The Sim Simmer 2: Runaway (story of love and family)

Background Story:

Stella was the only daughter to her young and loving mother, Sophia. Stella was a straight A student and always on her best behavior. As a reward, her mother would take Stella once a week to the library. That's when her mom met Henry. He seemed loving and very caring. Sophia and Henry fell and love and got married 6 months after meeting. One day, Stella came home from school to her mom on the floor crying and holding a hand to her face. Henry stood over her yelling but stopped as soon as he saw Stella. Stella ran to her room and locked the door. That was when the abuse started for both Sophia and Stella. Stella's grades began to drop and she started getting detentions almost daily. She and her mother were afraid of Henry and what he might do if they tried to run or told anyone. He never left any marks. He knew how to hit them without leaving physical evidence. One day Stella decided to cut school and go home. When she arrived her mom was on the floor again just like before, only this time she was not crying, there was no yelling, and her mother was not moving. Henry had lost his temper and hit her with a baseball bat and killed her. When she came home he was getting ready to hide her body when Stella arrived. She ran and called the police. Henry was arrested and sent to prison. Stella was 16 at the time. Instead of going into foster care, Sophia's sister stepped up and decided to take in Stella like one of her own. Sophia's sister, Elle, was a single mother to her daughter Bella who was only 5. Elle's husband passed away in a car accident before Bella was born and Elle had turned his office into a guest room when Bella was 3. At 17, Stella dropped out of high school and despite Elle trying to make Stella comfortable and being there for her, Elle came home from work one day to find all of Stella's belongings gone. Stella ran away but Elle wants her back home...

Elle and Bella

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Origin ID: Thesimsimmer2

Meet Stella ...

17 years old
High-school dropout
Works part time
Computer programmer and hacker
Vegetarian
Outgoing

Stella

And so the story begins:

Stella:

My name is Stella. I had a loving mother and now all I have is myself. My aunt Elle took me in when my mother died but I couldn't stay there anymore. My cousin Bella was only 5 and I was afraid how I act would rub off on her. Bella reminds me of me when I was her age. Good grades, always well behaved, and I loved reading. When I dropped out of high-school my Aunt Elle was nothing but supportive. She knew I had been through a lot and I know she missed her sister, my mother, very much. I felt more like a burden than anything. I had to leave. Do things on my own. I thought about what I would do and where I would go if I left. I decided to get a job and for a high school dropout, I could only find part-time labor work. It paid pretty good, 45 Simolians and hour and I would pick up shifts when someone was sick or couldn't come in. I had enough to get some camping supplies and enough to last me a little while. When I wasn't working I was doing things like hacking for money and I learned how to fish as well as the garden. That would allow me some extra money on the side. Since I had enough I packed a few things, wrote a not to Aunt Elle, and left. I have to say I love my little campground. I rent a private camping spot and I have a nice setup. I go to work and fish, I am starting a garden too. I made the garden beds myself. I harvest plants around my campsite as well. Anything I can for a little extra money. I plan on building my own place, but for now, I'm living the camping lifestyle.

My campsite setup

Late night veggie dogs

I met a guy! His name is Charlie He's a bookworm, kind, caring, and really charming. I met him at my high school. He was a transfer student and my biology professor asked me to show him around campus. I figured it wouldn't hurt to show him around. After a few weeks, we started hanging out after school. It was the first time someone accepted my past and who I was now. He was a straight A student with a single mom and understanding of my father. His father was abusive too, but his mom took him in the middle of the night and left. His father used to leave marks, enough evidence to put him in jail. When they left his father tracker him down, beat his mom, but the cops came because the neighbors heard what was going on. His dad is spending the rest of his life in jail just like my father.

His mom went to school and now they live in a mansion in Willow creek, a neighborhood I one day want to move to. As I was, I felt stuck. I wanted to change my ways, I wanted to do well in school, I wanted a better future but didn't know how. I still lived on the campground, wasn't speaking to aunt Elle or Bella. After meeting Charlie, I wanted to be better, I wanted to do better. After a few months, we started dating. I fell in love with him, but I couldn't be with him. Not until I changed. I wanted to save my money. There was this starter home in my area, it was perfect. The campground got expensive and a shelter in another town opened up so I decided to sell ALL of my belongings and head for the shelter and save my money from work. I started doing homework. I took out all my piercings, got my tattoos removed, and dyed my hair to it's actual color; blonde. I even made some friends that I hung out with regularly. They were a little older than me but they were successful and good people. I stopped hanging out with the "bad" crowd. I had really changed everything. I was finally getting my life on track. Not a day went by that I had not thought of Charlie. I missed him. I missed his embrace, the love he and I had.

