Canaan Greene

**Canaan Greene** is a student at Essex College who works at Sips with Kimberly Finkle and Lila Flores.

## History

### Meeting Kimberly

Canaan was working at Sips when the manager, Roger, brought in the new employee, Kimberly Finkle, and introduced her. While working together, Kimberly asked Canaan if he liked Jay-Z and how it was being Black at Essex. He played it up, telling her it was hard because not of lot of people got him. He said his mom was addicted to crack and he had to work three jobs to send money back to her and his baby sister. But his story was nothing compared to Lila, who was attending school while raising a child. When Kimberly talked to Lila about this, she realized Canaan had made it all up.

Later, while Canaan was sweeping, another student, Thatcher, threw a piece of trash on the floor by where he was sleeping. Kimberly confronted him about that and got him to pick the trash back up.

### Catullan Banquet

Lila and Canaan were hired to work the Catullan fundraiser. When Kimberly found out they were working the party, she overtipped because she felt awkward about them serving her. When Canaan told her not to worry about it as no one else was tipping anyway, she loudly declared that he was a scholarship student, knowing it would guilt the other attendees into tipping. At the end of the night, Canaan and Lila returned Kimberly's fake tips and gave her a cut of the tips they'd made that night.

### Advising Kimberly

When Nico made a comment on one of Kimberly's posts and then deleted it, Kimberly went to Canaan looking for advice. Canaan told her that neither of them had time for the conversation as they had a very difficult econ assignment due at midnight.

### Rekindling Things with Whitney

After being dumped by Dalton, Whitney went to Canaan and talked to him. He invited her to go to Katherine Johnson House with him, where he introduced her to Jayla and Darius.

When the topic of Nico's birthday party came up, Canaan said he had plans with Darius and wasn't going, but asked Whitney if they could meet up afterward. She said yes, but Canaan was left waiting when she didn't show up.

### Kimberly Cheating and Whitney's Apology

When Kimberly ranted to Canaan about Nico, Canaan reminded her they had an econ exam coming up. He saw she had a test paper and asked if she had the practice exam. When he looked at it, he realized it was a completed exam. He warned her not to try cheating and assured her she'd get caught.

Later, he was hanging out with Darius and Jayla when Whitney came to him an apologized for dodging his texts. He told her he'd heard about her game. He was sorry she lost, but happy soccer was over as that gave her more time to hang out with him.

Whitney and Canaan continued hooking up. One day, they were making out in Whitney's bed when her mom came over. Canaan quickly put his shirt on and tried to make an excuse for why he was there, but Evette Chase pointed out that his shirt was on backwards.

### Helping Whitney

When Whitney struggled with what to do with her life after soccer ended for the season, Canaan told her he was sure she would find something and would be excellent at it. Later, at a party, Canaan told his friend that Whitney didn't really have anything except soccer, unaware that Whitney was nearby and could hear him. When he went to check on Whitney, they were interrupted by Lila, who was visibly drunk. Canaan decided she was too drunk to stay at the party and left to take her home.

### Whitney's Jealousy

When a new student, Zoe, started working at Sips, Whitney immediately became jealous upon seeing that Canaan got along well with her and complimented her intelligence. When Canaan found out that Whitney had stalked Zoe on Instagram and was insecure about their relationship, he assured her she had nothing to worry about because he wasn't attracted to Zoe and he was to her. Whitney told him she'd heard him tell his friend she had nothing going for her except soccer and he apologized to her for saying that behind her back, but suggested maybe she could find more constructive ways to spend her time.

As Canaan prepared for the KJ House Kissmas party, he invited Whitney to come to the party and then a private afterparty in his room. He also asked if she'd be his girlfriend. At the party, Canaan asked Whitney to hold his phone in her purse as it kept falling out of the pocket of his Santa suit. She later confronted him about a text he got from Zoe thanking him for meeting up with him. Canaan was upset that she went through his phone and reiterated that he wasn't interested in Zoe. He'd met with her because they work together and he wanted to let her down nicely. He also told Whitney he needed a minute and walked away from her.

They met up later and Canaan ended things between them, saying it hurt him that Whitney didn't believe him and it broke the trust between them that she went through his phone.

### Roger Being Fired

Roger called Canaan, Lila, and Kimberly into a meeting where he told them he had been fired because they realized they could pay a student a lot less to do his job. Soon after, Lila was hired as his replacement.

### Food Workers' Strike

When Jodi came in and said she was their union rep and the campus food workers were going on strike, Canaan was surprised to learn they had a union, but was in support of them getting more money. Canaan worked with Kimberly to ask Evette Chase to come to campus and support them after witnessing several students walk right past them into the dining hall. Their strike ended up being successful as President Lacey agreed to their demands.

### Catching Whitney and Andrew

Canaan was in the library when he came upon Whitney and Andrew Fuller, who were having sex in the stacks. He quickly grabbed a nearby book and left. Later, at a party, Canaan teased Whitney about it.

### Econ Banquet

Canaan was talking to Lila at Sips when Kimberly came in and showed them an article in the school paper about Canaan. It said he was being honored at the econ banquet. He said he wanted to keep it quiet and wasn't even sure he was going to go, but Kimberly said he should.

Later, he told Kimberly he'd decided to go and asked her to go with him. He said he asked Zoe first, but she couldn't go. At the banquet, Kimberly was surprised to learn more about Canaan's family history, including how he'd been caring for his mother, who had Alzheimer's. After the awards were given, Canaan and Kimberly danced and she asked why he never said anything about his mom. He said it never came up. After the banquet, Canaan walked Kimberly home.

### Dare or Dare Party

While they were working, Canaan asked Kimberly if she was planning to go to Theta's Dare or Dare party. Kimberly said she didn't think she could make it, so Canaan told her to text him if she changed her mind. Kimberly ended up coming to the party and got a cup that dared her to kiss a stranger, so she said Canaan was in the clear. Canaan left the party with some friends to go to another party. He invited Kimberly to go along. She initially decided to stay, but then followed Canaan out and said she knew he'd invited her to the banquet first, not Zoe. He admitted that was true and they kissed.

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Whitney Chase

At Theta's first party of the year, Canaan met Whitney Chase and they went back to his dorm and had sex.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Welcome to Essex
2. ↑ Kappa
3. ↑ That Comment Tho
4. ↑ I Think I'm a Sex Addict
5. ↑ The Surprise Party
6. ↑ Cheating
7. ↑ The Truth
8. ↑ Winter is Coming
9. ↑ Frat Problems
10. ↑ Will You Be My Girlfriend?
11. ↑ Doppelbanger
12. ↑ The Essex College Food Workers Strike
13. ↑ Pre-Frosh Weekend
14. ↑ Sex & Basketball
15. ↑ The Rooming Lottery