Vanessa Dorland

Vanessa is a supporting character in As Dusk Falls. She is introduced in Chapter 4 as a 16-year-old girl living a middle-class life in Two Rock. She is unhappy due to her strict father and eventually runs away with Jay. 
 
== Description ==
The principal of Bridgeley Catholic school once sent a letter home to her dad - Jason Dorland because they caught Vanessa was smoking again. She hated this Catholic school because she was told what to wear and what to think
Vanessa is not allowed to drive by her father and she wished something bad happened to him
She mistakenly thought Jay was a guy who often ate lunch alone under the gnarly tree by the school parking lot
She once kicked a man in the balls until he swallowed his tongue
== Personality ==
Vanessa is kind-hearted but rebellious and impulsive. She was deeply affected by the death of her mother and brother. She dreams of escaping her father, who she finds restrictive. She is sometimes averse to conflict - seen if she gets angry with Jay for fighting Todd - but also passionate for her own freedom.
Even though she knew who Jay was and was in a dangerous situation, she still did not betray him
She dislikes studying and is not as athletic as Jay.
When preparing to jump into the abyss with Jay, Vanessa heard her father's confession. Mr. Dorland desperately begged her not to do that and admitted his mistake, saying that he was wrong and that he loved her very much, which made her want to change her mind.
If Vanessa jumps from the waterfall with Jay, she stays in Canada for 6 years before leaving him. This suggests that she is spontaneous and perhaps non-committal.
== Appearance ==
Vanessa has long, medium brown hair and hazel eyes.
In her first appearance, 
== Involvement ==
== Relationships ==
She really loves her mother. Mrs Dorland had the Woodman's Cottage and Vanessa keeps it very carefully. She once told Jay that "sometimes at home, around sunset, me and my mom used to walk out in the dessert and on a hot day, ì there was enough haze, the sun would just ...bloom...like a giant fireball on the horizon"
She has a close relationship with her grandmother, however they still have petty arguments. She once considered Meema as her role model: "She used to be my role model. She had a motorcycle license and she knew karate"
She has an extremely inconsistent relationship with her father Jason Dorland. When she was young she was close to her father, however, they became increasingly distant from each other following her mother and brother’s deaths. Although she wanted to get away from her father, he tells her he loves her upon finding her and Jay at the U.S. and Canada border.
== Trivia ==
* Her family lives in the Big Oak Neighbourhood of Two Rock.
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