Miss Sofia Porter is twenty years old, and she has lived in Northpoint for a few months. She is currently a Sports Therapy student and also works as a part-time waitress and alsoÂ
Sofiaâs early life was nothing out of the ordinary. She grew up in Manchester, England and she was one of the few inhabitants that actually loved the place. She had no complaints about her childhood, either - she had loving parents and, since she was an only child, they doted on her and she became very spoilt. She was quite popular at school, so she agreed with the phrase âSchooldays are the best days of your lifeâ, and she was also intelligent enough to be able to study the things she wanted to without any problems.
Every year for as long as Sofia could remember, her father would go on holiday to the United States. And every year, Sofia would beg him to let her go with him⊠But the answer was always no. She had no idea why he was so against her going too, but when she was 18 she finally found out - when his other wife came knocking on their door. As it turned out, Sofiaâs father had a second family over in Northpoint, Maine, and the revelation tore Sofiaâs world apart. She now no longer knew who she could trust, but she was determined to get more answers. She found out about her fatherâs other children, and how they just thought that their fatherâs extremely demanding job meant he couldnât move over with them and had to stay in England.
Sofia had a bit of a breakdown. She became rebellious, lost all her friends at college and became estranged from her parents. She knew it wasnât her motherâs fault, but being around her just reminded her of all the memories theyâd all shared, and how theyâd all been one huge lie. Once sheâd saved up enough money, Sofia bought a one-way ticket to Northpoint. If she had another family out there, she was determined to go and meet them.
Sofia has never been a very open person, even in her early teenage years. She prefers to listen to other peopleâs problems, and help them out if needed. If she does tell people about her innermost fears or secrets, she tries to play them off as if theyâre not that important. She hates people feeling sorry for her, and feels that if she shares too much sheâll be seen as weak. She puts on a hard-faced exterior for her own sake.
When alone, Sofia is finally able to take down her facade and itâs not uncommon for her to cry herself to sleep. She secretly wishes there was someone there to talk to properly, but she knows that it would be difficult for her to become comfortable enough with anyone to be able to do that.
More recently, Sofia has turned to drink as a way of solving (or hiding) her problems. The typical cliche of âdrinking to forgetâ seems to work with her, so a visitor to Sofiaâs apartment would more than likely find empty bottles scattered around the place. She doesnât often drink during the day, since she can be quite aggressive after a few, but on a particularly bad day she might start early.
