LEAD
Halie Rostant, 17, Franco-Trinidadian
Halie is a smart, beautiful, affluent, and emotional perfectionist, who has been raised a proper young lady of good breeding. Her charmed life is irrevocably affected and drastically altered, however, when she becomes pregnant for a working class, aspiring rapper she has been secretly dating. Consequently, she sees suicide as the only way to escape disappointing her conservative, patrician parents, and humiliating her family.
Alexia Wei, 17, Sino-Trinidadian
Alexia, one of Halie’s two best friends, is a sentimental idealist, both enchantingly beautiful, and undeniably intelligent. A genteel blueblood, Alexia approaches Halie’s predicament as she would any other difficulty, with diplomacy and savoir-faire.
Leeann Christensen, 17, Anglo-Trinidadian
The second of Halie’s best friends, Leeann, is strikingly sexy, moneyed, independent, and spunky, with a self-confidence that is often construed as a harsh demeanor. Her response to Halie’s mistake, is blatantly truthful, but is interpreted as harshly critical, pushing Halie closer to the edge.
SUPPORTING
Claire Rostant, 48, Franco-Trinidadian
Claire, Halie’s mother, is a prim and conservative sophisticate, born to a historically aristocratic family. Claire, repulsed by behaviour contrary to the proper, responds to her daughter’s misfortune with cold reception, rather than reassuring love.
Zachary Lancaster, 17, Anglo-Trinidadian
Zachary, Leeann's boyfriend, is a thrill-seeking, competitive, preppie, who always gets what he wants.
Scott Brandt, 17, German-Trinidadian
Alexia’s boyfriend Scott is the ultimate heartthrob, handsome, wealthy, charming and athletic, but is also somewhat vain.
Jabari Matthews, 18, Afro-Trinidadian
Jabari is a working class aspiring rapper, who left high school just after O’Levels, with the intention of becoming a professional rap artiste, but has not succeeded in achieving his dream. Currently he works temp jobs to save enough money to jump-start his career. Jabari has been secretly dating Halie, ever since they met at a rave in Toco.