Fanon:Cynthia Raven

Cynthia Raven is a Sim from who resides in Riverview created by MariaDark. She is the eldest daughter of Lilith Raven and Hal Breckenridge and the sister of Diane Breckenridge and Michael Breckenridge.

Childhood
When Cynthia was born, her parents weren't that well-off and couldn't afford to buy expensive toys or nice clothes for her. But all that didn't bother her, because she had inherited her mother's genius trait and she was even more excitable than her. Always being the apple of her mother's eye, she was able to make her smile even when times were tough. She had to spend many hours alone, her only companion being her loyal teddybear named Philip. Her parents taught her to speak and walk, but she had to learn to read mostly by herself, since her parents were hardly ever home. But as she was a smart child, that was not a problem for her. When her little sister Diane was born, Cynthia was really excited. Even though Diane was a few years younger than her, they became best friends when Diane aged up.

When she started attending school, Cynthia made many new friends. Her classmates didn't mind that she was smarter than them and spent her free time reading books about science instead of playing outdoors like everyone else. Later on her quick wit and good nature became even more appreciated by others as she was always eager to help her friends with their homework.

Teen Years
As the years passed, Cynthia's friends changed, whereas she stayed the same. Many of her childhood friends stopped talking to her because she was too nerdy and boring to them. Some of her classmates took advantage of her good nature by asking her to help them with their homework, but in the end Cynthia always ended up either doing the exercises by herself or showing her answers to the others. After a while she began to realise that no-one really wanted to be her friend, but she kept on helping them because that way she didn't have to be completely alone.

Cynthia's parents didn't know about her difficulties. They were very proud of her and appreciated the fact that Cynthia spent most of her free time playing with her brother and sister. The only thing that was causing discord was Cynthia's vegetarianism. Lilith and Hal tried to convince Cynthia to eat meat because they were certain that her diet wasn't healthy. Occasionally, Cynthia had to go to sleep hungry because the others were having burgers or hot dogs for dinner. It took months before her parents finally came to terms with her decision to live her life as a vegetarian.

Being a vegetarian also had an effect on Cynthia's social life. At first, she didn't know what she was supposed to eat to get a healthy amount of fibers and minerals, so her health deteriorated slitghtly. She lost twenty pounds, her skin looked greyish and her eyes had dark bags under them. Some meaner kids started insulting her and calling her names. The fact that she was able to ingore it and still keep a smile on her face only made them angrier.

Secretly, Cynthia started thinking about changing schools. She had heard about a nice boarding school named School of Peace and Love. She read about it online and it seemed like a perfect place to study. She talked about it with her parents and even though Lilith didn't want to send her favourite daughter away, they agreed to let her try it out. Cynthia was also able to convince Diane to come with her, so she didn't even have to worry about being alone in a foreign town.

Adulthood
When Cynthia returned from her boarding school, she was already a young adult. None of her old classmates could recognize her: she had gone through a complete makeover. At the School of Peace and Love Cynthia had learned how to balance her diet to avoid eating meat and still live a healthy life. She had also taken up fishing as a hobby. But she was still unsure about what she wanted to do in life.

The first few months she spent looking for a job. Working at the grocery store didn't interest her because she was overqualified for that, but being a businesswoman or a politician seemed too stressful and boring.

One day Cynthia was fishing in the river by the graveyard when she heard someone calling for help nearby. She hurried over and found an old lady laying next to a grave. She seemed awfully pale and Cynthia wasn't able to awaken her. She immediately called the ambulance but by the time they arrived, there was not much left to do. Cynthia was sent home, where she cried for hours. She felt like it was all her fault: if she had known what to do, they might have been able to save the old lady's life. And that's when she decided to dedicate her life to helping others as a doctor.

The first years were hard and tedious, and it was only going to get harder. But Cynthia convinced herself that even by cleaning bed pans she was making a difference and helping all those unfortunate people who weren't as lucky as her.