AMARA SHEPHERD –
Birthdate: June 13th, 1989. (28) Gender and Pronouns: Female, she/her Hometown: San Francisco, California Neighborhood: Upper West Side, Manhattan. Occupation: AA/Drug Addiction Counselor. Faceclaim: Margot Robbie Trigger Warnings: Mentions of alcohol, child loss, drugs, and drug addiction
BIOGRAPHY –
Born in the heart of San Francisco, California, Amara Shepherd was ready to explore the world. For the first two years, she was all alone. She had nobody to play barbies or watch Disney movies with. All she would do was play outside with the neighbors and play dress up all by herself. Just about to turn three in a month, her sister was born and she wasn’t alone anymore. When she turned five and her sister was three, their youngest brother was here and she couldn’t be happier. Growing up with lots of money all around them, she always had an itch for helping people. While her siblings played outside, she stayed indoors and looked up local therapists to interview.
Just hitting middle school, it didn’t take too long for Amara to realize that her parents were more worried about their wealth and social life rather than their kids. This was when she started taking great care of her siblings. This made her mature at an early age. She made sure they were fed on time, getting their homework done, and played nicely with others. She was placed into the maternal role soon after and loved every second of it. When it came to fancy parties, galas, and proper socialites, she watched over her siblings while her mother was a drunken mess, stumbling around everywhere. When she saw this happening, she kept her siblings far away and made sure their dad was taking care of their mom. After a long night, she would help her siblings get ready for bed, read them a story, and waited for them to fall asleep. When they slept peacefully, her heart was happy.
During her high school years, Amara kept her focus on the honor courses she was taking, her grades, and the clubs she was a part of. With her incredible focus and determined mind, all four years flew by. She quickly applied too many schools and was accepted into Columbia University in New York City, New York. Starting off at Columbia, she majored in Communication Studies. She quickly became the top student of her class. Graduating at the top of her class, she stayed longer to become a certified counselor. After that, she went back to San Francisco and got her own place. Hoping to see her siblings after four years, she learned they were doing well and their mother still wasn’t.
Entering her mid-twenties, Amara decided to become an official counselor. Quickly after, she had over ten patients a week. When she started to make session plans, she had a full bottle of Adderall by her side. Popping one in every few hours, it became two, three, five pills down her throat during every session plan. She quickly became a drug addict. She knew this was bad, but she couldn’t help it. The amphetamines made her write anything she wanted and made her not worry about a thing. She called herself a ‘silent’ drug addict since she stayed at her place and never really went out. Deciding to get some air one night, she met Ryan McGinnis at a pub. When they started dating, she attended A.A. meetings and became sober. She was sober for a few years before her relapse.
After a few years of dating, Amara and Ryan decided to get married. Soon enough after their marriage, they had a beautiful, darling, baby girl. She thought they were going to be a happy, perfect family, but things started to crumble in their hands as they didn’t seem to fit well anymore and she didn’t feel happy. She missed the feeling of being free and having no worries. When it was time to move to a new building with new patients, she began to relapse and start up her old habits. New drugs came new actions and she became a new person towards Ryan. At this point, the drugs were doing all the work. With new drug dealers in contact, she decided to take her baby girl on a ride with her. She was under the influence and before she knew it, she was in a car crash close to her destination. She made it out with minor injuries, but she couldn’t say the same for her daughter. She killed her daughter, was served with divorce papers, and was left alone. It was time to make a serious change in her life.
Now at the age of 28 and living with one of her siblings, Amara was back in A.A. meetings and was getting counseling for depression and child loss. She was getting help in many ways and was making improvements. She was now endured in a long, tough treatment that will end well. In the beginning of her treatment, she leaned on her siblings for help and support. From them, she learned healthy ways to cope with stress and temptation. There was no way her last relapse was going to keep her down for any longer. Next thing she knew, she got through her depression and fell in love with the job. Already being a certified counselor, it was time for her to become an A.A. counselor. After becoming certified as a therapeutic counselor, she looked up counseling services to work at. At the end of every night, she closed her eyes and thought about Ryan and their daughter. She missed them so much and needed to start over. Trying to figure out where she wanted to live, she thought about her past and thought New York was a great choice. After a few days, she packed up her things, said bye to her siblings, and moved to the Big Apple. Finding a small apartment, she was now working at the local counseling service and began her clean slate.
PERSONALITY –
( + ) caring, thoughtful, and loyal. ( - ) closed off, pushy, and unstable
