(This is my first serious #OC with #nocc ) Growing up, their childhood was just about perfect. Their parents were heavily involved in their lives and were supportive of Cecilia and Van. However, after their father lost his job due to budget cuts, he began to drink himself into a hole of despair that no job would accept him. He became abusive and would beat them both, while their mother would do nothing but turn her back. Once Cecilia became a teen, she took her little brother and ran away.