into the wilderness

i. Haley’s family was pretty present in town. Her grandfather used to be a firefighter for decades before he passed. He was a well-liked man and almost everyone knew him back then. However, the Crain family kind of got pushed into a bad light after he passed away. Haley’s mother became a drinker, there were lots of fights at home, her father couldn’t help his wife and they pretty much were a popular topic of gossip.

ii. When she was a teenager, her mother passed away and her father had to sell their house. They moved in with his father’s boss, the owner of Harvey’s general store, and they became a little family. That was the best time of Haley’s youth even though it wasn’t easy.

iii. Haley eventually left for college and never moved back. She visited during the holiday season and then a few more times throughout the year but she never planned to come back.

iv. She was on a marine research team and spent most of her late twenties on boats with her crew. She loved that life, it really suited her.

v. On June 13th her father passed away suddenly and it really shattered Haley’s heart. He was her last family and they really loved each other. So she decided to move back to Port Whitley and get some closure. She also found out that her father’s boss became his lover over the years but the two men never told her which kind of warmed her heart but she was also heartbroken for the man, whom she considered a second father, left behind.

vi. She bought a rather run-down house in Sol Pointe. It needs a lot of fixing but she knows it has the potential to become her dream home so she puts all the love into it. She also works as a clerk at the store. It’s not a job she’s dying for but she can help the man she cares about and also stay close to him. Other than that, she took over her father’s role as the lighthouse keeper.

vii. She has a dog named Bowie. She got him out of a shelter about three years ago. She also has a cat named Ruby. She was a stray when Haley moved back into town so she brought her to the vet and when she was told the cat had been roaming the streets for god knows how long, she took her in.

viii. She used to be on the swim team in high school and she was really good. But she gave up on it after receiving no support from her mother. She’s now into kayaking though. She can get pretty competitive over it too.

ix. She drives her dad’s old truck and that thing straight up keeps dying so should you spot it parked somewhere on the side of the road, chances are it just stopped and Haley got so pissed, she straight up left it on the side of the road and just walked.