Sterling Court

Okay peeps! I've decided to do an ongoing story called Sterling Court. I'm doing this as an outlet, because I love writing and I love creating characters and stuff like that. So this is Sterling Court, yes, it is inspired by a real place and no none of these characters are based on anyone real. So I hope you can kick back and enjoy these characters, I've been working on them since high school.

The Characters

All the following characters have moved into an old apartment building across the street from where they all go to college.

Josh McClain

Josh is a middle child, born to a middle class family. His parents brought him up to respect the law and to defend what he believes in. His father was a captain of a police force and his mother was a prosecutor, yet they always found time to be with their family, Josh and his older and younger brothers. Josh attended Hotchkiss Elementary School and went on to attend Hotchkiss Middle and High schools. He has been with his girlfriend, Peyton Bennett ever since they were in the 6th Grade. He now attends Hotchkiss University where he's studying to be a detective and he shares an apartment with his best friend at Sterling Court.

Peyton Bennett

Peyton was born into a family of activists. They constantly raised her to defend what was right and never back down from a cause. Peyton's father was a journalist who wrote about political and social issues while her mother was actively involved in the community and spent most of her time planning rallies and getting petitions signed for various causes. Peyton entered the 6th Grade at Hotchkiss Middle School and immediately hit it off with Josh McClain. The two have been dating ever since. Peyton is highly athletic and she enjoys sports of every kind. She got into Hotchkiss University on a soft ball scholarship and lives with three of her best friends at Sterling Court.

Geneva Godfrey

Geneva Scarlett Godfrey was born into a world of splendor and luxury. Her father was an aristocrat who died shortly after she was born. Geneva's mother remarried to a man with extreme power and wealth who views Geneva as his own daughter. Growing up, Geneva's home life was filled with tension due to her step siblings resenting her for being their daddy's favorite. She flourished in school where she was insanely popular and won prom queen and homecoming queen, she was also captain of the cheer leading squad. Geneva is known for her flawless taste and her exquisite eye for detail. Geneva is attending Hotchkiss University where she's studying interior design.

Landon Trager

Owen was born into a complex situation. His mother, Emerald was in love with a young medical student by the name of Shawn Trager. Unfortunately, Emerald's social climbing family had other plans for her. She was forced into a loveless marriage with an up and coming politician by the name of Peter Quinn. Soon after their marriage Emerald found herself pregnant with twins. She gave birth to a boy and a girl. After Landon was in a car accident at age 5, he needed blood. Neither Emerald or Peter had his blood type, but a doctor, Shawn Trager, had a perfect match. After Shawn found out he was a perfect match for Emerald's child he ran a DNA test and found out he was Landon's father. Peter was devastated, despite him wanting a divorce, he decided it would be better for his political career to stay with Emerald and raise their now only child, Spencer. Landon spent his childhood, mainly with Shawn due to his mother, half-sister and stepfather going around the state to campaign. Landon excelled in sports taking his basketball, baseball and football teams to win many championships while he was captian. Despite all his success, he carried a private torch for Kimberly Hargrove, but never acted on his feelings. He graduated from Hotchkiss High, and received a scholarship to Hotchkiss University. He's now roommates with his best friend Josh at Sterling Court.

Spencer Quinn

Spencer was born into a family of politics. She was raised to be a perfect lady and to suppress her feelings. In school she made perfect grades and was the typical nerd. She spent most of her childhood helping her father campaign for public office. Spencer is very prideful, and puts others ahead of her own needs. She now attends Hotchkiss University where she's studying law. She lives at Sterling Court with two of her best friends.

Kimberly Hargrove

Kimberly was born into a family of social climbers. Her parents lived beyond their means to keep up appearances. Kim grew up with everything she wanted or needed, not knowing that her family was unable to afford it. She attended Hotchkiss Elementary where she met Geneva Godfrey. The two became fast friends, and have been friends ever since. In high school Kim excelled as a social butterfly. She was student body president for all four years of her High School days and she was involved in every school project such as proms and homecomings. Kim was the co-captain of the cheer leading team and the ring leader for young conservatives. She met Reed Fallon, from the prestigious Fallon family, who charmed her. The two became very close and soon became a couple. After Kim graduated from high school, she found out that her parents wealth and stature was a facade and that Reed's family and her family had arranged for them to marry. Kim was hurt even more when she found out that Reed had known about it the whole time. Geneva took her extremely upset friend on a secret vacation where she could get away and think about things for the summer. When she returns, she will be attending Hotchkiss University where she'll be studying business. She will also move into Geneva's apartment at Sterling Court.

