| Bonnie's life started the only way it could. One woman, a delivery room and the new mothers burning desire to survive in a world built by men. Angelica Boyd gave birth, all on her own, to a small 6lb 7oz baby girl. She named her Bonnie after her grandmother, and promised her that she would grow up loved, strong and independent and by the time Bonnie had reached the age of 10, shed made good on her mothers promise.
Never one to march to the beat of another's drum, Bonnie preferred to be original, unique and slightly off kilter. When the other little girls were having tea parties she was starting a petition to stop mandatory frog dissections nation-wide. She was a good student with a promising talent with words. While Bonnie dabbled in art, she showed only moderate talent at it. This one small handicap caused (and still does to this day) the smallest bit of unhealthy competition with classmate Molly Ramsey, Lantern Hills very own art prodigy.
Outside of school Bonnie's life was anything but normal, but it was very good. Her mother was always upbeat, and while many mothers were worried about bedtimes and nutritious dinners, Bonnie's was a bit less traditional. Bonnie enjoyed a childhood of staying up late to watch the shooting stars. She watched hours of old, black and white foreign films while munching on cold, left over pizza and she drank her weight in soda on a daily basis. Angelica never fit in at the PTA meeting and her business Ms. B's Apothecary Shop didnt exactly fit the comforted mass' idea of the perfect mother. Angelica also enjoyed a revolving door of boyfriends, none of which ever cut the bill for more than a few months. This never bothered Bonnie, and she grew, matured and bloomed into a beautiful and open-minded young woman.
By the time Bonnie had reached 14, she had turned her focus onto a much more realistic goals and mindsets. She focused on petitioning dissections in own school district rather than the nation, and she stopped obsessing about Molly Ramsey's artistic skills and instead focused more on her writings (though it still drives her nuts deep down). Also, much like her mother Bonnie found that despite the many boys that crossed her path, none seemed able to keep up with her wit and free spirit. Lonely or not, settling for anything but her soul mate is just not an option. For now, she is happier making her bucket list, writing for the school paper and preparing for her future as a travel blogger. After all, there is a big, wide world outside the sand dunes of Lantern Hills!
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