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Post by graham whitaker on Mar 11, 2011 16:35:45 GMT -7
kaynic, clement chabernaud, resident
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FULL NAME graham jaden whitaker.
NICKNAMES gray.
CURRENT AGE twenty-three.
DATE OF BIRTH december twenty-eighth.
HOMETOWN ramsey springs, mississippi.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS single.
MOTHER delilah whitaker (née clayton), thirty-nine, nurse.
FATHER milton whitaker, forty-five, contractor.
SIBLINGS taryn shayla whitaker, sixteen; terrance thomas whitaker, ten.
CHILDREN n/a.
PETS dexter, two, beagle.
REASON FOR BEING IN NEW YORK i landed the most unbelievable job here in new york city working as an investment banker and life seems too good to be true.
BEST KEPT SECRETS
1. i'm scared to death of this place
2. i had a skin cancer scare last year
3. my mother will never admit it but she's a little ashamed of my birth when she was sixteen and maybe regrets it
4. my second cousin and fourth cousin are actually married, embarrassing as that is
5. i've never been outside the country
GROCERY LIST
1. batteries
2. milk
3. bacon
4. garbage bags
5. tea bags
MOST RECENT PURCHASES
1. eggs
2. cereal
3. legal pads
4. socks
5. oranges
INTERVIEW
"graham is the best thing that ever happened in my life, despite the circumstances under which he happened. yes, it was extremely difficult getting pregnant and married at sixteen and raising a baby when i wasn't ready, but milton was there for me one hundred percent and i wouldn't change it for the world. graham is such a sweet, kind, responsible boy and i couldn't be more proud of him with his big fancy job in new york city, he's really making something of himself and i miss him every single day that he's away from us."
delilah whitaker, thirty-nine
"graham and i get along just fine as far as siblings go i guess. i mean, we definitely get along better than terry and i do, but terry's ten so what can i really expect. i guess we're a little far apart in age but he's a good brother, never once heard him complain about having to drive me everywhere all the time and everything else he's always done for me. but then again, i never really heard graham complain about anything...ever. he's a little too much of a pushover sometimes but he don't see it at all, he really thinks he's just being a good southern boy and a gentleman. don't get me wrong, he is, but i don't know how he's gonna survive the big city life like that."
taryn whitaker, sixteen, sister
"graham was my high school sweet heart and if someone had told me things would turn out so topsy-turvy back then i wouldn't have believed it. we broke up because i was going out of state for college, i got into texas tech and graham decided to go to ole miss, but now look at us. i'm back in ramsey springs living with my momma and working at the diner, and graham's got his big fancy new york city job. i'm so proud of him, really i am. i wish him the best of luck, but it's hard not to wish things had worked out and i'd maybe be in the big apple with him right now. we ended only because of the distance, he's the sweetest boy i've ever known and would never hurt a living soul."
darlene skinner, twenty-three
"i remember graham, but he was never one to stand out. he was never a trouble maker, no never gave anyone the slightest bit of trouble, but he was a quiet and soft-spoken boy even in high school. he wasn't painfully shy or anything, he had a good group of friends, hung out with a nice crowd, and they cared about him as much as he cares about just about everyone. he was always very, very bright, and i hear he's got a big fancy job in new york city is that right now? i'm not surprised, he was always giving off the impression that he was meant for something bigger than ramsey springs, though you'd have to look closely to know it. he doesn't call attention to himself, but he's worth paying attention to. a sweet, responsible, respectable young man...he's going to have a good life."
corbin lang, fifty-eight
"as far as decent folk go, you won't find a better guy than graham. i'm real proud of him with this job he's got, he deserves it if anyone does. i can't lie though, i'm worried as hell about the kid. he doesn't know much when it comes to what they call street smarts. he doesn't know anything at all outside of ramsey springs, and i'm afraid that city is gonna eat that boy alive. i've heard all sorts of things about the kinds of folks you find in manhattan and it doesn't sound like any of them would be looking out for my boy graham, and i hate to say it but sometimes he needs someone looking out for him. he's always got his head in the clouds and he's too trusting, i don't want to say naive but maybe a little bit. he sees only good in everyone, all the time, and it just might be his downfall someday, knock on wood."
lloyd gaines, twenty-three
"ok so maybe i'm the only guy in ramsey springs who's ever had a problem with the guy, but i don't like him. graham isn't what he makes himself out to be, ain't nobody that good of a person and askin' nothin' in return. he hit me square in the jaw back in high school when i was fresh to his girl darlene and i think it might be the only time he's ever hit anybody in his life, and i could tell by the punch. anyway, he must be hiding some sort of temper or something, because you can't just be that smiley and nice all the time and keep takin' crap from everyone and be that polite oh hello ma'am how do you do this evenin' and not just snap one day."
reid hoover, twenty-three
PERSONAL
but really, i am...
a simple boy from ramsey springs, mississippi who's just so blessed to be here. i can't believe what kind of luck i've got lately, first i get this incredible job and get to move to new york city, and i was prepared to sleep in grand central station, but as it turns out my daddy's one connection here in the big apple helped me get an apartment. now it's nothing fancy or big or showy but it's more than anything i could've dreamed of if somebody told me i'd be living here someday. i guess all i really need now is to find that special lady i'll spend the rest of my life with and then i've pretty much got it all. the thing is, as scared as i am to be here in this intimidating city, how could i ever leave the life that's been handed to me and go back to ramsey springs? but at the same time, how could i not go back and get married there in front of my momma and daddy and raise my kids in the same town where my whole family's been raised back to my great-great-great-great grandparents? i'm a little torn about the future, but i think i'm just gonna have to focus on right now because this is too good to be true and i don't want to blink and miss it.
and i live by...
"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." - Anne Frank
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