#hc 2

If there’s one thing that was consistent in Tori’s childhood, it was certainly her familiarity with moving. Actually, Tori was born in Boston, Massachusetts and didn’t move to the great state New York till a few years into her life. 

They were forced to move into the new nearby state after losing their small home, which individually effected the three members of the family differently. However, this wasn’t the end to their financial strain. Often enough Tori had been moving to different ‘homes’ every once in awhile within the state in order for her parents to keep up with their bills. Each time she assumed would be the last time, but after witnessing her parents fight over their issues involving the bank she couldn’t say she was surprised what events took place next. The arguing only built up more and more as time went on till their relationship diminished completely. Thus, both agreed to a divorce as Tori had just turned 14, just before she was going to start high school.

Although Tori couldn’t say she was surprised her parents took the path, it didn’t mean it didn’t phase her nonetheless. Since she was young, even though her parents were good people, she was exposed to negative environments that could only lead her to feel so badly against people. Tori felt that her parents had practically betrayed her in a way and wasn’t comfortable with it. She was left to think love was a hoax at that point. It wasn’t her only conclusion of the divorce too: everyone was selfish who truly at the end of the day were looking out for themselves, and there was no such thing as sacrifice for others. Slowly but surely walls were built around her heart in order not to expose any vulnerability towards anyone, considering all of this made her think poorly of other people since everyone is capable of this damage. She refused to let that effect her, thus becoming tougher in order to do so. 

Tori was left with a difficult decision at which she claimed she was too young for to even make. Her mother had decided to move back to Boston where he family was and seek a teaching job there. She had a choice to go with or stay with her dad. It wasn’t an understatement when she later told her parents it was the hardest one she made considering she loved her parents for different reasons. Her mom introduced her to her passion (volleyball) and also tried to understand the struggles she dealt with at school because of all the moving. Tori knew her mom was always there for her to comfort. Then there was her dad who literally couldn’t be phased by life in anyway. If there was a real life Goofy, it would be Tori’s dad quite frankly. Not a minute would go by without him trying to crack a joke, which indefinitely causes Tori to merely roll her eyes at him each time. 

Since she couldn’t base her decision off of the love she had for her parents, she thought about herself for once in the situation she was forced in. She thought about the few friends she had managed to like, such as Daina and Pan and a few more. They were the largest component in keeping herself in New York, thus living with her dad. 

As years passed, her dad managed to find love again, and it didn’t sit well with Tori. She refused to talk to the women, and whenever she would they weren’t the nicest things in the world. She didn’t enjoy someone new in her life, and refused to open up to someone in fear that it will all end the same. Tori was much more comfortable keeping things to herself for the time being. It disappointed her dad but she couldn’t let herself be bothered by it. Luckily they hadn’t gotten married till Tori moved out on her own. However, it limited her visiting back home unless she knew it was just her dad there. He often worried about her but it wasn’t necessary. She could handle herself.