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Abigail “Abby” Lester

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:33 pm
by SharkyTGirl185
Name: Abigail “Abby” Lester
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Grade: 12th
School: Southwest Red Rock High School
Hobbies and Interests: Praying; Reading; Gardening; Volunteering; Playing the violin
 
Appearance: Abigail Lester is a pale-faced girl standing at 5 feet tall, weighing 100 pounds, with fairly scrawny arms and legs. She had bright blonde hair tied up into pigtails and a bun and had dull green eyes, dimples on her cheeks, with bags underneath her eyelids. She’s occasionally seen with bruises on her eyes, neck, and cheekbones, which are hidden with some foundation and blush on her face. She dresses conservatively, wearing neutral colors but will always wear something baggy or with long sleeves. The attire she’s seen with the most is a black cardigan over a white button-up shirt and a brown skirt covering her knees, with long white socks and black shoes, and she wears a rosary bead with a cross around her neck.
 
Biography: Abigail “Abby” Lester was born on December 13th, 2007, in Liberty, South Carolina. She is the daughter of Diana and Robert Lester, a pair of Bible-thumping extreme evangelicals in their highly respected church, and she was the youngest out of her 4 sisters and the middle child of her two brothers, leaving her the second youngest of the Lester household. Abigail came from a well-off background due to his father’s marketing job and her mother being a frequent participant in the church. She was also raised to be an extreme fundamentalist, being homeschooled and attending her church and community from a very young age, as her parents, siblings, pastors, and friends drilled in Bible teachings every day.
 
Abigail suffers from a poor relationship with her family due to her osteoporosis, which she had been born with. She was frequently judged by her peers and mocked by her siblings, viewed as an outcast and “freak” due to her deformities. Thus, Abby was left to her devices when she was younger, and she spent most of her life outside in nature and her thoughts. Despite the neglect and mistreatment of her family and church, Abigail actually grew her faith by herself, spending her nights reading the Bible and her days out in nature. While raised in strict Evangelical Christianity, Abigail defined herself as a Catholic, though never publicly to the church.
 
When Abigail was seven, she gained a fascination with the violin and played in her church, an act that was met with praise from both the community members and her own family, one of the few moments of affection she had had in years. Unfortunately, this affection was short-lived, and her relationship with her family remained rocky. However, she found herself enjoying the violin and continued practicing it throughout her childhood and teenage years, frequently playing for events and during her own leisure.
 
When Abigail turned 9, her family packed up and moved away to Las Vegas as Robert gained a promotion in his marketing career. Abigail thrived in her new environment, enjoying the scenery of the Las Vegas desert, and, while the glamorized lifestyle of gambling and alcohol made her uncomfortable, she found herself enjoying the open community. In spite of this, Abigail didn’t make any friends in elementary and middle school, being picked on and bullied by other kids for her outcasted nature, thus leading Abigail to spend most of her time by herself once more.
 
After one day in the school library when she read the Goosebumps books for the first time, Abigail gained an interest in reading, constantly checking out books from the library to engross herself in the world. These literary works, such as Tom Sawyer, A Wrinkle In Time, The Harry Potter book series, and H.P. Lovecraft’s works. Abigail’s love for reading continued well into her teenage years, buying any types of books she could get her hands on, so much so that she has a bookcase filled with them that she holds as her personal treasure.
 
When entering Red Rock High School, Abigail remained a very quiet and isolated student. Academically, Abby was ahead of the curve, excelling in math, science, and English, while only partially struggling in history for freshman year. She is highly intelligent, passing classes with flying colors without any bragging or bringing attention to it. Abby keeps a cool head during stressful situations and can think out problems very clearly and bring forth positive solutions to any issues that arise. This makes her a very good team player while in groups and is willing to cooperate and work with anyone to get an assignment done.
 
She finds math her favorite subject, while gym is her least favorite, managing to get a doctor’s note to sit out of gym due to her osteoporosis. She doesn’t attend any sports or extracurriculars; however, she has taken it upon herself to attend to the local plant life around the school and can be seen attending to the local flora around the school as well as around the town. She also focuses on her little garden upfront in Meadowbrook, finding herself at peace with the plants and soil. She volunteers at Mojave Botanical Preserve after school, usually giving tours or taking care of the plant life.
 
