Your name is Anastasia Ivy Armistead and you are 18 years old. You were on spring break in Arcadia National Park in Maine with some of your best college friends: Jacqueline Irish "Jackie" , Darcy Lenhardt, and Clementine Hadley, along with several guys you knew quite well.
You guys had a great time. You went hiking quite a bit, which isn't usually your type of thing, but with your friends you had a blast. You rented a boat and go around the lake, and you even went zip-lining. You climbed trees as if you were just a little kid again, too, and you tried archery. It was the trip of a lifetime, but the last night before you were to head home, something terrible happened...
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You, Anastasia , on your last night of spring break in Arcadia National Park, were out hiking with your two of your best friends, Jackie and Clementine, and two of the guys that came with you on the trip. The guys are named Stellan Whitmore and Abel Vanderberg.
It was late when you started to head back from the hike. You all were tired, and you started to realize you were headed in circles, completely lost. After several hours of searching in the dark for the path to head back to camp, Abel suggests that you guys just sleep in the woods and find your way back to camp when it gets light in the morning. It was a nice night, fairly warm but not too much so, so you all agreed and you found a nice spot to curl up under a tree. It takes you a while to fall asleep, to be honest you were a little scared of all of the creatures that were outside, but the guys assured you that the animals wouldn't come.
They were right. Forest creatures didn't come. What came was far worse...
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You were fast asleep when you felt a hand cover your mouth. Your eyes popped open to see the night sky and a dark figure above you- a man. He whispered in your ear, "Struggle and I kill you." Your heart was racing and you began to pant as he grabbed your wrist and jerked you off of the ground. You saw that there were at least two other men there, and they had Clementine and Abel. The other two were no where in your sight range. You were scanning the area, still taking in the situation with one of the mysterious man's hands over your mouth and the other holding your arms behind your back. Suddenly, he removed his hand and duct tape replaced it. A burlap sack was placed over your head and ropes tied your arms behind you. The man told you to walk and you complied; what else could you do? You felt the barrel of a gun dig into your back and it sent chills down your spine. You could hear Clementine crying and in your head you wondered about the two friends you hadn't seen.
It seemed like you had been walking forever when your feet hit pavement. You heard a car engine start up and doors open. The man holding you began yelling for you to get in as he shoved you forward. You stumbled, but somehow managed to climb into what you figured out was a hollowed out van. You could hear Clementine breathing heavily and another familiar breathing sound who was Abel.
The van came to a stop and the three of you were ushered out of the van. They brought you through hallways and rooms until you reached a certain place and there was a chair. You sat as they told you to and they took of your burlap hood. You looked around; you were in a warehouse style building and Clementine and Abel were next to you and across the room were Jackie and Stellan tied up the same way across the room.
A man wearing dark clothes stepped out into the middle of the room. He had dark clothes, pale skin, brown hair and semi-thick facial hair. He stood there and introduced himself as Everett Lincoln. He said you'd be seeing a lot of him for the rest of your- what he says will be short- life.
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The next year and half was a tragic whirlwind. I won't go into detail with it again, but Jackie, Clementine, and Abel all died by the hand of your captor. You and Stellan really bonded through the terrible experience. One day, just less than a week after Clementine died, SWAT rushed in. They shot Everrett and arrested all of his assistants. They freed you and Stellan and got you guys psychological help. You reunited with Darcy and Shane Beaumont and Max Kujawa from the camping trip and it was a joyous event. They had missed you both greatly and they blamed themselves for your disappearance.
You and Stellan became best friends. You were the only people in the whole world that understood what the other went through. One day, a few years later, out of the blue he asks you to marry him. He tells you that he could not possibly be with anyone else because no one can understand him like you do. Your first instinct was to say absolutely not, but he gives you time to think about it. The more you think about it, the better it sounds. He really is the only one who gets what you have been through and why you act the way you do. A week after he asks, you tell him yes.
Six months later, you are married! You honeymoon in Italy. A few months later, you discover that you are pregnant! You couldn't be more delighted, you need a baby to focus your attention on.
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Shortly after your honeymoon, you find out that you are pregnant with a boy! You and Stellan couldn't be more excited. During your pregnancy, you are able to focus more on the baby on the way, so it keeps you from flashing back so much to that spring break.
Early morning on April 14, you start to go into labor. You are in labor all day and your little man is born later that evening. When he arrives, you name him Abel Dawson Whitmore after Abel Vanderberg.
Both you and Stellan are head over heels for Abel. The more time you spend as a family, the less time you spend flashing back. Life is better than you ever imagined. It isn't long until you find yourself pregnant again.
This pregnancy, you're having girl and you are stoked. Baby #2 arrives on March 17 and you name Jacqueline Althea Whitmore after Jackie Irish.
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You, Stellan, Abel, and Jacqueline all feel like your family couldn't get any better. You think that two kids is absolutely plenty, as does your husband. But, one day, you get a call from a social worker and he tells you that your brother and his wife, Michael and Kate, died in a car accident and they left their four kids with you. You are devastated to loose your brother; he was always so kind and supportive, especially after you came out of captivity. You welcome in his four kids to your home: Aspen, Caspian, Tina, and Kingston.
Your brother: Michael
Your brother's wife: Kate
The kids:
Aspen Birch (8)
Caspian Sydney (6)
Augustina Lenore "Tina" (5)
Kingston Rio (3)
You and Stellan are sure that you don't want anymore kids, six is more than you envisioned but you make due, knowing anymore would just be too much. But, you're surprised with a pregnancy. Through your first trimester, you are freaking out, very overwhelmed, but you slowly start to get excited about having another baby around the house. You decide to be surprised by the gender. A little she arrives on Easter Sunday! You name her Katherine Lily Whitmore.
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The Whitmore-Armistead Family
Stellan Matthias Whitmore (30)
Anastasia Ivy Whitmore (30)
Aspen Birch Armistead (9)
Caspian Sydney Armistead (7)
Augustina Lenore Armistead "Tina" (6)
Abel Dawson Whitmore (5)
Kingston Rio Armistead (4)
Jacqueline Althea Whitmore (3)
Katherine Lily Whitmore (nb)