nazli unzun
thirty one years old
barista
bisexual
south hills
TL;DR
Naz was adopted by two parents enlisted in the US Navy so she moved around a lot.
With moving around, she longed for connection but only learnt how to keep herself at a distance from people.
When she made it to med school, the stress of discovering that she was no longer interested was stressful enough without the idea of telling her parents,
Therefore, she began to take prescription drugs to focus but soon fell into an addiction until it cost her a scholarship and place in school.
A year later, her parents died in a car accident and she burnt through their belongings and money with alcohol and partying.
Now she works full time as a barista to pay back her loans.
FULL BIO
Naz was adopted at the age of two years old. Her parents were stationed in turkey with the U.S Navy and it was at this time in their lives when they were ready to start a family. Though the events that came with them deciding to adopt Naz were mere coincidences after befriending a neighbour and family friend's daughter who'd just found out she was pregnant and ultimately decided that she did not want to keep the child given having no relationship with the father and being so young.
The paperwork took some time and it prolonged their stay in turkey but upon finalizing the adoption, Naz was on the first flight back to america to start her new life. Though they never quite stayed in one place long enough for the little girl to put down concrete or permanent roots. it made for a bit of social butterfly who couldn't quite form attachment to a lot of people. Despite that, she became better and better at goodbyes. Though the sting never ceased, especially when she hit high school and longed for a group of friends that were as bonded as the people in her most recent school.
Ultimately, her parents always reminded her that her focus should be on her school and future rather than fleeting connections with people at school who either didn't understand her or didn't want to give the new girl a chance.
It didn't come as a surprise when she graduated at the top of her class and got a scholarship with her acceptance into medical school. It was what she'd always wanted to do but ultimately knew she hated it from the start. Her readings and courses were harder than anticipated - mainly due to being unmotivated - and she turned to prescription drugs in order to help her focus.
It didn't take long before she became dependent on the prescription drugs that she brought from her roommates friends and began to spiral. Rather than focus on school, she'd find herself staying up multiple nights and sleeping for countless days until her grades began to plummet and her scholarships were removed.
The spiral only intensified when her parents died in a car crash a year later, and she didn't make it to their funeral due to being under the influence. Despite having stropped the next morning, the guilt still ate away at her and she began to drink more in order to forget the pain that came with her inability to process their departure. She sold much of their possessions for much less than she could have received in order to try and run away from the pain but it only left her feeling more empty inside.
Now she faces down a large debt that she hasn't been able to chip away at much with her job as a barista but the sole reason that she stays behind is because the owner allows her to pick up as many shifts as she can. The work helps her clear her head and she finds keeping herself busy and behind the counter keeps her away from sitting at a bar instead.
