My own cast of characters

I’ve been reading the ‘Cast of Characters’ posts, and as a relative outsider, things look a little different. My cast of characters is so different than yours. I live in a different world, sort of a parallel universe of sorts. It was funny, reading the post “Cast of Characters: Our Baby” because for me, my Grandma is one of the older influences in my life and for her to be seen as a baby is intriguing to me. I’ve always been the oldest in my family, the responsible one, the slightly sarcastic and sullen one too. But now, looking at this side of my family, I’m the youngest, the happy and cheerful one, a completely different person.

So here I give you my own cast of characters(in no particular order); possibly different than expected, defiantly a strange bunch, but that is family, right?
Grandma (Nan): She is the one who keeps me up to date on family happenings and such. She is the dependable one in the family, not at all like the rest of us Falters. She makes the plans and cooks the food and then still has time to play the games, something I wish to learn from her as I grow up, because if I could be half the grandmother she is then I would be happy and my children’s children would be lucky.

Lois: Sadly, I’ve only met Lois once and I remember her dog more than I do her. (not because she was uneventful, her dog is just extremely unusual.) I do know, however, that I like Lois, a lot. That she is the perfect balance for Grandma and I hope to meet her again, now that my memory is much more apt to remembering people.

Daddy (Mitch):Ah, a true Falter. Not the most reliable, nor the best communicator, my dad has been there for me, always. He has helped me when there are family crisis, and when I just need to talk. He always makes my visits enjoyable, if not particularly eventful. From Annie’s Diner to a day at the art museum he has been the best dad I could have asked for.

Laurie: Most kids get the contrary feeling towards their step-mothers. Not me. I never had any reason to. Laurie has been amazing to me and I fully appreciate it, even if it doesn’t always seem like it. I can also easily acknowledge the fact that she brings out the best in my dad and for that, I am always grateful.

Johnny: I honestly know so little about the guy that I’m not sure what to write. I do have to say, however, he didn’t find my blatant sarcasm rude, so I suppose he must be an okay guy, right?

Olivia: Most of those who read this won’t ever meet her. She is my step-sister, she is the girl I pretend to be annoyed with because secretly I wish I could be anything like her. She seems so happy, so unlike me in everyway. Blue eyed and thin with crazy energy, I’ll never be like her. Sure, sometimes she drives me off the walls, but mostly I love her because she is my sister.

Mommy (Angie):I try so hard to not be like her. But somehow I don’t succeed because, as we all know I am my mother’s daughter. I have a stubbornness about me that has only been mirrored in her as well as the sarcasm and the dark hair and eyes. The natural maternal instincts I can only assume come from her as well as my talent for field hockey and love for the arts. So I suppose as much as I hate to admit it, if you want to know who I am, look at my mother, and vise-versa.

Brandon: He is the quiet guy who mellows everyone out. He tells it like it is and I always know I can depend on him if not anybody else. Funnily enough he is the father to two of the most wired children I will ever meet and yet he himself is one of those go with the flow non-pushy people who I appreciate most heartily in my life.

Elliot: The love of my life. I truly love this bundle of raw energy more than anyone else in my life. He makes me smile like no one else can and is always there for a hug, even if it is a begrudging one.

Aunt Beth: When I’m not being my mother I am being my aunt. I inherited a lot from her. Her sweet tooth, her appearance, as well as many other things such as her ability to laugh and her love of chick flicks. She refers to my boyfriend as the ‘young gentleman’ and is constantly threatening to come up here and kick his butt. She is the closest to an older sister I will get but is better than any sister I could possibly want.

Kate: Although not family as the rest have been, I feel it is imperative to include her in my ‘cast of characters’ because she is, and has been, my best friend. Our friendship is indescribable as is she. She makes me laugh when I don’t want to and gives me advice whether I want it or not. I couldn’t date a guy who didn’t like Kate and the same goes for her. We will grow old together, if only because we can’t bear to be apart for more than a few days without going into Kate/Cecilia withdrawal. We have been asked if we are lesbian lovers not once, but several million times and when someone is looking for one of us they ask the other one. It has also been made very very clear to Kevin (my boyfriend) that Kate comes before him and he simply has to deal with that.

Kevin: I suppose it is cliché to include my boyfriend in my cast of characters but in all honesty he is part of it because I am *gasp* pretty much head over heels for him, as he has for me. He has blonde hair and plays the guitar and has a strange obsession with music that I’ve given up following. I did hear him play for the first time on Friday, which was AMAZING. He looked at me after, shrugged and smiled as though apologizing. He is ticklish to an extreme and lets me pull his hair. I suppose eventually we will break up but for now, he makes me a very happy person.

Anakin: There are three non-relatives who make the cut for my cast of characters. Anakin over qualifies. He is stuck with me for life at this point and I with him. He was the kid I played Mulan with, the kid I beat up over and over again, because I could. We used to play Pokemon and Godzilla. We used to beg for sleepovers and we went to the children’s theatre together every week during the summer when we were younger. Now he is the kid who I hear from maybe once or twice a month and see even less. But, he will always be my best friend who will never be able to quite shake me.

Allison, Ezra, Amitai: My Aunt and two cousins. Although not my most reliable family members they are some of the most loved. They are the only family on my mom’s side that I know I can usually depend on and I love them all so very much.

Me (Cecilia): I suppose by now you know more about me than most. You now know what I think about the people closest to me. I love music although I can’t make it to save my life. I suppose I’m your usual fifteen year old girl with some odd twists. Your family reflects who you are and mine is…odd, to say the least, and therefore I’m not too normal I suppose. I get asked if I’m a lesbian (I’m not) on a daily basis and I love to laugh and smile and skip, even down the school halls. I have very little shame, I find it isn’t worth the energy when you could be using your energy on making yourself and others happy.

There you go, my cast of characters as I see them. You may have been expecting some of it, some may come as a surprise. But you must know that I love each of these people a lot and they all have a special place in my heart and life.