Rosalina Carterson D10 Done

Age:

14
Gender:Female
District:10

Like a Rose, I am sweet and beautiful but also like a Rose, if angered I have sharp thorns that will hurt you.

Appearance
A tiny girl stands alone, her hair like dark fabric hanging halfway down her back and with a slight hint of brown. Her bangs sweep to the left in a light feathery way. Its actually quite mysterious looking. Thin black eyebrows curve up in amusement as she stares at the world through dark gray eyes. Lashes, thick and dark, shield them from the elements and hang almost lazily over them. In the middle of her face rests a small nose that doesn't stick out too prominently but is very keen. Below her nose, curved up in a slight, almost sarcastic smile, is her soft mouth. A few shades darker than her pale skin it is often slightly curved up as if in laughter. Behind her lips are small perfect teeth, all even and white.

A slender neck leads into a pair of slim shoulders that are perfectly straight. The skin of her shoulders pale from little time in the sun. Small, thin arms lead into long graceful fingers with perfect round fingernails adorning each finger. Her mid section has a little bit of baby fat still on it but a lot of that has been burned off from work and from grief. As one might expect, she has no chest but she has a little bit of hips. Her pale legs are thin but surprisingly strong from riding and getting the horses to do what she wants. Her feet are small and quite dainty although, often adorned with cowboy boots she bought herself.

On her tiny body adorns a light red plaid button up t-shirt with rolled up sleeves and a few patches stitched in here and there. Her pants are made of a stretchy brown material that makes movement quite easy especially when riding. Her feet, as mentioned before, are often clad in cowboy boots while atop her head rests a cowgirl hat made of straw. When standing tall and proud, she barely reaches 5'2" tall and when soaking wet weighs less than 100lbs.

I am delicate but I have a sharp tongue, don't be mean to me and you won't feel my sharp sting[/size]

Personality
Dark eyes portray mystery but don't let her appearance fool you. Her tongue, always ready with a sharp remark, has gotten her into a bit of trouble, both with people and with peace keepers, although her sweet charm always managed to get her off the hook. She knows how to manipulate other people to do exactly what she wants and is never blamed for anything even if it was obvious she had done it. Everyone always protected her against the peace keepers. Having had this happen to her all her life, she learned how to get exactly what she wanted and make few enemies.

Behind her dark eyes is a much softer side although few people have ever seen it. She has a few vulnerabilities including her parents' death and life with her sister. Few people dare to question her on these because they know that they will receive a sharp remark from her bristled tongue. There is only one person she has ever shown her softer side to, that is Jay, a childhood friend but you will learn more about him later.

Strength also flows through her, she's had no choice but to be strong. Losing her parents took a hard toll on her and made her a little bit tougher than she used to be. She can take a lot more pain because of all the pain she's already been through.

Just because I'm small does NOT mean I'm helpless. I can take care of myself!

History
Her past is not something she likes to talk about as it is a very sensitive spot for her. A few years ago, she lost her parents in a barn fire that also took the life of her horse, Chance, a dark bay 5 year old with a white stripe on his forehead. The fire was caused by a candle that had been left unattended and had been accidently knocked over by a careless stable hand. She remembers that day as if it had just happened and whenever she thinks about it, her dark eyes become glazed and filled with pain as she remembers her parents' screams as the fire enveloped them. Since her parents' death, her older sister, Delancy, has become her legal guardian as she is 19.

Before her parents' death, Rose was a happy child. Her father loved her a lot and gave her whatever he could. They weren't the richest family in the district but they weren't the poorest either. As a family, they lived on a small ranch on the outskirts of district 10 and owned a few horses, some cows, and two hens. Rose spent many of her early childhood riding horses and when she was old enough, her parents bought her Chance, a paint horse with brown and white splashes. She loves Chance still to this day and he is her constant reminder of her parents.

After the fire, Rose was made hard because she was suddenly thrown into a much harder world than she was used to and her only escape was to put up a wall between herself and other people. The only person that she can really be herself around is her horse because he won't judge the tears that fall from her face whenever she looks at the picture of her parents hanging on the wall. Her sister has tried to make life good for the two of them, working full time as a stable hand at a neighbors farm and looking after young Rose but its hard. Rose isn't very close to her sister because she doesn't see her very often but she still wishes her good luck every morning when she goes to work. All in all, Rose has been through quite a bit for someone so young and these experiences have made her hard on the outside.


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