Ten Facts About Nina Martin
1.) Mysteries were never, ever her thing.
She remembers when she was nine…
Her and her friends noticed that the man who lived across the street hadn't been out of his house in days.
Her friends wanted to know what was up, and invited her to come along.
Nina shook her head and backed up. What if they discovered something that they didn't want to find? So they went on without her.
Maybe it was ironic that she was involved in the Anubis mystery. But so many things were at stake. She had to. And now she's a pro at it.
2.) She doesn't remember her parents too well.
They died when she was only five.
She tried to keep the memory of her time with them alive, trying to hold onto all of the bittersweet memories.
But like sand, they slipped through her fingers. She doesn't remember any details—not her mother's laugh, or her father's embrace.
The only thing she has left is pictures and Gran's stories.
She forgot them.
She's never felt so guilty about anything in her entire life.
3.) She forgives people too easily.
So far she hasn't paid for it too harshly.
But her tendency to forgive may just bury her alive someday…
4.) She misses home sometimes.
But she's having the time of her life at a new school with new friends.
But still, she feels home calling her back, more often than not…
5.) She wishes she could find the Mask Of Anubis by herself.
That's right. She wants to go through all those traps singlehandedly, accepting the fact that dying was an extreme possibility.
She wishes that Fabian had never been marked. If she was the only one, she could keep him and the others out of it. But no, he was sucked into this, and now he's with her.
If she was alone, he wouldn't get hurt...
6.) She isn't truly close to that many people.
Gran was the only parental structure she can remember having.
She didn't have too many friends back in America, which is why she was quick to start over in England.
Sure, she met some friends in England, but she didn't have anyone to call her own. Sure, she had Amber, but Amber never seemed like the person you tell all your secrets to.
And then there's Fabian. He somehow managed to be her best friend and the one she loves. Isn't that was Gran calls a "keeper"?
7.) She's always suffered from chronic nightmares.
You name it, she's dreamt of it.
Imagining her parents dying in a painful car crash, imagining Gran dying and leaving her alone, imagining herself dying, slowly, painfully…
Now that she's having nightmares back in Anubis, they seem 10x scarier.
Because now the threat of dying is very possible.
8.) She doesn't want to hate Joy.
She imagines herself in Joy's shoes often.
She is forced to leave. Some strange girl from another country comes in. She then manages to come back and realizes that everything has changed. This other girl had taken your room, your friends, and even your crush.
So of course Joy hated that. Nina would too.
So even though Joy was trying to screw up her and Fabian, Nina can't hate her.
Joy was missing. They thought she was dead.
Nina can't help but feel that she owes Joy something, but she can't figure out what.
… But she's not giving up Fabian. Sorry Joy. No dice.
9.) She's very, uh, fixated on Fabian.
If she said that to Amber, though, Amber would giggle and toss her hair back and scream out, "OMG! Nina loves Fabian!"
The screaming isn't necessary. It's just a simple statement, is all. Right?
The fuzzy butterflies that flutter inside her shouldn't be a big deal to anyone else. Except her. And she's perfectly okay with that.
10.) She's had the time of her life at Anubis.
Best friends, a boyfriend, and one of the adventures of a lifetime.
If she does die soon, she can look back with acceptance. Sure, it would be a pity if the mystery was never, ever solved…
But they did the best they could. They've done better than they expected to.
