Raquelle Ackerson

**Raquelle Ackerson** is a supporting character and the mother of Cameron Ackerson in *A Trick of Light*.

## Description

Raquelle Ackerson is a loving mother to Cameron and surrogate mom to Juaquo Velasquez after his own mother, Raquelle's best friend Milana Velasquez, died of cancer. She has dark hair.

## In the series

### Before *A Trick of Light*

Originally, the Ackerson and Velasquez families were close together due to Raquelle and Milana's strong friendship. William Anderson, and by extension Raquelle, were wealthy until William discovered a strange algorithm in the Whiz network, and although Raquelle Ackerson was content with their drop in status as William pursued the mystery, William never was, and vanished one day on a boating trip to Lake Erie. Raquelle accepted this as William simply deciding to leave, amending to make up for his absence herself even as Juaquo Velasquez also supported her son Cameron. When Milana died of cancer, Raquelle took on the burden of supporting Juaquo and Cameron both.

### *A Trick of Light*

*Main article: A Trick of Light*
When Cameron Ackerson was still attempting to get his YouTube channel off the ground, Raquelle supported him. When he was struck by lightning, Raquelle stayed with him at the hospital, and when it became clear that he would recover, she negotiated a single interview with Cameron for a sum in the high six figures. With that, she continued to care for him after the accident and hired Dr. Nadia Kapur as a shrink.

Even so, Raquelle was concerned over her son's seclusion, confiding in her boyfriend Jeff, who advised her to go along with Cameron's wishes. Miraculously, however, the technology in her house began responding to her every need. Her coffee maker turned on when she woke, lights would dim and volume would decrease if she dozed, after work her refrigerator would be at perfect wine cooling temperature, etc. She dimly realized that Cameron had done this for her, and appreciated it, although she didn't understand how.

One day Juaquo did not come over, so Raquelle sent Cameron to his house in worry, a worry that proved well-founded, as Juaquo had been assaulted and had his car destroyed by an angry competitor from his fight club. Raquelle also discouraged Cameron from investigating his father's old Whiz network, which Cameron acceded to. She also planned a dinner after his graduation.

Cameron, after subsequently missing graduation due to being kidnapped by OPTIC, was grounded by Raquelle "for-fucking-EVER", who did not realize what had transpired. However, as numerous crises rocked the world in the wake of Nia's passage through the internet, Raquelle soon forgot her anger in her worry. She eventually decided to go to Jeff's for the day in order to miss traffic, missing her son save the world.

## References

1. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 7: A New Beginning
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *A Trick of Light*, ch. 3: Adrift
3. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 4: Awakening
4. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 6: What Ever Happened To Cameron Ackerson?
5. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 13: A Friend In Need
6. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 12: Crush
7. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 20: Captive
8. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 23: The Other Side Of The Door
9. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 31: Heartbreak
10. ↑ *A Trick of Light*, ch. 39: Disconnect