Joshua Parks

Background
Joshua lost his parents to a car accident at a young age. One day they were there, the next gone, completely. He never understood how life can just disappear like that. At the time of the accident close friend to his parents and a woman who took him in when they passed away was babysitting him. Her name was Miranda, she had a girl a few years older than him, Josie. He knew them both his whole life and even though the hole left by his family could never be filled, he found peace in Miranda's and Josie's company. He could never explain it, but at evenings when memories came spilling back in he would look around him and their presence would serenade him completely. However, not long after he started attending the school group of kids started picking on him. They called him names and made fun of his family. His father used to tell him to keep his head held high and to never give in to people harassing him or the others. No matter how proud he stood, no matter how often he threw the punch back at the bully, they never stopped coming. Until high school the never-ending cycle of bruises and hurt was unending, however in high school, for the first time since Miranda took him in, he felt as he found his place. He joined the football team, and even though at the time he was small and weak, his energetic nature, filled with rage he's been building up since his family died made him a great player. He felt unstoppable. As with most good things, it didn't last long. It took a short while until the bullying came back and even though he still trained hard on the field every day the peer pressure made all his so-called friends turn their backs to him. One day as he was going home with Josie, Alice, the first love he ever had, walked out with Jeremy and Ben walking at her shoulder. He knew it was trouble as soon as he saw them. After a few harsh words, and a few shoves here and there he grappled Ben. Joshua could smell his breath as he tried to bend his arm behind his back. And slam! His whole vision went black. A moment later he found himself on his stomach being held down. Alice's wicked laugh filled his rage. He was squirming, throwing his weight left and right. Then a grunt. Sound of scraping. Screeching followed by a thump. Tension released, he looked around. Josie was walking through the bushes where Alice was just standing. He heaved in the air as he tried to stumble upwards. The day afterwards he knew the whole story. Josie pushed Alice, who stumbled on the street and where she got hit by a drunk driver. He felt pain at Alice's death, even though she often bullied him, she was the only girl he ever loved. He tried going to her funeral, but no one would let him see her, he ended up watching it from afar. A couple of years after this were the hardest years of his life, Josie and he weren't accepted anywhere in the town. All the town folks blamed them for Alice's death. There was no other choice for them, but to hit the road. One evening he spoke to Josie and told her how he felt and the next day they were on the road. Miranda understood and with a heavy heart, she saw them leave. Now after a couple of months on the road they both got a one-way ticket to Los Santos. Joshua can't explain it, but he feels good about this city. There's a certain charisma to it, a certain charm.