Author's Note: Hello! I decided to make some slight changes to my story. By doing so, I felt Moriah's storyline would make more sense
Also I love Josh Washington and OC stories, so I invented Moriah since he could stand to use someone.
Peace, Love, Starbucks!
Appearance: Moriah Jade Holland is a African-American teenage girl first introduced at the age of seventeen as the group is in their senior year. She stands at 5'0 tall with an athletic build and has medium black hair and dark brown eyes. She is hardly ever seen without makeup, jewelry, or her nose ring hoop and prefers gauges over earrings. Moriah dresses in an edgy chic style, experimenting with skirts, crop tops, ripped/holed jeans, cardigans, sweaters, heels, boots, combat boots, etc... She eventually has a dreamcatcher tattooed on her foot.
Personality: She is an intelligent young woman with a fierce personality and love for partying and adventure. Although she comes off as confident, she uses that as a calloused shell to conceal her deepest inner fears. Moriah is gregarious, audacious, protective, and noble. But in the same notion she is frightened of what others think of her. A very reliable friend to anyone who is in need and can be quite willing to take the risks when faced with impending danger.
Background: An Illinois native and high school dancer, Moriah comes from a successful family who reside in the upscale suburbs of Burr Ridge, Illinois right outside Chicago. Her parents Jeremiah and Sandra Holland have always been financially secure enough to meet their daughter's needs, but too preoccupied with work to be emotionally available. In their absence, Moriah tended to use unhealthy mechanisms to cope such as drinking, shoplifting, recreational drugs, sneaking out, dating Derek, etc... Her behavioral issues and her parent's unavailability often contributed to dysfunction in the Holland household. Despite her reputation as a troublemaking wild child, Moriah was able to overcompensate by exceling academically and has always dreamed of attending college to major in radiography. Like any teenager, she cares deeply for her parents, even with their tight schedules and overbearing attitudes. Sadly, life only became more difficult for the young woman when she caught her father having an affair. It is his selfish actions that cause Moriah to make some rather impulsive and unwise choices, which endanger her life and lead her to act out even more further down the road. Unable to handle their incorrigible daughter any longer, the Holland's kick Moriah out and have her placed in the care of her aunt and uncle in Toronto. Even with the unexpected changes, Moriah remains optimistic after reuniting with Matt and his parents. It is there in Toronto where she's welcomed into a new home and by new friends, including Josh Washington, whom she builds a connection and eventual romance with.