It was a classic story. Rich ranch boy from Appaloosa Plains meets poor girl from the streets of Starlight Shores while they are both away at school. She was on a scholarship studying theatre and he was taking culinary arts.
So like I said, they met, they fell in love, and when they graduated, he followed her back to Starlight Shores and they got married.
He started at the bottom of the food chain, working towards his dream of becoming a five-star chef, and she kept house. She wanted a lot of kids, but they only had two. Constance and Robin. Both athletic, although Constance wanted to be a chef like her dad and Robin wanted to be a rock star.
Well, her sophomore year Constance tried out for the Gooder Public School track and field team (Robin was away at the School of Peace and Love). She fell hard for the star of the team, senior Brian Ashland. Not only was he cute, he was fast. Problem was, all the girls in school were in love with him, and he was in love right back.
So she hatched a plan. She pretended she didn't give two pence about him, and meanwhile cleaned up on the track. Well, it worked. He was caught. Against his womanising nature, after her graduation he settled down with one woman.
She managed to keep things interesting, enough for him to stick around. Until she got pregnant--with twins.
The thrill of the chase was replaced with the fear of fatherhood, and Brian did what Brian did best--he ran.
Well, of course Constance was heartbroken. But she had her parents and her sister to comfort her.
It was a struggle, raising two little girls by herself while she worked nights at Broad Street Grill to support them, but she made it work. She took some time every evening to play with the girls.
This is where I come in. See, Angela was always the perfect one. Sweet, funny--just like Mom, really. I was . . . different. Difficult.
No matter how many times Mom told me that my bed was safe, that there were no monsters--I knew better, and I couldn't possibly sleep there alone.
People told Mom different things to 'help' me--they tried to send me away to a 'special school' (as if I didn't know what that really means) but I begged and pleaded not to go. See, the bad people already took Dad, and if I went away, they could take my mom too. And I couldn't--I couldn't let them take her. She was the best thing that ever happened to this sorry world.
But I failed.
Despite all my best efforts, they took her away from me. And I couldn't get her back. And I
knew it was my fault. I told them, but they wouldn't listen! Aunt Robin meant well. 'There, there, dear. Now, that's just ridiculous. It's not your fault your mother's dead. Why, it's no one's fault.' But she just didn't understand. Angela and I moved in with her after Mom went away. She was nice, though a bit absent-minded, but she never understood.
Then, the worst happened. Well, not worse than losing Mom, but almost as bad. Grandpa John got promoted. Well, he was already a master chef, but he was offered a position to run Trade Winds Spa and Bistro in Isla Paradiso, with an option to own it someday. It was just what he'd always wanted. Which would be fine, if it weren't for the fact that Aunt Robin insisted we go too. She insisted it was just what I needed. 'Too many dark memories here, better to get a fresh start in the sun.'
And unlike Mom, who knew when something was really, truly important to me, Aunt Robin wouldn't listen.
And she took me away from the only place Mom and Dad could find me if the bad people ever let them come back.
Anyway, well, that was kind of dark, ummm--let's see--nice things about me . . .
I love animals. Puppies, parrots, cats and canaries, horses, turtles, beetles and butterflies.
I like music but only cheery, comforting music. Like Darrell Brown, Stevie Q, and Mr Pa.
My favourite food is pumpkin pie or cookies or grilled cheese but never fish. Fish smells. And it used to be alive and I'm not vegetarian but I prefer not to eat animals anyway, and fish are kind of animals.
I like water. Water is comforting. Only I don't like Isla Paradiso. I'd say it's because there's too much water but you know really why. I'd like it otherwise I think.
The bright colours are nice except when they're scary.
Is that enough? Should I stop talking now? Okay. Bye!
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Well, here it is! Our last Introduction. Hopefully the next update will take us into The Mole itself. We shall see.
