perspective where he continues to show signs of nostalgia towards his past; his past mainly with Adrian and Veronica. The other two friends- Alex and Collin, are rarely mentioned throughout this part of the novel. We learn that Tony married and had a child, Susie. He mentions Susie very briefly, almost as if he needs to constantly reassure himself about his relationship with his daughter, which is almost non existent. He is satisfied with having had a relationship with Margret, however, he does not seem to express much interest, or love for that matter, in her. Even though Tony has not admitted it to us directly, his love lies in Veronica after all these years. Mrs. Ford, Veronica’s mother, included Tony in her will, which I find to be very strange. The diary left for him in the will belonging to Adrian seems to be of great interest to Tony. I wonder whether it is the diary he is interested in or the fact that Veronica is the one guarding it and he wants to use it as an excuse to reconnect with her.
After his meeting with Veronica, we find that she burned the diary because she thought it wrong for them to read through it (something Margret mentioned earlier). She had to read through it in order to give Tony the photocopies so why did she believe she should and not Tony- is she trying to hide something from him?
Tony fails to mention to us that he sent a nasty letter in the past addressing Adrian and Veronica’s relationship. Using sarcasm and blunt offensive remarks about Veronica, he basically told the two that karma would get back at them with time. He seems to be embarrassed about having sent the letter and dissociates himself with that part of his past (he didn’t even tell Margret about Veronica until years later!). I find that Tony is constantly re-evaluating himself and decisions made in the past. His mind is never at ease when it comes to Adrian and Veronica. He states that he feels remorse- remorse for what? Having sent that letter?
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