Natalie Garcia

Wendy Garcia

## Personality

Natalie was allot more cheerful in her youth, blinded by love. Before his death, she felt like as long as she had Mateo, nothing could go wrong. Unfortunately that didn't work out too well. While she was still coping with her husbands death, Natalie had a more cynical outlook. She tries to be more positive with the time she has left now, spending the most of it that she can with the people she loves.

## Relationships

### Mateo Garcia

Natalie's late husband. The two met while she was on a trip to Mexico, having dropped everything to stay with him.

### Laura & Wendy Garcia

Natalie's daughters. While she isn't able to be as close to them as she'd like in her unhealthy state, she still tries to be as much of a part in their lives as possible.

### Michael Thompson

Natalie's friend. Having met after he moved down the street from them, she secretly gets him to help Laura and Wendy with stuff she knows she can't do.

### Jennifer Richardson

An old friend of Natalies. The two met when Natalie moved back to the U.S. after Mateo's death. They grew apart as Jennifer would not aggree with Natalies careless actions and her disreguard for her and her babys health.

## Style

Natalie usually stays in more comfortable clothes, seeing as she doesnt leave the house most days. Most of her clothes she didnt or couldnt wear were given to Laura as the years went by, so what she has left is what she normally stays in. She wears allot of sweaters and plain shirts, mostly staying in sweatpants or leggings. She only has two pairs of shoes, one for inside and one for the times she does go outside. She still wears her wedding ring and refuses to take it off unless she has to. Her wrists are covered in tiny bead bracelets the girls have made for her over the years.

## History

* Natalie would meet Mateo Garcia during a trip out of the country when she was 18. The two "fell in love", her completely dropping all of her plans to return home, leaving her and her parents in a strained relationship.
* Natalie would get pregnant with her first child at 21, the two getting married during her pregnancy.
* After Laura was born, Natalie would spend most of her time at home taking care of her while Mateo worked.
* During her second pregnancy at 25, Mateo would die.
* Natalie would move back to the U.S. after Mateo's funeral.
* Natalies parents would refuse to be a part of her childrens life, holding a feeling of resentment against them and their father.
* Natalie would meet Jennifer Richardon around the time of her move, Jennifers son, Shawn, being 6 at the time.
* After discovering that Natalie had picked up smoking while still pregnant, Jennifer would refuse to stay friends with her if she kept being so reckless with her babys health.
* At 26, Wendy would be born, Natalie deciding to keep the name the two had originially chosen.
* Natalies mental health only worsened after Wendy was born, often doing just the bare minimum to take care of the girls.
* Just as she felt she was starting to move on, at 31, Natlie would be diagnosed with cancer.
* Being practically bedridden about 2 years later, a then 12 year old Laura would start taking care of Natalie.
* The girls now go and sit with Natalie everynight to tell her about their day.

## Notes

* Natalie loves flowers, but doesn't have the energy or strength to take care of them.
* Natalie knows that she likely won't live much longer. She has arranged multiple different things to make sure that the girls are still taken care of.
* Natalie was very experimental with her hair when she was younger, having had multiple different hairstyles.
* Natalie has Laura and Wendy's birthdays tattooed on both of her forearms.
* Natalie keeps the painting she bought from Mike framed above her bed.