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Name: Emily Barr Age: 22 Gender: Female Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Personality: Emily tends to shy away from large open areas and prefers small spaces or anywhere with a lot of people. To her, there is safety in numbers. Over the years, Emily's developed a small anxiety problem when it comes to loud sudden noises, and the bakery she works at is where she feels the most at ease and the happiest. While she is a hopeless romantic, she really prefers a quiet routine life and becomes flustered when it's disrupted. She is also incredibly curious about everything going on in town, some might consider her nosy, but you really do hear a lot when you work in customer service. Occupation: Pastry chef Hobbies: Reading, napping, decorating cakes Likes: Cats, sweets, naps, friendly people, physical contact, upbeat/fast music, dancing, soda, gossip, books (romance in particular) Dislikes: Dogs, salty foods, sudden loud noises, silence, being alone, close-minded people, religion, talking about herself History: Abridged Version - Emily was a sociable person, grew up Catholic, fell in love with a girl, her parents disapproved, and the girl broke her heart and left her. Emily left home to get away from her family and her church community and ended up in Pall.

Emily grew up in a strict Catholic household with heavily enforced gender roles. Her father worked as an engineer and her mother was mostly a homemaker with occasional substitute teaching jobs. She had both an older and a younger brother, but no sisters. The older brother excelled in academics, while the younger focused on sports. Emily herself was the socialite of the family. She was always well liked by her teachers, peers, and church community, and admired by many of her classmates. It wasn't until Emily's junior year of college that she and her family's perfect balance was interrupted. She had gone away for school, attending a somewhat local culinary arts college a few hours from home. While it was her first choice school, being away from home left her feeling a little lost. However, it was there she met Bella (short for Annabelle), one of her three roommates for the next several semesters. Bella was a little taller than Emily, slender, quirky, and some would say a bit eccentric. She and Emily became fast friends, and they bonded over common interests, religion, and a shared sense of humor that Emily didn't even know she had. It was on the spring break trip they took together their sophomore year that Emily realized that she might have deeper feelings for her new found friend. Feeling uncomfortable in her own skin, Emily started to pull away over the following summer break, trying to understand and find herself again. She turned to religion and told no one of her feelings. That fall, they reunited and it was like nothing had changed. They were back to being the best of friends, attending school, social, and church functions together again like before. It was after Sunday mass that they got texts from their school announcing canceled classes for the following day due to a predicted snowstorm. They decided to celebrate with some rum, eggnog, hot chocolate, gingerbread men, sappy romance movies, and a blanket fort! Cuddled together in Emily's bed, they watched the movie and loved it for it's every cliche. During the movie, Emily, with the courage from a little alcohol, admitted that she actually preferred girls over guys. She'd had a boyfriend or two in the past, but it never really worked out. This, however, she was certain of. When Bella asked how she knew she was so sure, Emily confessed her feelings for her. Bella, after a few long moments of silence, also confessed that she was actually 'bi-curious' and thought she felt the same. From there, their romance flourished. They tried to hide it, knowing that their religion was not accepting of such feelings, however, their classmates and roommates could tell there was something more. They were always together. They would always pick each other up from classes, bring lunch for one another at work, and sometimes hold glances that lasted just a little too long. When finally confronted with it, they confessed their relationship and, surprisingly, were accepted with open arms by their peers. However, when it came time to tell their parents, they did not get the reaction they had expected. It was decided that the first week of summer vacation, they would spend at Bella's family home, as it was only an hour from their school. They had then planned to stay a week at Emily's before going on a couple's cruise they had signed up for. It was over dinner that Bella decided to announce their relationship. Her parents were mortified and her mother pleaded with her, hoping it was merely a joke. Upon finding out it was not, her parents' horror turned to anger and they scolded the girls for their 'sinful acts,' accusing Emily of corrupting their daughter. They demanded she leave the next day. Emily stayed the night on the family's couch, hardly capable of sleeping. She felt ashamed, distraught, and alone. All she wanted was to be with Bella, yet they wouldn't let the two see each other. At some odd hour of the night, Emily heard a loud crash near her head before being flung to the hard ground. It was dark, but Emily tried to scratch and push away her attacker. She let