Carly Goldstein

Carly Goldstein is a character roleplayed by Hunneebee on Twitch.
==Backstory==
Carly is a Southern Belle, the epitome of good nature. In a world that is full of hatred and darkness, she just wants to be someone who can bring, if only a little, light to people's lives. Carly comes from a life of poverty. Growing up her family was homeless from when she was born until adulthood. Carly’s parents met at a homeless shelter in Atlanta, Georgia, both seeking shelter from a snowstorm. From the way her mother describes it, it was love at first sight. Carly never understood how they could be so happy when their situation was so, well, not happy. 
Carly is an only child and she used to hate it. She always felt so alone when her parents would be doing whatever odd job they could get and she wasn’t in school. If she had a sibling, maybe she would’ve had a friend at school. She never told anyone about her home life, however everyone seemed to know anyway. She would try to be the first out to recess so she could find a hiding spot and spend time with the only thing that brought her comfort at school, a stray tabby cat. She doesn’t know where the cat came from or if it even had an owner, but it found her one day when she was hiding from the other kids and ever since then, it came to the same spot every day. 
To not be like her parents, Carly did well in school and made it a goal to learn as much as she could. Her goal was to go to college so she could get a job and have a real home. Nevertheless, Carly loved her parents and she knew that they were doing everything they could to give her a life that she could love, even if it wasn’t a normal one. Now and then, her dad would bring her home some candy, giving her a wink and telling her to keep it a secret between them. He would always tell her, “Your mother would want some too. But, there isn’t enough for everyone”. Making sure to not hurt her mom’s feelings, she swore to her father to not mention it. She didn’t know where or how he got it, but she gladly accepted it. 
For the most part, Carly’s family stayed in shelters, but there were periods when they had to be on the streets. These were the times Carly hated the most. It was either too cold or too hot, and the ground was so uncomfortable; making it hard to sleep at night. The city life was always awake and if you wanted to have a quiet night, you had to go to the sketchier parts of town. Her family rarely did that, but sometimes they had to if safer areas were overcrowded. Random noises would clatter through the night. Carly would hear footsteps that weren’t there, a whistle in the distance that slowly grew closer, or the wind whispering something was just around the corner. It felt like her mind was playing tricks on her, and it terrified her. Her mother would hold her tight on those nights, singing her to sleep. This would always help Carly to calm down and she eventually fell asleep.
Carly always looked up to her parents because they made the best of their situation and were able to keep most of the bad away from Carly. In doing so, Carly was happy; but, it also made her a little naive to things. She never had to see just how cruel the world could be, until her 12th birthday. The shelters were full again as it was a very cold, stormy night. Carly had been demanding that they find somewhere to sleep as she didn’t want to be exhausted and cold on her birthday. Her parents wanted to give her the best birthday so they found an abandoned house that they could stay in for the night. Carly was super excited to spend her birthday there because she had never been in one before.
The house was old and a lot of the walls were deteriorating, creating a draft and prickling their skin with goosebumps. The family decided to go to the basement where they would get the most protection from the elements. When they were all settled in, Carly’s parents pulled out some burgers from their backpacks and handed two to her. These were a rare sight. They usually didn’t have money to get burgers, sometimes the shelters served them if it had been a good month for donations. However, she had never gotten two burgers before. This resulted in Carly thinking, “My parents must’ve saved up for this”. She gleamed with joy and carefully took the burgers, afraid they might crumble away in her hands.
After savoring her dinner, she was ready for bed. She laid down and felt a lump under her pillow. She lifted her pillow, only to find a small red box with a white ribbon tied in a bow. She was so shocked, she had never owned something that looked so expensive. However, her mother told her that she couldn’t open it until the morning. Carly thought that she wouldn’t be able to fall asleep because of how excited she was, but once she got warm in her sleeping bag, she fell asleep instantly, dreaming of eating a million burgers. Sadly, that dream didn’t last.
Carly awoke to her mother shaking her fiercely, telling her to grab her backpack and run. Carly jolted to her feet, grabbed her backpack, and put her shoes on. Carly suddenly felt the ground shake and she fell to the ground. That’s when she noticed her surroundings. Pieces of debris were all around her; dust and dirt started to build on her skin. Her mother pulled her up and had her walk in front of her parents up the stairs, rushing to get out of the house. Carly frantically climbed the steps and reached the top. She looked back and begged her parents to hurry. There was a loud crash, then more debris rained down on them. Her parents hadn't made it up the stairs yet and her mother screamed at her to get out. Carly didn’t want to leave her parents, but she knew her mother was serious as she never sounded like that before. She told them she loved them and then ran out of the house. 
When Carly got out of the house, she saw a large bulldozer in the yard, smashing into the house. Carly screamed at them, “Stop! My parents are inside!” However, the machines were too loud and they didn’t even notice her. She fell to her knees crying, watching the house come down until all that was left was a pile of rubble. Her parents never came out. She ran to the once-was house and started removing debris to try and find her parents. That’s when the workers noticed her and dragged her away. The cops were called, then CPS. Turns out the house was marked for demolition, but the construction workers never posted a sign, nor did they look inside to make sure the house was empty. Her parents were confirmed to be dead, they had tried to escape but were crushed by falling debris. Carly felt like her world just ended, she felt everything and nothing all at once. She then remembered the gift that her parents had given her in her backpack. She pulled it out and opened it. Inside was a beautiful silver locket in the shape of a heart, a family picture sat inside it. Carly decided that she would never part with the necklace.
From then on, Carly grew up in group homes; only a small step up from living on the streets. The people who were supposed to look after her and the other kids didn’t give a crap about them or what happened to them. The kids in her group home would always get into fights and she would be the one who would patch them up. This experience taught her to love taking care of people, thus cementing her resolve to become a medic in the future. Carly luckily got adopted by a very nice couple who knew that they could never replace her parents, but would be there for her and whatever she needed. She grew up with a strong will to try and help as many people as she could. Carly thought about going the legal route and becoming a lawyer, but there was too much corruption for her taste. Additionally, she is pretty naive, so many jokes or innuendos go over her head, so it probably was for the best that she didn't.
When Carly was 18, she graduated from high school and went on to college. After she got her degree, she moved away from her adoptive parents to become a medic. To honor her dad, she always has candy on her person so she can hand it out to patients, and snack on it for herself too. There are times when the stress of the job gets overwhelming, or when she is home alone and hears the house randomly creak, Carly will start to hum the song that her mother used to sing to her to help calm herself down and know that she will be ok. 
Carly has moved to Los Santos to start fresh and to pursue her dream of being the best medic the city has ever known.
Category:LGBTQIA+
Category:4.0