It had been a little over a year since I saw or even spoke to Charlie. I didn't expect him to wait for me although I really hoped he had. We had graduated. I made a deal with my teachers and the principal, if I pass my classes and got a B or higher on the final, I would be allowed to graduate and I did. I didn't graduate with the rest of the class though, it was one of the conditions the principal gave and to be honest I didn't want to walk across the stage anyway, so I was totally ok with that. I started talking with my aunt Elle again and played and baby sat Bella often.

I had worked hard and saved enough money that I bought my own place. I was where I needed to be and I wanted to meet up with Charlie. Talk to him. Explain things. He was probably dating someone already and by now in his second or third year of college. A part of me hoped we could get back together. A part of my doubted he would ever give me another chance. After all, I had just picked up and left, I had moved to a different campground at that time so he wouldn't be able to find me, I even changed my number. I couldn't handle talking to him while I was trying to change. I wanted to work on myself, learn to love myself so that I could be with and love him unconditionally. A part of me still had hope.

I called him on a Friday afternoon, my heart sank, hearing his voice made me so calm, he still took my breath away after all this time. He sounded happy to meet with me. We were going to meet at a coffee shop but he asked me to dinner instead and I said yes. I put on my nicest dress. It had been so long since I last saw him, I couldn’t help but wonder if he would like the new me? No tattoos, different clothes, my hair was only one color, I had my own place. If we couldn’t be together, I at least wanted to be friends. I really felt that I needed him in my life. Thinking of him got me through the hard times.

We went to a sushi place, he took me here for our first date. It was pretty crowded but even with all the people I immediately found him in the crowd. We made eye contact and my knees almost gave way. He walked faced paced towards me pushing through the crowd to get to me, he embraced me in a warm hug and held me for what seemed like eternity. I didn’t want him to let go and it felt like he didn’t either and I was ok with that. In that moment I could have stayed there forever and I would have been happy.

“Charlie. I am so sorry, I have to much to explain.” I said tears flowing down my face. I was so happy but felt so ashamed at the same time. I had just up and left this man.

“Shhh, you don’t have to explain, I know why you left. It’s ok. Now I know it has been a while since we have seen each other but, will you marry me?” he said as he got down on one knee.

I never thought this would happen.

My heart skipped a beat as I stared down at him. His smile beaming up at me. Tears streamed down my face, I was so happy.

I sunk to the floor hugging him and saying yes over and over again. All eyes were on us.

“She said yes!” he yelled

Everyone began clapping and I was crying tears of joy.

“Let’s blow this popsicle stick, I have another place I want to take you, a place we can talk... my fiancé” He whispered as he grabbed my hand helping me off the floor and we left. We had just gotten seated and hadn’t even ordered a drink yet so we didn’t have to wait to leave. I didn’t care where he took me, as long as I was with him. The one I love. It was beautiful. The car ride went so fast, I was staring at him the whole time. We arrived at the park, I hadn’t been back to this park since he gave me the promise ring. I kept it on a necklace around my neck for all these years. He promised to be my forever and always, and I his and this time we were going to make it happen. We walked around and sat on the bench that was in front of a huge water fountain and there were bushes shaped like elephants that stood next to it. The sun had set and the lights all over the park lite up. It was just he and I together. The moment was perfect.

“I know I just asked you to be my wife and I still do. But I want to wait a year or two to have the wedding. I want to get to know you again, move in together, see what it would be like. I know it’s a lot to take in. After all It has been years. And maybe I am being silly and…” he was speaking so fast so I cut him off mid sentence

“Stop. I know. And it is a lot. But I agree with you. We should get to know each other again. This was the park that we promised to be each others forever and always. I beat myself up everyday for leaving and for the way I left, and not a day passed by that I didn’t think about you. You Charlie…you are the one that got me through it all. I even talk to my aunt Elle and babysit Bella now. I have my own place. I got my tattoos removed. I finally feel like myself again. When we met tonight I would have never imagined you would ask me to marry you and that you weren’t even mad at me. I will wait as long as you want. I just want to be by yourside again. You were the piece that I have been missing all this time. Charlie. I love you.” I said as I looked into his eyes.

7 months later…

Charlie and I moved into our new place. Lot’s of bedrooms. It was hard to let go of the home I saved for so long to get. I repaid my loans and got a job as a programmer. Charlie is a businessman, the top of the chain. Together we have a big income and can afford this place and a family. 2 months ago I found out that Charlie and I were expecting. After I give birth we plan on having our wedding. Today we went to the doctors and found out we are expecting a girl!

11 months later…

Our baby girl is happy and healthy. Charlie spends all his free time with me and our little girl Aurora. We decided to move the wedding back a year so that Aurora was a little older.

1 year later…

Wedding day! After years and lots of changes Charlie and I are finally getting married! I am so excited. Aunt Elle and Bella was there and of course Aurora. She was wearing the cutest dress.