Pulchritudinous - Sodapop Curtis

Prologue

Blaze Pierce, seventeen years old, lives with her father and two brothers at home. When she was four years old, her mother abandoned her and her family. Blaze, like her brothers, has few memories of her mother. Blaze found it tough to grow up with two brothers and no mother figure, but she learned to live with it. It wasn't terrible, but she couldn't go to her father for girl help. Blaze's father had a strange relationship with her; it was always a combination of love and hatred. He was always on her ass about getting in trouble Their family wasn't rich, but they weren't struggling with bills. They were poor, but not that poor. Money wasn't a big deal in New York, so it wasn't a big deal for them. Except for the homeless, no one was really judged for their wealth or where they lived. Basically, if you had a house to live in, you were alright.

Anyone who knows Blaze will tell you that she is a stunning woman. Her hair was a lovely blonde that hung down to her mid-back. Her eyes were large and brown, with tree rings around the edges. She had a tan from spending so much time outside. She has a fit body that she maintains by working out. Boys adore her, mostly because of her attractiveness and body. She doesn't let any boy use her like how her ex-boyfriend did. She is very wary when it comes to a guy who speaks to her or even looks at her. She's pretty popular, she's a really nice gal if you're nice to her. Blaze is a tough girl and doesn't let anyone make her cry. She didn't even cry when she found out her ten-month boyfriend had cheated on her. She is very good at controlling her emotions, she knows how to get her way and how to mess with people. She loves to psychically mess with people and the best part is they don't even know. When people say negative things about her, she manages to keep her cool, but it doesn't really make her angry, just annoyed. She laughs at the fact that they have the audacity to speak badly of her and think that she cares about their opinion. Her temper when it comes to people speaking badly of her loved ones, on the other hand, she'll teach you a lesson that you won't forget. And if it's about her brothers, she'll make sure their names are never in their mouth again. Blaze can always smile and laugh about almost anything. But her real smile and laugh will melt you like butter. If she isn't smiling and laughing, then she's probably expressionless, like reading a boring book for english class. She's either in a bad mood or simply bored out of her mind if she's not smiling and laughing. But suddenly moving to Tulsa changes all that.

Jimmy, Blaze's older brother, is nineteen years old. He's always jovial and pollyanna, it's like someone painted the expression happy on him. He does have a short temper though and isn't afraid to let it out. But it's difficult to get him so enraged that he explodes. He enjoys making jokes, which can be annoying at times. Both him and Blaze like to goof off.

Leo, Blaze's kid brother, is fifteen going on sixteen in a couple weeks. He can be a big mess both emotionally and physically. Leo loves to be dramatic about a lot of things. He can be real fun to make fun of. He isn't always happy like Blaze and Jimmy, he tends to be more negative and neutral than his siblings. But he's always happy with his siblings. He doesn't get into as much trouble as Blaze and Jimmy. Blaze gets into the most trouble of all of them.

All three siblings are close and have gone through thick and thin. They have the sibling relationship that everyone wants. They grew up in Brooklyn, New York, one of the rough parts of New York. They were well known and popular. People knew not to mess with the Pierce siblings. Growing up there made them tough and tuff. It made them who they are. They were all good at fighting and could win almost any fight. Jimmy enjoyed smack-talking more, so he did that more, but he liked to have a few good fights here and there. But when he does fight, he can beat the tar out of them. Blaze loves fighting and smack-talking. She likes to look for fights and cause them. She likes them to be a challenge rather than a piece of cake to win. Leo fights whenever and he can beat anyone to a pulp. Blaze and Leo both share an evil smile and a devilish smirk that can scare anyone.

Don Pierce, father to Jimmy, Blaze, and Leo, and husband to Millie Pierce. His temper can be short, especially when it comes to Blaze. Of course, he'd get upset with Jimmy and Leo when they got in trouble. However, it wasn't the same way with Blaze. Don would drink every weekend and occasionally he would get abusive to his kids. Jimmy and Leo made sure to keep Blaze safe. But they couldn't always keep her safe. He isn't that bad of a person when he's sober, he can still be mean though. He loved his family and still had good times with his kids. Don decided his family needed a change of scenery and get his kids out of trouble in the streets. So he saved up for the next couple of weeks and decided to go to Tulsa, Oklahoma.