I know, it isn't a lot especially since I had all weekend to write, but my house is CLEAN! :P Forgive me?

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There was a small woman at the front desk with a long braid flipped casually over her shoulder. Her eyebrows were furrowed together as she typed furiously on the keyboard in front of her. Hanna coughed to let her know they were standing there, waiting to be acknowledged.

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Finally, one day in June, when she was working part time back at the bank in Samson and she was insanely pregnant, he walked into the bank and straight to her wicket. If she had taken her lunch break before that, she would have thrown up. She felt utterly mad because despite the anger and bitterness she felt bubbling to the surface all she could think was how good he looked in his blazer and dark dress pants.

“I need to open an account.”

Hanna bit back the acidic anger and took out an application form. “What type of account?”

“A savings account, please. I’m expecting a baby and wanted to make sure he or she will be taken care of.” He was smiling as though he expected for her to be happy, to be relieved. Instead, all she could think was he had some nerve.

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I'm woefully behind, but I am doing my best. I wrote this today, so ... uh ... go me! :P

( Staying Away is a Full Time Job )

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Fandom or Original story: Original

General Summary: Hanna left the reserve when she was barely 18 years old to attend university with her mother's encouragement and her father's disappointment.  With every intention of returning home on occasion, Hanna moved to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta to get her degree in Education.  Unfortunately, she never did until now.  With her degree in Education under one arm and her now 5 year old daughter under the other, she has come back to where she belongs. 

Excited to finally be home at 25, Hanna feels as though she's ready for her "real life" to begin.  She returns to find her father as Chief, her mother is principal of the small reserve school, and her childhood sweetheart, Daniel, wants her back.  If only, though, her return had been as ideal as it sounded.  Instead, her father is disappointed in her life choices, including her having a child with a married professor; her mother is overworked and depressed; and Daniel has a jealous ex-wife and a 3 year old daughter unsure of where she belongs.

ETA: The name of the reserve is North Star Cree Nation.  Thanks, Kev!  And lookit my new official NaNoWriMo story icon!  Thanks Medie!!

 

Daniel (God is my judge): Eddie Spears (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817353/)
Hanna’s former flame; never left the reserve; works on the rigs; still holding a candle for Hanna; has a daughter with a former girlfriend; etc.

Hanna (favour or grace): Delani Studi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1130669/)
Moved to Edmonton to go to university because it was “close” to her home community, a reserve in Northern Saskatchewan; did not come back for 5 years; graduated with honours; has a daughter, the result of a short affair with one of her professors; returned for job interview for a job a the band school; single; etc.

Gabriel (strong man of god):  Gordon Tootoosis (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0867588/)
Hanna’s father; chief of the reserve; very traditional; disappointed in daughter’s direction in life, yet very proud of her accomplishments in university; etc.

Martha (mistress of the house): Tantoo Cardinal (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001987/)
Hanna’s mother; traditional but not as much as her husband; teacher at the school; very proud of her daughter; was the one who encouraged Hanna to go to university; etc.

Danica (morning star): Ashley Dawn (http://www.nativecelebs.com/casting/images2/ashley1.jpg)
Hanna’s daughter; approx. 5 years old; mature for 5; first time back on the reserve; feels out of place; used to city life/schools; etc.

Emilia (rival): Jennifer Podemski (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687946/)
Daniel’s ex and mother of their daughter; on band council; etc.

Cara (friend): Cora Mundell (http://www.nativecelebs.com/casting/images2/cora1.jpg)
Emilia and Daniel’s daughter; approx. 3 years old; friends with Danica; etc.

Jasper (treasurer): Michael Greyeyes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0340729/)
Hanna's former professor, father of her daughter; married to woman from Ireland; prof in the Native Studies department; author of a few books on Native Issues in Canada (relatively well-off as a result); tries, on occasion, to secretly be a part of Danica's life, and Hanna's; etc.