out a yell, only to be silence by a hand over her mouth. It didn't take long before the lights came on to reveal Bella's brother on top of her. Quickly, Bella swooped in, trying to pull her brother off Emily. They struggled and screamed profanities at each other, and it wasn't until their parents came in and separated them that they quieted down and stopped fighting. Emily was once again blamed for what happened and was told to leave that night. Bella tried to defend her, and was kicked out as a result. They stayed at a near by motel for the night, until Emily's parents picked them up the next day. They lied about the situation and kept their relationship a secret from her parents, fearing their reaction might be the same. After about three days, Bella told Emily she couldn't do this anymore. She said that she had been wrong. She never really loved her and that her mother was right, it had all been a mistake. Emily was heartbroken, because after everything they had just been through, Emily was still happy because at least they were together. She asked what changed, and Bella admitted that her mother had called, saying that if Bella could admit she was wrong and doesn't actually feel that way, she could come back home. That day, she left, leaving Emily feeling empty and alone. A few days later, Emily's mother found her crying in her room and asked her what was wrong. It was there that she confessed everything. She told her mother the full story about their real relationship and how she felt. Emily's mother told her not to tell anyone else about this, not her friends, not her brothers, and especially not her father. She said they wouldn't understand and that it was a sin that only god could help her fix. Emily felt hurt that her mother thought everyone would be so close minded. She used the summer to reconnect with her hometown friends and heal her broken heart. Eventually, she came out to one of her closest friends, and it wasn't long before the news was wide spread throughout their church community. Her father was the last to hear about it, but his reaction was the most devastating for Emily. He pulled her out of her culinary arts institute and enrolled her into a private local college to finish off her last year in their culinary program. Feeling that the people from her other college corrupted her, he wanted her home so he could monitor her more closely. Initially, Emily found solace in her faith. However, she couldn't attend Sunday mass without receiving sad glances and disapproving stares. When she would walk to mass or confession alone, she would often get harassed by neighborhood kids throwing firecrackers at her feet or jumping out trying to scare her. It always worked. Her regular attendance soon became a seldom occurrence, only going on holidays with her family or if her eldest brother was in town and would go with her. Eventually, she just stopped going all together. She finished the year and graduated without much trouble. It wasn't until several months after she stopped attending mass that she decided to give it another shot and went to confess her sins once again. Leaving, she felt relief after so long of being separated from her faith. However, on her way home, she was stopped by a few of her former high school classmates. They walked past her, purposely shoving her aside and whispering derogatory statements at her under their breath, causing her to finally snap and stand up for herself. That didn't end well for her. Next thing she knew, her older brother's best friend was pulling her aggressors from atop of her and shoving them away. They left, condemning him for interfering as he helped her to her feet. He walked her home and explained what happened to her parents. Her mother cried and her father plainly stated that it was God's punishment for her actions. Without a word, Emily was gone the next morning before anyone had gotten out of bed. She took a train, a couple buses, and walked a few miles, eventually landing herself in Pallasburgh, unsure of what to do, but knowing that she would know no one in this small town. With the money she had saved up doing part time jobs in high school and college, she rented a motel room for few months while she worked as a waitress for a mom and pop diner close by. That is, until she stumbled upon a listing in the paper someone had put out looking for a roommate. She discovered that it was an apartment that resided above a small bakery that she had never really noticed before, granted she rarely traveled to that side of town, but she thought she would have at least heard about it by now. Emily and her new roommate got along well. She worked at the bakery below and introduced Emily to the owners, who happened to be in need of an extra set of hands, especially since her roommate was going to be moving away in a few months. It's been a month since her roommate left, and Emily can afford rent on her own, but life by herself has been a little lonely so she has been secretly on the look out to possibly move someone else in.

Specialties: Baking, cake decorating, sewing, keeping her balance, guesstimating amounts of ingredients Miscellaneous: -Has a horrible time trying to talk to guys outside of the work place -Sudden loud noise can actually sometimes bring her to tears -She's allergic to bananas Quote or Theme song:

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