mw: affairs
[name_f]Samara[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f] Rosolski (16) is another member of [name_u]Allie[/name_u] and Eve’s friend group, who’s likewise been left uncertain about the aftermath of the schism. For [name_f]Samara[/name_f], things are difficult because she and the close friend who got with Allie’s ex both belong to the cheer squad, so they see one another on a regular basis, meaning distance is pretty much impossible - and she wasn’t going to petition to have the other girl kicked off the team, as it felt a step too far, although [name_f]Samara[/name_f] has fretted this might instead be a betrayal of sorts to [name_u]Allie[/name_u], although in reality, her friend doesn’t hold a grudge.
Unlike some of the other members of their friend circle, [name_f]Samara[/name_f] joined in high school, having moved to the area from a smaller town when her mother - a single parent - got a new job managing her own boutique. Really, her family’s only ever been the two of them and her maternal grandparents, with limited contact where Samaras’ uncles and cousins are concerned, as they live in Surrey, where her uncle (her mom’s brother-in-law) was born, asking his husband to move with him.
Something [name_f]Samara[/name_f] doesn’t openly speak of is that she’s actually the product of an affair. Her biological father hid his marital status until her mom fell pregnant, at which point he flew into a panic and cut off all contact, running back to his wife while pretending he never strayed from the marriage. Although rumours in the town where her mom formerly lived remain, she left before she was 6 months pregnant, unable to bear the judgement she faced and wanted to protect [name_f]Samara[/name_f] from being raised under the umbrella of stigma.
She and [name_f]Winona[/name_f] have become closer in the past few months, partly because they both have the ‘mean girl’ status assumption, with Samara’s being tied to the notion of snobbish cheerleaders. Since she first joined a team in middle school, [name_f]Samara[/name_f] faced this label, but it’s never stopped her from pursuing the sport and loving it. Within the squad she belongs to, it’s a drama free zone, with there actually being rules established to prevent in-fighting and banning petty behaviour from ruling conduct.