Ariel Dawson (Erin Jackson)
Category: Character Info

    Erin Jackson was your typical city girl looking for her true love. Erin thought she had found that right out of high school with a guy named Nick Jackson, who was a cop. At first, throughout their relationship he made her feel safe and wanted, but over time in their relationship after they got married Nick started to show his true colors of who he was. Nick was truly an abusive alcoholic who never apologized for his actions. Erin felt stuck being married to Nick, but she knew that if she ever tried to leave him Nick would hunt her down and kill her. So, she stayed and tried to be the best supportive wife she could be. That was until the one night she almost lost her life to him.
       Erin had been at home all day trying to clean up the house and be that picture-perfect stay-at-home wife who did everything. She had just pulled a cherry pie out of the oven as he walked through the door after a long day at work. She had quickly set down the pie on the cooling mat, went over to the door, and greeted him, taking his coat and briefcase and placing them where they belonged. Nick was in a great mood for once and complimented her on how amazing the house looked and smelled. Everything was going smoothly until after dinner when she cleaned up their dishes and the wine glasses. That is when Nick Started to snap and that happy demeanor changed into an ugly monster who needed the bottle of alcohol. It was someone who Erin tried to keep locked away but despite her best efforts always came out at some point sooner or later. Nick accused her of many things this time and stood up and lost all control. He push her to the floor screaming the worst things someone could hear. Erin tried to fight against him trying her best to calm him down so she wouldn't get hurt worse. Thankfully Erin was able to slip out of his grasp and try and run. It was truly a game of cat and mouse until she could get the upper hand in the situation. When running past the dining table she grabbed the knife that she had forgotten to grab to bring to the kitchen to clean and pointed it at him. Which had only made him more infuriated, and he charged her fighting her for the knife. Erin had the wind knocked out of her as he tackled her yet again to the ground, but this time through their kitchen table. During this time the knife had fallen out of her grip, and yet again she found herself trying to push Nick off of her as he started to strangle her. Erin's vision started to go blurry and in and out of darkness, as she reach for the knife. After what seemed like an eternity of fighting him she grabbed the knife and stabbed him in the side. This is when she ran out of the house and over to the neighbors for help. 
     After an hour or so with the neighbor's help, Erin no longer looked like her old self. She now had platinum blonde hair that was shoulder length. Her new clothes hid who she was so she could get the next bus out of the city and away from the life she knew. Erin came up with a new identity and now goes by Ariel Dawson. Ariel did not know where she wanted to end up at this point, but she knew it had to be a small sleepy town. That is what she had always dreamt for herself.