Naomi Reyes

## Personality

Naomi is a quiet girl who tends to put off an intimidating vibe to those around her. She has no interest in small talk or pleasantries, she thinks that they're absolutely useless and she has plenty of them back home. Naomi tends to stay on the outside of everything, cautiously looking in. She has never been the soft and gentle daughter that her parents wanted, instead having an edge that puts off many people who do not care to truly get to know her. She is witty and has a sharp tongue that isn't afraid to bite. Although she may not keep many friends or put herself out there in many ways, Naomi has no problem calling people out and refuses to take shit from anyone.

Do not let her tough exterior fool you, Naomi is actually very understanding and gives good advice. She isn't the person you go to for a shoulder to cry on, she's the person you go to when you want truth and transparency. She wants friends and close relationships just as much as the next person but is terrified of them, afraid of being cast out as she has so many times before. Emotions have never been an easy thing for Naomi to deal with, especially when they are her own. She always pretends to be fine and pushes away most attempts at people trying to break down her walls. No one has ever broken down those walls she has built up around her and it would take someone truly special to see the softer, more gentle side of Naomi that lies deep within.

## History

Naomi Elizabeth Reyes was born and raised in the countryside of Lexington, Kentucky. The Reyes family was always very wealthy, historically being major players in finances as well as the booming industry of horse racing in Kentucky. Naomi was the youngest of seven children, her six elder siblings all being boys. From a young age, Naomi was told that she would not have a place in the family business, a breeding and racing farm by the name of Reyes Equestrian, as it would be left to her eldest three brothers to keep with the tradition that it would be passed down from male to male each generation. Instead of finances and the family business, Naomi was told to find herself some nice rich man and get comfortable as her mother had when she married her father.

When Naomi speaks about her childhood, she is often shunned or dismissed for complaining of difficulty. After all, she did grow up on sprawling estates and spent her summers in tropical locations. She rode expensive horses, went to elite private schools, was offered everything name brand. But all of her parents' money couldn't buy her the affection or attention she so desperately wanted. She had a difficult time bonding with either one of her parents, her brothers often being off doing some business things with her father and her mother off socializing. From a very young age, Naomi learned to recognize when she was not wanted and thus began her independent streak.

Things only progressively got more difficult when Naomi entered middle school. She had a difficult time making and keeping good friends, her grades were slipping despite the private tutors that her parents feverishly hired to keep them up. The only thing Naomi seemed to be good at and enjoyed was music, especially jazz and classical. She spent a lot of time studying music and took up a variety of instruments including the piano, the trumpet, the alto saxophone, the clarinet, the guitar, the drums, and vocals. Only when she was playing music by herself did Naomi ever feel truly at peace.

After the ninth grade, Naomi was pressured by her parents into making sure she knew what pathway she wanted to go down career wise. Playing music professionally was made very obvious to not be in her cards and Naomi began to argue more and more with her parents. She began acting out at school, though she never hurt anyone physically, and found herself incredibly isolated. It was during this time that Naomi realized that she would never marry a rich man, or any man for that matter. She knew she liked girls and told them as much, not caring about the ridicule from her bible thumping parents. She began to ruin the few good friendships she had, her grades were tanking once again, detentions became an everyday occurrance. Two schools later, Naomi's parents finally made the decision to send her to a boarding school by the name of Silver Oak in hopes that she would straighten herself out.