Along with that, Abby is very highly regarded in the local community, including the church. She frequently volunteers at soup kitchens, church potlucks, homeless shelters, and Bible studies, willing to drop everything to help. Within school, Abby frequently will do, with permission from the school, small events in the school that anyone can come to, such as potlucks and Bible study sessions, encouraging an open space for anyone to come and hang out. She does her Bible sessions at least biweekly and holds them in the library after school for anyone to drop by.
 
Abby can usually be found by herself. She spends her breaks in the hallways of the school or a classroom, praying, and will encourage anyone else to pray with her if they need to. She can be found in the library reading through any books she can find. She is also outside in the playfield, lying on her back or side near the poolside or the grass, resting her eyes and clearing her thoughts. She finds the grass comfortable and the sense of the still water soothing to her. She will also be in the auditorium and empty classrooms after school, practicing her violin, and will be okay with anyone staying to listen for a bit.
 
Whenever she gets to talk to someone, Abigail has a soft smile, a gentle voice, and a huge amount of empathy for others. She’ll gladly talk to someone about their day, their interests, day-to-day life, and anything else while offering them a snack or to get something to drink later. She’ll gladly help anyone who needs it, even if it’s to her own detriment, and she can be taken advantage of, and she’ll be able to properly work with others if needed and can cooperate with someone else to solve any issues.
 
In spite of her extreme religious upbringing and her bigoted family, Abby is open-minded. She has a great empathy for the poor and homeless, seeing them as the individuals Jesus was taking care of, and frequently volunteers to help. With the LGBT community, Abigail has some confusions, particularly over gender identity. She finds herself asking questions and troubled over the potential of someone living a sinful life and asks about why they felt unhappy as their assigned gender. She is much more open to gay and bisexual people, believing it isn’t much of a sin due to everyone having queer thoughts, and sees them as normal and loving people just like everyone else. Despite this, she is prone to not understanding things properly and will say something that sounds offensive and will emphatically apologize for her transgressions and make it up to the person anyway she can.
 
Abigail’s one point of contention will always be her religion. While she’s completely open-minded, Abby is a strong supporter of her faith, and when challenged or questioned on it, she’ll feel attacked and immediately shut down any discussion, usually through walking away or verbally telling the person to leave her alone. While acknowledging the issues that religion can bring, she finds herself extremely touchy over the subject and, if pushed too hard, will end up sobbing loudly, something she’ll later apologize for.
 
In spite of Abigail’s appearance of a hard-working, intelligent, and empathetic young lady, Abigail's mind is constantly plagued with stress and feelings of worthlessness. The neglect and mistreatment at the hands of her family, as well as bullying ever since elementary school, leads Abigail to having an extremely low self-esteem and feeling as if she doesn’t deserve to live. She will make disparaging comments about herself, apologize when something isn’t her fault, and feel as if she deserves to be ridiculed and bullied.
 
In spite of her best trying to keep this hidden, friends and observant students can see something is wrong. Not just emotionally, but physically, as Abigail will frequently have bruises across her face that she hides with makeup, and she wears long-sleeve clothing no matter the temperature, and people with a keen eye can notice her scratching at her arms. If anyone attempts to ask her, she’ll make up any excuse and simply tell others to not worry about her.
 
Ever since senior year, Abigail has thought about, once she graduates, leaving everyone behind as she moves across the country to somewhere quiet and desolate. She pictures being a ghost, no one even remembering her as she lives somewhere far, far away. The idea surfaces every day, during every moment she feels hurt, upset, or worthless, and sometimes she believes that if she doesn’t go away, she’ll end up snapping and hurting someone she cares about, or herself.
 
Advantages: Abigail is a very intelligent young woman who is able to keep a cool head no matter the situation. Abby is also extremely empathetic and is willing to help others; she can be a good teammate and pull her weight.
Disadvantages: Abby's bones are considerably weak due to her osteoporosis, making her unable to fight back against any enemy through a physical fight. Abby has a poor mental state due to years of isolation and bullying, which leads to her lacking any care for her own safety or well-being and leaving her vulnerable.