My novel consists of a couple characters coming together, not really knowing much about each other, having very weak friendships in the beginning. Then all coming together when they realize what they are up against. All gathering at Gail’s house in front of the woods and then becoming nosey around night fall. They go forth into the woods and discover the deep dark secrets that have yet to surface around the media, and have yet to be destroyed. Secrets some have been wondering about for years. Getting lost, splitting up, injuries and lack of faith; some pull the groups together to keep moving forward to find their way out alive. They learn about the lore of the forest, some even become bonded to the forest. Some even resort to the worst thing possible; something only someone messed up in the brain would do, or someone being very, very desperate.
#1. Character: Gail
Age: 19
Occupation: College Student
Family Members/Significant Others: Jackie (Sister)
Personality Traits: Lonely, Imaginative, Caring
Character History: She has lived on the edge of town in the woods area for as far back as she can recall. Being home schooled for most of her life, while her sister when to public school. Her parents left when she was 16 to work on the opposite end of the world for money and they send money down to keep them afloat. She used the computer for schooling, didn’t go out much.
Highest Level of Education: Graduated High school with average grades and is in her first year of college.
Physical Traits: Light brown skin (Milky rich caramel colour), Long wavy brown hair that ends about mid-way down her back, eyes are a deep brown colour; wide and doe like, she’s short, an average build and an average weight, with a silver septum nostril piercing on the right side.
Biggest Motivator: To be closer to someone.
Biggest Fear: Being buried alive, left behind, not being able to see the end of something (Example: Not being able to see the bottom of the ocean).
Things Gail Likes: Being in her bedroom on her laptop, cold rainy days, sweater weather, alternative style and culture.
Things Gail Does Not Like: Yelling, uncomfortable situations, and judgemental people.
Where does Gail Live: She lives on the edge of town in a decently sized cabin, in front of the woods.
Music Gail Listens to: EDM when she’s studying, and whatever comes on the radio or whatever her friends suggest to her.
What does Gail like about Herself: She likes her appearance.
What Gail Doesn’t like about Herself: She doesn’t like how closed off she was as a kid. Also she doesn’t like the incident that happened with her sister when they were young.
Gail’s favourite childhood memory: When she went to summer camp.
Gail’s most traumatic memory: Watching her sister get abducted and not being able to do anything about it.
Gail’s most prized possession: Her laptop and phone.
Transportation: Usually a bus that loops from her house to the college. She has to walk a block or two to the bus stop but it doesn’t take all that long. The bus rides usually 10 minutes since the college is in the middle of town.
Gail’s favourite food: Cheese Pizza.
What is the most interesting thing about Gail: She has done a lot of travelling for school.
Gail’s voice: Soft, gentle, medium range, not that high.
5 words or less: Too quite and too cute.
#2. Character: Jonah
Age: 20
Occupation: Barrister, and College Student.
Family Members/Significant Others: Just his dad, no significant others but he has a small crush on Gail.
Personality Traits: Independent, Adventurous, Mysterious.
Character History: He grew up in the town over, and he moved to the current town everyone is living in to go to college. Alongside his college life he is a Barrister at a coffee shop close by. He works in the morning on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the rest of his time he goes to school. Leaving the weekends to his own activities of choosing.
Highest Level of Education: Completed high school and one year of law under his belt.
Physical Traits: He’s a peachy-tan tone in skin colour, short black clean cut hair that’s quaffed over or in a bun at work. Eyes are a greyish blue colour; slightly slanted and smallish. He’s taller, built up slightly, and an average weight for his size, he has a strong jawline as well.
Biggest Motivator: He aspires to be like his dad, respectful and happy. But he doesn’t want to be in the place he is where he’s lazy, jobless and living off the government. He wants to be with someone by the time his college days end and support himself, his dad and his future girlfriend.
Biggest Fear: Not being some where of importance, he’s afraid of showing fear.
Things Jonah Likes: Hanging out with his friends, cat videos, and pretty girls.
Things Jonah Dislikes: Being told he can’t do something, showing fear, not accomplishing his goals.
Where does Jonah Live: He lives in the middle of town, near the college.
What Jonah listens to: He’s into My Chemical Romance and random stuff that plays in the little hipster coffee shop he works in. He knows the words but not the song names.
What Jonah likes about himself: He likes how determined he is.
What Jonah doesn’t like about himself: How little time he has to sit down and spend time with his father.
Jonah’s favourite childhood memory: Getting his first dog, naming it Jimmy.
Jonah’s worst/traumatic childhood memory: Knowing his mother passed away from cancer. Not seeing it, just knowing it happened.
Jonah’s most prized possession: The few family pictures he had of himself, mother and father all together being happy.
Transportation: Bus, or walking. He prefers to walk.
Jonah’s favourite food: The over priced coffee cakes he gets for free at work.
What’s the most interesting thing about Jonah: Very handy, also easy to work with in stressful situations. Full of ideas.
Jonah’s voice: Deep and bass-like, suave and charming to the ears.
