Welcome to Aurora Bay, [CAMILLE REESE]! I couldnât help but notice you look an awful lot like [MAIA MITCHELL]. You must be the [TWENTY-EIGHT] year old [GROUNDSKEEPER AT AB BOTANICAL GARDENS]. Word is youâre [HUMBLE] but can also be a bit [FLAKY] and your favorite song is [HOLDING ON BY JUNGLE]. I also heard youâll be staying in [SEABROOK QUARTER]. Iâm sure youâll love it!Â
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How long theyâve lived in Aurora Bay: 3 years
Current Residence: Seabrook Quarter // @aurorabayaesthetic
BIOGRAPHY
Camille is the youngest of two. Sheâs always had a close relationship with both her parents and her older brother. She grew up in a home where her family could speak about anything they wanted without judgement and could depend on each other for support, the big hugs and cuddles were a plus. Despite the 5-year difference, her brother and her were and are the best of friends yet bickering siblings at the same time. Her family was an outdoorsy one, as her parents happened to run a greenhouse/community garden in their hometown. Flowers and plants have been engraved in Camilleâs mind her entire life. If you need a plant that aids tummy aches? She knows one. A plant that you need to taste at least once just to try. She knows of one. A flower thatâs simply beautiful to look at? Sheâs got you. She has fond memories of camping, hiking, and her parents shouting her name when she wandered off the trail because she simply had to touch all the trees and plants she could, and asking every question there was to know about the outside.
She knows she had it good growing up, but there was always something missing. All the love she received, and all the love she would give-nothing felt quite right inside. She knew what a home was, but she didnât necessarily know if her home was a home to her. She didnât know if home was a feeling or a place, and she always felt at home in the wilderness. However, that wasnât viable especially as a teenager. It did not help that everyone around her seemed to be extremely passionate about things, especially her parents with their greenhouse and community garden. She knew that she didnât have to be somebody, but pressure from society was real. There were so many hobbies and likes in her lifeâshe could never give her all to one thing. Her passion would last for so long until it burned out and she would be bored. She knew she loved plants and being outside, but there were other aspects of those that she liked as well, like meditating under a tree in silence. How was it possible for her to get a job like that?
If she was going to find her home, then she had to leave home. She took the leap when she was accepted into Colorado State University to study Horticulture, leaving Oregon behind. Colorado was fun. She had fun in college. She even met the love of her life, or the former love of her life in Colorado. Both had different college paths, but it worked. She loved how passionate he was about his future career, and it made her feel like she could be passionate about hers as well with whatever she chose. Time went on and the two were engaged by the time Camille graduated with her Bachelors in Horticulture. Oregon was calling and she moved back with her former fiancée as they set out to decide what they would make of their lives and prepare for their wedding. Everything would be alright.
Well, two years flew by, and Cami was in love, but she wasnât happy. That home that she was searching for? She still hadnât found it or even felt at home. She found herself working at the greenhouse and community garden because it was all she had known and living with her fiancĂ©e in a small apartment. It wasnât until Camilleâs mother asked her if she wanted to run the greenhouse/community garden that questioned her perspective on life. Lucky for her, she wasnât expected to take over the family business, so her parents werenât upset when she rejected the offer. This would, however, prompt the beginning of the end of the life she had in Oregon.
The wedding was getting closer, and Camille was initially excited as she picked out the red velvet cake, the color scheme of crĂšme and light green, her wedding dress and sending out the wedding invitations. Sheâd be married to someone who supported her and loved her. What more could she ask for? The day of the wedding changed everything. She had stood staring at herself in the mirror realizing that the white dress she had on was never going to change how she felt inside about her life. She left her fiancĂ©e at the altar and packed her stuff, ignoring the disappointment that oozed from her parents, as she fled to another city.
What do they say about people who run away from the things they need to face? They never actually get away from it. Running is only a distraction. It was easy for Camille to adjust to life in Aurora Bay, thanks to her sister who had been living there already. Itâs been two years since the move and Camille has been working as a florist at Flora and Fauna. She loves it and sheâs good at it. She loves her life in Aurora Bay, and it feels like home⊠but something is still missing. Despite the life she has built so far, she still feels as though the passion that others have is whatâs missing and what to ignite it? Sheâs searching for it.
HEADCANNONS;
Camille left Aurora Bay back in January to her hometown to help aid her parents in starting the new season for their greenhouse/community garden.
While in Oregon, she did run into her ex-fiancée and apologized. Finally taking accountability for leaving him behind.
She used to work at Flora & Fauna but decided that AB botanical gardens was a place she wanted to work more.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
ex-girlfriend of @jaredx
good friends with @thelizaxlevin
Friends with @callme-harris @maura-cortes @missxrivera @finn-brooks
Thinks @ulyflynn is evil for ruining nature
Has a crush on @cherryxkoch @firefighterrojas
Used to work with @dilcne
Has the biggest soft spot for the best coworker / person she has met @samucl-kane
best friend
co-workers
literally anything!!
