Raphael's parents were both born and raised in Segovia, Spain in a small village. There was a lot of violence and illegal activity in the village, and neither one of them liked it. After getting married Maria, Raphael's mother, quickly found out she was having a baby. They were both ecstatic, yet extremely worried considering the area. They knew they didn't want to raise their baby in a place like this. So they did things that they aren't proud of. Raphael's father sold drugs, and gambled. While his mother stole things from local stores. They did this for a while, making enough money to buy a plane ticket to Dellwood, Missouri. They flew to Dellwood, and stayed in a cheap motel for a while. Maria became a maid, while her husband worked at a large business. They managed to scrape up enough money for a broken down apartment not to far from the motel. Raphael was born, and they raised extremely religiously. He went through school as the shy and quiet kid, who was always a good student. He got bullied for being so quiet, but of course never said anything. When he finally got to high school, he met a few of his best friends. Kara was the first person he met. They met through chemistry class, when Kara was having trouble with one of the assignments. They had been partners all through class, and became really close because of it. Kara had dark skin, with long, curly black hair and big brown eyes. She was so nice to Raphael, and was really funny. James had met Raph through Kara, and had always been very similar to him. James wore glasses, and had pale white skin while also being extremely attractive. He was tall, lean, yet shy quiet. His grades weren't as good as Raphael's, but he defiantly tried. Together they were the trio of friends, and could never be seperated. Raph was actually the youngest of the group, he was only sixteen. While Kara and James were both seventeen. But age didn't matter, they all still cared for each other deeply. Raphael was very grateful for his friends, especially because they got him through his anxiety and depression. Raph was truly a happy person, but his girlfriend made him the opposite. Vivian was insane. She was the prettiest and most popular girl at school, but was probably on drugs. She was extremely paranoid every second of the day, and always told Raph he was worthless. But then minutes later she would crawl back to him. But finally, it's time for him to change a few things.
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