5 words or less: Very charming and so smart.
#3. Character: Paulina
Age: 19
Occupation: High School Student (Held back)
Family Members/ Significant Others: Her mother, father, younger brother, and her small dog named Mo’dang.
Personality Traits: Rebellious, Forceful, Persuasive, Cowardly.
Character History: She grew up fairly well. Her family is middle class. Very popular in her public high school. She was kicked out of her first high school in grade 10 for doing things with another student that weren’t appropriate. She’s spray painted terrible things on the sides of the school, gotten into a lot of fights. That led to her being home schooled for a year, which she didn’t pass. In that year she has met Gail a couple times. Exchanging personal information and just keeping the messages very casual back and forth. She will be graduating high school this year by just the skin of her butt.
Highest Level of Education: Barely passed eleventh grade.
Physical Traits: Slender and flat, not much shape to her body at all. Her skin was white with bruises and scratch marks up and down her legs. Hair cut where ever she pleased, not professionally done; short. Her hair also was coloured with dyes over top of other dyes making an ugly dark purple-red colour that looked like rusty blood. Wearing mostly sweaters to keep her thin body warm, and leggings just cause they were comfortable. Her face was a little rough from lack of sleep. Dark bags under her eyes. Her eyes were a pretty hazel colour, with a tiny hint of gold to them. Her nose was thin but had a slight hump on it, lips were thin and colourless.
Biggest Motivator: Her biggest motivator is herself, she thinks she is the best version of herself she’s ever been.
Biggest Fear: Heights, and her father.
Things Paulina Likes: Late night walks by herself, or with her dog Mo’dang.
Things Paulina Dislikes: Her father.
Where does Paulina live: In her parents basement.
What Paulina listens to: Any type of metal she can get her hands on.
What Paulina likes about herself: How punk she looks, and her attitude towards the world. Her favourite saying “Everyone sucks”.
What Paulina doesn’t like about herself: Her name, she thinks it’s too preppy and girly.
Paulina’s favourite childhood memory: Going out to breakfast with her family on her tenth birthday and no one was fighting.
Paulina’s worst/traumatic childhood memory: When her little brother was born, and when her dad hit her for having a boy in the basement.
Paulina’s most prized possession: Her knife, to keep her safe.
Transportation: She walks or long boards places.
Paulina’s favourite food: Sushi
Most interesting thing about Paulina: She has been in more knife fights then fist fights.
Paulina’s voice: Sick sounding, talking through her nose, loud.
5 words or less: Doesn’t care at all.
I had just got my job as a movie extra in the new Orange is the New Black season 4. I’m very excited for my job, and hadn’t slept the night before and my heart was thumping loud enough for my other cast members to hear it. My day started off fine until I started to feel sleepy, this was one of the only times when I felt the most awake; I don’t want to fall asleep right now.
And at that moment my entire body dropped to the floor. I heard Samira Wiley, the woman who was playing the role of Poussey in the bathroom stabbing scene we were about to do. Samira called out for help and that’s when I blacked out.
I’m not too sure how much time passed, or where I was. But I woke to see Ruby Rose helping some of the paramedics get all my medical information from my purse in the locker room. My head was being wrapped in a type of band or gauze. I just tried to stay as still as I could so I could go back to work quicker. A light shined in my eyes which made me blink a couple times to get used to the hot light.
“Looks like the bleeding isn’t stopping. Were going to have to take her in for some work… Maybe stitches.” The paramedics told the producers.
“Wait no… I’m all good guys.” I slurred my words, trying to get up.
They applied a little force to my shoulders to bring me back down.
“We need to put you on the stretcher Miss. Please stay still.”
I did what they told me as they hoisted me onto the stretcher.
“Narcoleptic are we? You should have informed your team, They sounded so stressed out over the phone.” The paramedics scolded me.
I laid in silence while they loaded me into the ambulance. They shut the doors behind me with an awfully beautiful female paramedic who slid an IV into my arm. She told me we’d be at the hospital soon.
The sirens went off. Down the street, and turned left. I memorized my way to the hospital since this has happened more then a handful of times.
An abrupt swerve around a couple cars. Then the worst happened.
We flipped, and tumbled and rolled into the side of a hotel. Half of the hotel being completely destroyed. The paramedic that was in the back with me had fallen over and broke one of her arms, screaming in pain. I couldn’t hear the two in the front seats. I quickly assumed they had passed on. Me… Just laying on the bed, bleeding through my bandages. Hoping someone else will come.
I have the opportunity to go up to live with my mother after high school ends. Move all the way up to Fort St. John. I get all my schooling paid for until I’m twenty-one years old. I don’t have to worry about paying rent as long as I’m in school, or if I am working. I just get to save up all the money I get. I already have a job set up for me there and everything. It’s an amazing opportunity don’t get me wrong, it’s just leaving everything behind you. All the friendships you made, they’ll still be there of course. But, all my life will be set up after only two years. Now that is a great opportunity.
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