Characters
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Tanya
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
The only child of a broken home. She lives with her addict mother and her mother's on again off again boyfriend Marcus. She is beloved by her friends at Ruby's, a local bar that allows teenagers in. Queen bee. She has a tendency to over react and be a bit too sensitive. She has no musical talent whatsoever. She is, however, very good at art, and she is quite intelligent. She dreams of a life beyond the ghettos of Rid***.
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Jamie
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Lost his older brother to the crossfire of a drive by shooting. He is angry and sullen most of the time, except when he's with Tanya, his childhood friend. He is headstrong, which constantly gets him into fights. He does terrible in school and rarely shows up. He generally only goes to keep Tanya company. His mother is very hardworking, and is hardly ever home. It's obvious that she loves him very much, and wants more for him than this tortured life.