The Life of Ellena Hopscotch

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Life of Ellena Hopscotch ——————————— Age 6: Ellena - She/her - straight Loves Singing and dancing, running through the trees of the forest she can reach from her back garden and archery. She can only use plastic play bows and arrows at the moment, the arrows having suction cups on the end. Her father made targets that hang in the trees for her to fire at. However she can only go out when supervised, which is the cause of much sulking. Age 7: Ellena - She/her - straight Had a “nice new” haircut by her aunt. She hates it and wants her wild hair back. Fell over and cut her chin, had to get stitches and her mom put a plaster over the top to stop her itching it. Her Aunt got her the same dress as last year but in a bigger size. She hates it, but said it’s pretty after her mom talked to her about being rude. A girl at school has started to be mean to her, calling her weird, and her friend, Miya, a freak. ————————————————————————— Ellena’s best friend: Miya - age 6/7 - She/her - straight Gets bullied for not being like the other girls. Best friend of Ellena since they were 2. Loves outdoors and dancing, as well as art. ————————————————————————— Age 8: Ellena - she/her - straight Finally gets her wild hair back and decides to never wear the pink dress again. Her favourite colour is yellow. The other girls at school are still bullying her and Miya. They both really want to move schools, but their parents said they can just go to a different secondary school to the girls when it comes to it. They are also talking to the head teacher about it. Miya and Ellena love to play in the woods at the back of Ellena’s house. Age 9: Ellena - she/her - straight Got hit by a car one month after her birthday. Escaped with only a broken wrist and a deep cut on her face. It left a scar, which she thinks looks cool, and her wrist healed quickly. The bullies make fun of her for it. Her Aunt gets married and she has to be the flower girl. At least she got to wear a yellow dress, but she hated walking down the isle; in fact she tripped in front of everyone. Her Father is ill. Age 10: Ellena - She/her - straight She grows her hair out fully. Her Father passed away. The girls are still bullying her. She has her own real bow and arrows, but the arrows are too blunt to pierce skin. She can only fire them in the back garden at the target for safety. She wins her first archery competition, coming 1st! Miya wins her first dance competition too! As a celebration they have a sleepover and stay up for hours just talking. Age 11: Ellena - she/her - ? She has started to question her sexuality. She has developed a crush on Miya, who has come out as Bisexual and non-binary. She has won 5 more archery competitions and has moved into a higher class. She still misses her dad and visits his grave once a week with her mom. She is thinking about dying her hair, but her mom says she can’t yet. Is really excited about starting secondary school and getting away from the bullies, who still haven’t stopped. Age 12: Ellena - ? - Pansexual Her mom finally allows her to dye her hair, but only her fringe and only a natural colour. She lost her voice after cheering loudly at Miya becoming the top dancer in their country! Ellena is on her way to becoming the best at archery in their country. She has a huge crush on Miya, and thinks Miya might like her back! She is still really close with her mom. She is working to get her mom to allow her to dye her whole head of hair blue and cut it. She is top in all her classes and much happier at her secondary school. Age 13: Ellena - She/her/They/them - Pansexual Fluctuating between non-binary and female pronouns. Became the best at Archery in her country! Miya asked her out, now they are dating. She is very happy. Her mom finally gave in and let her dye her hair and cut it. She is fully supportive of her. For her birthday her mom surprised her with a dog, who she called Rufus. Age 14: El - They/them - Pansexual She and Miya are happier and closer than ever. They are both on the road to fight to be the best at their passions in the world. Cut her hair even shorter, and is comfortable in her own skin. Still loves to sing and dance in the woods, and she and Miya run together. Ellena surprised Miya with a picnic on her birthday! ————————————————————————— Miya - Age 14 - They/them - Bisexual