Margaret Rauha

"*Why are you talking about my mother like she's the enemy?*"
—Margaret Rauha, *Payback*

**Margaret Rahua** is cloned from an unnamed female kidnapper/murderer as a result of Project Osiris, a social experiment designed by scientist Felix Hammerstrom and internet billionaire Tamara Dunleavy to determine if a person is born evil or becomes evil throughout their life. Margaret lived in Serenity, New Mexico, the site of Project Osiris, until she was about thirteen years old.

After being told the truth about herself while in Poseidon Resort and Water Park in West Cay, Bahamas, Margaret went to live with Tamara Dunleavy in her mansion along with the other ten Osiris clones (Eli Frieden, Tori Pritel, Malik Bruder, Hector Amani, Penelope Sonas, Robbie Miers, Freddie Cinta, Ben Stastny and Aldwin Wo).

Margaret is a freshman attending Jackson Hole High School in Wyoming at the end of *Payback*.

## Biography

Around 2002, Margaret Rauha was born to Mrs. Rauha and an unnamed surrogate father in the town of Serenity, New Mexico.

Shortly after Eli Frieden, Tori Pritel, Amber Laska, Malik Bruder and Hector Amani escaped from Serenity, Margaret was told that the other kids had come down with a bad illness and sent to a hospital in Santa Fe to be cured. She then traveled to the Poseidon Resort and Water Park along with the remaining clones and other residents of Serenity as part of Felix Hammerstrom's plan to hide and prevent them from escaping as well.

In Poseidon, Margaret was photographed by a few investigators Tamara Dunleavy had sent to the water park to ensure that Eli's theory was true and the other clones really had been sent to the Bahamas. Margaret was said to love the water park's lazy river along with Penelope Sonas.

It was there that the two girls were spotted by the other clones, who were attempting to gather all eleven Osiris subjects in order to escape. Hector grabbed Margaret's arm in an attempt to get them out of the river, but fell into the water due to the momentum of the tube, getting a laugh out of Penelope and Margaret. However, they spotted Eli, Tori, Amber and Malik, whom they had believed to be ill, and their expressions turned to surprise.

Malik lifted both girls out of their tubes just as Mrs. Rauha, Margaret's surrogate mother, spotted the commotion, and she shrieked at them to stop. Margaret began to say her name dubiously, and the two girls looked uncertainly at Eli when he told them to come with him. The clones then took off towards the edge of the water park, past Mrs. Laska, who waved at Penelope and Margaret as they passed. While running, Amber brought the two girls up to speed on Project Osiris.

When Project Osiris was announced to have officially ended, Margaret was adopted by Tamara Dunleavy and went to live with her, along with the ten other Osiris clones, in her gigantic mansion located on a ranch near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She was a freshman attending Jackson Hole High School by the end of the trilogy.

## Trivia

* Rauha means either *peace*, *harmony* or *calm* in Finnish.
* Although it is never mentioned in the trilogy itself, Gordon Korman has stated her DNA donor in a reply to his forum.