Dezzie Loveless

dezzie was the product of what was suppose to be a one night stand, that turned into a forced marriage when two lines showed up on a pregnancy test. it goes without saying that the two young parents weren’t exactly thrilled about the situation. while her mother had always wanted to be a parent, her father was on the opposite end of that spectrum. in fact, he planned on just making money and basking in the glow of the single life until he grew old and passed away. 

her father was distant with her, even in the beginning, so it was no question that she was easily a momma’s girl. it only solidified when she was ten and her father announced that he was leaving. he was filing for divorce and going to be with another woman, who he had been seeing for a few years, unbeknownst to her mother. 

dezzie doesn’t like thinking about that day. whether it be for her mother’s sake or her own, but it would be the last time she saw her father for a long time. she was there for her mother, as much as a ten year old could be. she would clean up extra if she saw that her mother was feeling down, made sure her grades were above average so that she wouldn’t have another thing to worry about on her plate. 

after a few years, her mother seemed to get better. it was as if a light had been switched on, and she remembered that she had a daughter to take care of. of course, dezzie didn’t mind taking care of her mother, but then again you never realize your missing out on your childhood until it’s already gone. 

when dezzie was 14, she started learning to skateboard. it was something she hadn’t expected to fall in love with, but even now the girl refuses to buy a car because she feels she would neglect lucy ( what she named said skateboard ). 

when she was fifteen, one of the worst things that could possibly happen, happened. the only person she had that she was close to, her mother, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. she was told that she wouldn’t have more than a six months to live, and to make arrangements for anything she might need. 

however, six months was too generous, and within two her mother was put on hospice, and two weeks later, her mother passed away. because she didn’t have any grandparents, there was only one person that could take her, so she didn’t get put into the foster system. her father. 

she had tracked him down to oceanview point, where she had to swallow her pride and ask him to take her in. she made promises that she wouldn’t be there for more than two years, and she would pay her own bills with some of the inheritance that she got from her mother, and that he would never have to hear from her again. 

her father said yes, but it caused a bigger problem then she knew. apparently her father and the women he had been seeing were now married, and how two children together. his new wife was furious with this new turn of events, but to make her husband happy reluctantly agreed. 

it became a very odd situation. dezzie paid for her own food, got herself up for school, and even got a part time job so that she could save up money to get her own place when she finally came of age. she wasn’t invited to family get togethers, or even was allowed to have family dinner with them everynight. if anyone asked who she was, passive answers of her being an exchange student came about before changing the subjects. her half siblings didn’t even know who she really was. they were told that she was just a friend and would be gone before they knew it.