Profiles #2

Remember Henry? We met him on Monday. Today meet Henry's wife, Elizabeth. She is the second of four main characters in this week's featured story, Spring. Her appearance is modeled after Nikki Reed, and she is written by me. :) Ladies and Gentlemen -drumroll, please- Elizabeth Toole!

(The following profile was written by Allie before I took over this characters. Apart from a few changes here and there to make the read smoother and the character more accurate, this is Allie's writing.)
Name:
Elizabeth Wisland Toole

Age:
Twenty

Birthday:
May 13th

Race:
Irish, English

Personality:
Elizabeth is definitely not known for being the girl next door. She's a spoiled princess from a rich family, and is used to getting whatever she wants. And, when she doesn't get that, she does whatever she has to do in order to get it. She sometimes can be gentle and welcoming which comes across as being friendly and kind, but she has a horrible temper that easily can get out of control. Outgoing and outspoken, she is not a woman that one would want to doublecross or mess with. She hates to get emotional in front of anyone, in fear of appearing weak, and so doesn't often cry or show that she has much of a heart at all. Perfectionist, neat-freak, and a bit manic depressive... Those who know her would say she's a bit, well, just a little downright crazy.

Biography:
Elizabeth was born in England, raised for two years before her successful father moved the family to Ireland, to avoid an outbreak of the sweating disease. The trip was long, but once they arrived, her father bought a house and they quickly got settled. His business was as good as ever, and soon, Elizabeth was living a life that only few knew in Ireland. She and her family didn't live too far from the Tooles, another wealthy family with a young son only years older than Elizabeth, Henry. They quickly became the best of friends, playing pretend and teasing and chasing one another around their homes.

But there was a family secret, one that Elizabeth herself was too ashamed to tell anyone, even Henry. Her father went to her bed nearly every night since she was a little girl. At first she resisted, but as the beatings got worse and worse she only cried as her father whispered compliments into her ear, how beautiful she was...what a wonderful daughter she was...Elizabeth told her mother, the only person she thought could help, but her mother did nothing. She only glared at Elizabeth as if she were the one responsible...as if she were the one who asked for this. Elizabeth lived alone in a house full of hatred and evil, her father only buying her expensive gifts and surprising her constantly, for her 'good behavior'...She grew to hate the gifts, associating them with the things she was required to do in return, rather than signs of affection. She became bitter and depressed, only putting on a smile when she had to, for appearance sake. All of the men who courted her quickly changed their minds, already tired of her mechanic ways and her lack of true affection toward them.

She turned to Henry for comfort. He was really the only man she could bring herself to trust completely. He had been there from the beginning, and he made the pain of her secret life go away. He made the tears evaporate and turned her frowns back into smiles... When they were seven, she could still remember when he caught her in her backyard crying. He asked what was wrong, and when she told him that someone had hurt her, he had pulled her into a hug and swore to her that he'd protect her. He'd be there to keep her safe. Elizabeth could see herself with Henry... He saw the woman she wished she could be. A sweet, charming young woman who didn't live in fear every night and in bitterness every day. She waited day after day, trying to be that woman, to prove to him upon his return that she was the woman he wanted to be with as well. However, when he brought home another woman with the intention of marriage, she again quickly grew bitter, and had to find a way of making the other woman disappear so that she herself could have Henry, completely. Eventually, it worked. After some manipulation and lying, she was finally able to drive Elena Davlos away, and begged her father to talk to the Tooles about an arranged marriage with Henry. Why not her? He'd known her all his life.

Likes:
Fine Jewelry, Getting Out Of The House, Henry, Nice Things, Shopping, Dinner Parties

Hates:
Her Parents, Her Home, Elena, Night, Bad Hair Days, Thinking About Her Past


Fears:
Her Secret Getting Out, Losing Henry, Bugs, Losing Anything Of Value

The story picks up years later. Elizabeth and Henry are married and they've adopt a baby girl, orphaned and left with Henry's uncle. Unfortunately, the baby is Elena's younger sister. And though she can not bring herself to fully hate the innocent child, Elizabeth can not help but feel as if this baby is Henry's way of staying connected to the woman he truly wanted in the first place. And that, she can not stand! If you'd like to continue reading Henry and Elizabeth's story, just click the 'Spring' link in the side bar. :)