Cast

Character List

Family:

Alex Jennings: The story’s protagonist, a 17 year old boy.

Becky Jennings: Alex’s eldest sister, a 22 year old nurse.

Cate Jennings: Alex’s youngest sister and confidant, a 16 year old high school student.

Frank Jennings: Alex’s father, a 45 year old office worker.

Linda Jennings: Alex’s mother, a 42 year old stay at home mom.

Melinda Jennings: Alex’s older sister, a 21 year old college student studying music.****

Alex’s ‘Girls’:

Allison Livermore: A former New Orleans high-class escort. Alex’s 3rd activation. 26 years old. Used to use the name “Amber”.

Anh Ngo: Alex’s 4th activation, a 52 year old Vietnamese grandmother. Alex’s unofficial spiritual guide.

Brooke Knowles: Alex’s 5th activation. A 37 year old emergency medical technician (EMT) in New Orleans.

Gail Sanders: Gay cop that Alex activates after being sent to the hospital.

Jennifer Pickford: A bone cancer victim Alex meets in his hospital tour with Ryan Moore. Alex activates her in the hospital room.

Natalie Mendoza: A 28-year-old hotel employee and the first ‘watcher’ that Alex adopted. He pulled her into his group to illustrate to his parents just what he was having to deal with.

Nikki (Nicole) Gordon: A 19-year-old college student. Alex’s ‘lost girl’.

Patricia Moore: Alex’s 2nd activation. A 28 year old jazz/blues singer who traditionally tours the south. Currently in New Orleans.

Rebecca Boles: Another of Alex’s adopted ‘watchers’. She was a nurse at the New Orleans hospital Alex went to when he revived a man suffering from a heart attack.

Shaniqua (Shani) Sharp: Alex’s first activation. A 24 year old Jamaican-American Human Resources worker.****

Others:

Adrian Hart: Famous Action Movie star, getting older and showing his age. Comes to Carbondale for heart surgery because of promises it will help continue his movie career.

Albert Rodriguez: A New Orleans’ Times-Picayune Newspaper Reporter. Wrote some snarky articles about Alex which cast him in an unfavorable light and attracted him unwanted media attention.

Dr. Alice Lovett: Owner of the Alice Lovett Fertility clinic in St. Louis.

Amy Ray: A nineteen-year-old college student from New Orleans who helps Melinda set up a sorority at SIU.

Principal Andrew Phillips: The Eldorado high school Principal.

Ashley: A lab tech assistant at the university where Becky works.

Dr. Avers Peterson: Head of Psychological Services at Carbondale Memorial Hospital.

Bao Luong: Anh Ngo’s adult son, a fisherman in Biloxi, Louisiana. Father of Victoria.

Betsy: A waitress at “The Abbey”, a St. Louis lesbian bar.

Beverly (Bev) Kepler: One of Gail’s lesbian girlfriends.

Brandon Jones: Chalise’s older brother, who storms into Alex’s house and attacks him after Darrell mistakenly tells him about Alex.

Carlos Alvarez: A burn victim being treated in the Carbondale Memorial Hospital Emergency room that Alex treats.

Caroline Jones: Mother of both Darrell and Chalise (one of Alex’s potential girlfriends).

Clark Straus: Brooke Knowles’ EMT partner and long time friend.

Clara Thomas: Somewhat unstable woman attracted to Alex in St. Louis.

Cynthia: The EMT who treats Alex after he’s attacked by Brandon.

Daniel Cooper: Officer (good cop) investigating Alex’s attack.

Daniel Cooper: Local Shawneetown police officer. Part of a good cop/bad cop routine.

Darice Chavira: A Hispanic-American ‘watcher’. One of the 3 leaders of the New Orleans ‘watcher’ movement.

David Samuels: One of the 3 leaders of the New Orleans ‘watcher’ movement.

Diane Lane: 20-year-old philosophy/writing/computer design student at SIU.

Dr. Edward Padilla: 56-year-old Chief of the Neurosurgery department at Carbondale Memorial Hospital.

Fredrick: EMT paramedic.

Fredrick Washerstein: Kitty’s father.

Henry Dunn: Patricia Moore’s one time boyfriend/manager. 32 years old.

James Jones: Chalise and Darrell’s oldest brother, a football player for Northeastern University in Chicago. A senior who’s ready to turn Pro after he graduates.

Jessica: A lab tech assistant at the university where Becky works.

Joshua (Josh) Knowles: Brooke’s 11 year old son. Thinks of Alex as his chance to have a real father figure in his life.

Julie Orsini: One of Gail’s lesbian girlfriends.

Kelly: Watcher found at the St. Louis fertility clinic.

Kimberly: Young female artist suffering from bipolar disorder.

Lisa Woodrow: St. Louis TV Reporter.

Martha Washerstein: Kitty’s mother.

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