Emily Cooper Emily Cooper is a 15 year old girl who struggles with depression and contemplates suicide. She became depressed after witnessing her mother's murder by a flash of purple lightning. She was going through her mother's stuff and found a letter written by her mother, Anna. The letter said that if something were to happen and Anna dies, that Emily was to find her father, and her father is none other than Barry Allen. Barry Allen Barry Allen became depressed after the disappearance of his then girlfriend Anna Cooper. When he became the Flash, he was saving lives, completely forgetting about Anna, until he was met with a broken girl sitting on the sidewalk, crying. Will Barry be able to break down Emily's walls? Will he ever get through to her? Read to find out!