Reed Fallon

Born into the prestigious Fallon family, Reed's mother died while giving birth to him, leaving Reed to be raised mainly by nannies and his cold and distant stepmother. Reed's father showed little interest in him until he got old enough to learn the family business, so that one day he could take over the Fallon empire. Reed fell in-love with a woman whom his family did not approve of, he was pushed by his family to go after a woman of proper breeding. His families eyes fell upon Kim Hargrove. After his father threatened to withhold his trust fund, Reed decided to do his father's bidding and charm Kim, all the while concealing their families intentions. Money is the most important thing to Reed and he'll do whatever he can to get his hands on it. Reed is now attending Hotchkiss University and has moved into Sterling Court to be near Kim.

Ethan Windemere

Ethan was born in London and into extreme turmoil. His father Dunstan, was of royalty who had an affair with a prostitute named Daisy. After she found out she was pregnant with Dunstan's child, Daisy threatened to make it public if she didn't get a handsome reward for keeping quiet. Dunstan, in fear of having his title stripped from him agreed to pay her. Soon his wife, Rodmilla found out and hatched a devious plan. Rodmilla would pretend she was pregnant, and when Daisy had her baby, she would murder her and take the baby and pass it off as her own. Everything went according to plan. Ethan was born, his mother, Daisy was murdered and Dunstan and Rodmilla passed Ethan off as their own child. Ethan grew up in the lap of luxury, but his parents had emotional issues. Rodmilla grew distant from both Ethan and Dunstan and she began slowly unraveling. Rodmilla began having haunting dreams about Daisy. and Ethan's resemblance to his dead mother made her emotional state worse. After Rodmilla went insane, she confessed everything, though Dunstan tried to pass it off as the ramblings of a crazy woman, a detective who had been investigating Daisy's murder for the past 12 years found solid evidence. The Windemere family was destroyed, their royal titles were stripped, Rodmilla committed suicide, Dunstan was thrown in prison and they eventually went bankrupt. Ethan's older sister, Jocelyn, took what little valuables they had and fled to America where Jocelyn met and married a wealthy man who could take care of both her and her baby brother. Ethan attended Hotchkiss High where he was known as a player. He often caused trouble, but his grades were excellent. He became fast friends with Reed and graduated with honors. He now attends Hotchkiss University and lives at Sterling Court.

Abigail 'Abby' Ulrich

Abby grew up in a close nit and loving family. Her father was in the army, and often away, leaving her to be raised by her great grandmother, grandmother, two aunts and mother. They all taught her how to stand up for herself and not take any crap off anyone, especially men. Abby attended Hotchkiss all her life. In high school she met Zach Owens. Both were greatly interested in music and planned to make a career for themselves. Abby received a scholarship to Julliard before she graduated. She decided to break up with Zach to make it easier on herself and him when she moved. Zach was devastated. After moving to New York, Abby found out her scholarship fell through, she returned home and enrolled at Hotchkiss in their music program. She moved in with her two best friends, Spencer and Peyton at Sterling Court.

Zachery 'Zach' Owens

Zach's mother Jasmine tried to raise him the best she could. She was a single mother living in the ghetto with her son. She worked herself to the bone to give her son all she could. Unfortunately for both of them, Jasmine was a magnet for low lives. She got involved with the wrong men who beat both her and Zach. After Jasmine married one of her abusive boyfriends, a 13 year old Zach joined a gang to get away from his home life. He began selling drugs on the streets to get both him and his mother by while his step-father drank himself blind. At the age of 15, Zach overdosed on heroine his step-father gave him. Jasmine was mortified and rushed Zach to the hospital. Jasmine got a restraining order against her husband and filed for divorce. Jasmine got a job at Hotchkiss High as a janitor and moved herself and her son to a better neighborhood. Zach got to attend Hotchkiss where he met Abby, and he fell in love with her. After they graduated, Zach was devastated to learn that Abby was moving to New York to attend Julliard. Zach tried to keep the relationship going, but Abby thought it was best if they broke things off. Zach enrolled in Hotchkiss University in Audio. Now that Abby has decided to move back, Zach is hoping that they can rekindle their love. He lives on his own at Sterling Court.

Chase DeLozier and Cassandra DeLozier

Chase was born to a wealthy couple. Both his mother and father were successful business people who were very loving to him and his sister. On Chase's 18th birthday, his parents were killed in a horrible plane wreck while on there way home from a conference. With no other family to turn to, Chase took it upon himself to raise his little sister, Cassandra who was one year younger. Chase and Cassandra found it too sad to stay at their enormous estate where their parents raised them, so Chase moved Cassandra to Sterling Court where they now live.


I'll be posting my first entry of the story either this week or next week. Hope you enjoyed my characters!