Vida Marcello

[Vida Marcello]

VIDA KASSANDRA SOLWAY MARCELLO

PLAY BY: Sara Sampaio


♦ THE BASICS ♦

AGE: Twenty-Five
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: Actress / Model @ The Red Room

♦ THE FREEFORM ♦

'shadows of the past

For everyone, your best moments vary, right? Most often say that their childhood held their best memories of their lives. Others claim it's their teen years, and though it's rare, many even claim that adulthood and older may carry your better moments. I guess I'm still having trouble figuring out where my best memories stem from.

I was born in Kalispell, Montana and was raised in a home with two mothers with very diverse backgrounds (and a twin brother). My parents were high school sweethearts and even though gay relationships weren't fully accepted, their relationship hadn't diminished the slightest. They eventually got married after both me and my brother were born, and while one carried us for nine months, the other worked hard to be able to fully adopt us by law. Having both females as parents had been the norm for me and my bro. Our parents were loving, caring, they were protective, they were strong, and they allowed us to be as creative and think as freely as we wanted with no barriers. We were mixed with mixed mothers, so diversity played a big part in our household. Though, not everyone was with the way we were raised. There were times when we did get bullied by other kids who knew of our lifestyle at home but we weren't too phased since we had each other's back.  I never let my brother's side and vice versa. Eventually, our parents moved us out to LA. I guess they wanted us to feel safer in a more "LGBTQ" environment.

So for the most part - yeah, you could say that we had something close to a normal, happy memory of a childhood. Between martial arts and other extracurricular activities, I managed to keep myself busy with how I wanted while my brother had his own way of keeping himself busy. With one mother as a police officer, and the other running a club, we kind of had no choice but to stay busy after school. I learned that keeping busy also had it's pros when life decided to throw you a curveball.

'mind over matter

Around the time I was eighteen, there had been this kind of "dark cloud" hovering over my family. My mother, (we'll call her Vee), who was a cop at the time, was framed had undergone an investigation, as she was claimed a suspect in this whole blow up of a mess. Apparently my mom, (we'll call her Dee), got into this mix up at her club as there were claims that drugs were being handled and brought in and out of her club. And since they were married, there was a rumor that my mother was also apart of this trade. Of course when this all happened, both of them sat me and my brother down and claimed that they had nothing to do with any of it, and that we should watch out for one another. Did I believe them? Of course. My parents were never the types to hold anything back or lie to us, even if it was to keep us safe from our own curiosity. I'd like to believe that to this day. I really would...

Unfortunately, my mother "Vee" was found guilty and sent to jail for a good few years, while my mom made it her business to run with her tail tucked between her legs the moment she had the slightest idea how this would end. Everything had happened so fast that I almost question if it happened at all. It was kind of unreal. Me and my brother woke up to a letter and a lot of money left behind with a phone number claiming that if we ever needed anything to call the number. We never did call that number. My brother wanted too, and heck - I was curious, but with how everything went down. We couldn't handle anymore drama had that number been associated with something we had no business being apart of.

It was painful. Everything was painful. I was angry at everyone. I was scared that we would never see our parents again. I didn't know how we'd go through life without them. We didn't know what to do. Thankfully we were at a legal age and wouldn't have to go into any foster homes or be taken care of by any family members we didn't know or trust. And even though my brother was older than me by a few seconds, I felt like the "mother" of us two. I learned how to cook, clean, and take care of him while he took care of me and protected us from any random hardships we'd go through. Not to mention he worked way more hours than I did.

Between the jail visits to our mother and learning how to juggle work and school, me and my brother eventually managed to live as comfortably as life could allow. I couldn't afford to make it through any top notch University, so online community college was the route I went. As for my brother, I never questioned if he'd ever attend school or if he was doing so and I just couldn't tell. Honestly, after everything that went down, we barely had time to enjoy each other's company. We were still pretty upset, even after a few years later and started hanging out with different crowds of people without forgetting that we were all the other had.

this life of mine

Around the age of twenty, I eventually made it my decision to move out into my own place in Glenhaven. LA was cool but I just needed something different. I needed a fresh start, I needed to get away from the memories and start anew. I was eventually scouted by an agent. Apparently I was something of "model material" and I honestly just went with it. Heck, if this face could make me money, why not? As much as my mother "Vee" used to talk about being scouted and turning down offers to model (she hates the idea of it), she always thought that the apple wouldn't fall too far from the tree.

I also eventually learned the art of acting along the way and kind of juggled the two, with acting being my main focus. Getting whatever roles and shoots that my agent and manager could get. I even legally changed my last name from Solway to Marcello to show how I really felt about everything that we went through as a family. Not to mention, my mother "Vee" found it as a pleasant surprise once she was released from jail. She was acquitted of all claims against her as they had enough proof that she had nothing to do with it. As for my mom, we still have no idea where she is but I'm sure she's fine. Maybe.

Not sure if I'm saying that out of hope, or for the lack of care.

 

♦ THE PLAYER ♦

USERNAME: Kam 
AGE GROUP: Twenty-Six
EXPERIENCE: Foh Evah
WHERE DID YOU FIND US? I honestly magically appeared.

[Rick *]

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