Racing the Clock
Copyright© 2017 by Vincent Berg
Cast
“The Catalyst” Series
“Racing the Clock”
Character List
The following is provided for a quick lookup of characters you can’t remember. It’s sorted by classification and first name so it’s best to simply search for the name.****
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.
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