Andrea King

Personality
There's never a dull moment with Andrea as she always looks for the light in things. Learning from her own past with her mother and father she learned that things happen for a reason, her father leaving so her mother could meet Korey, therefore she was rather optimistic. She doesn't ignore the fact that things could go bad, but she'd rather focus on the little good in the bad. Her friendly and outgoing personality always made it easy for her to make friends and since she was rather carefree there were no restrictions on who she'd befriend. The one thing that Andrea won't stand for is someone who doesn't appreciate humour and she loves a good laugh. Andrea is all about a good time and hates seeing frowns on people's faces, hence the fact that she's always bubbly so at least they're in a good mood around her.

Whenever something bothers Andrea she tends to just let it pile up inside her, until she either snaps on someone or has an emotional breakdown. On the outside it seems as if every insult just rolls off her back like water, but on the inside each one hurts. Even though Andrea is rather confident, she still has insecurities like every teenage girl and tends to overthink things. Challenging Andrea to a competition is a recipe for disaster because her competitive nature can get the best of her at time. She's almost never angry but when Andrea is mad at you just give her space if you don't want her to "accidentally" get physical.

Biography
It was November 26th, when Andrea King was born in a low-end hospital in downtown Montréal to her mother who was single at the time. Andrea's biological father, who she tends to refer to as a sperm donor, was her mother's long time partner until she revealed she was pregnant. He wasted no time preparing excuses that they weren't ready, which was true as the two had just graduated high school two years prior and were working minimum wage jobs. Still, her mother was adamant on keeping their baby and once her father saw that there was no talking her out of it he wasted no time walking out of both of their lives. To this day Andrea has never seen her father in person again, although he attempted contacting her after her name started to pop up in blogs. When her mother told her grandmother about her pregnancy she disowned her, telling her that she wouldn't take care of her and her bastard child. Since her grandfather had already passed when her mom was graduating high school, her mother was left all alone to deal with all the pregnancy struggles. The day Andrea was born was the happiest day of her mother's life and although her father wasn't in the picture she believed he at least deserved for her to have his last name instead of her's.

Her mother always tried her best to give Andrea the best, but her job as a waitress in a small diner 10 minutes away from their apartment building wasn't always fair with pay. How much her mother made decided on her boss' mood, hence the fact that the two lived in a run down apartment that was always in the news for all the wrong reasons. It was while her mom was wiping down the tables to close the diner and pick up Andrea from the babysitter that she met Korey. He was in a button down suit with a briefcase, but you could tell from his face that he was in distress. You could call it love at first sight because the moment the two locked eyes it seemed as if there was something pulling them together. After Korey approached her and broke the ice he invited her to sit with him as he ate and the two ended up exchanging numbers before they went their separate ways. They went on a few dates before starting to date, but it wasn't until they reached the eight month mark that Vanessa let Korey meet Andrea. She had informed him from the jump that she had a daughter and although he seemed alright with the thought of "playing daddy", her mother was still wary to the thought of introducing her daughter to another man.

Andrea was six years old when she met Korey and his kind demeanor made her love him instantly. It was at seven years old that her mother packed their things up and moved into the mansion that the man had called his home. His father had owned shares to ESPN and had launched a sports agency known for endorsing great athletes, so after his untimely demise he handed all his assets to Korey, his only child. At eight years old Andrea was dressed in a beautiful white dress at Korey and her mother's wedding, a young Andrea King being the ring bearer. When she was 10 years old her mother gave birth to her twin siblings, Shayeann and Deshawn Williams. From the day they were born Andrea always wanted to protect them and if anyone had an issue with her little brother or sister, they had an issue with her as well.

It was around the age 10 that she found her love for basketball, being around different basketball players due to her stepfather stemming the interest. She begged her mom to let her play since her stepfather was already open to the idea and after days of refusing to eat proper meals, her mom finally gave in. Her stepfather decided to create his own rep team for her and after forming a team and endorsing it on his own, she was set to start. Andrea was a natural on the court and it seemed as if the moment she touched the ball she was a different person. Since she had the chance to practice with pro's due to her stepfather's connections, she took up every chance and became a different breed for her age. By the time she was 13, her face was plastered all over the internet with her being dubbed the next basketball sensation. She decided to pick up volleyball and track to stay fit when basketball season was over and eventually became an athletic freak rather than just a basketball player.

Throughout her entire middle school and AAU "career" she received praise left and right, but it came with hate as well. Her parents always told her that if you don't have any haters you're not good enough and she always used that as her motto when someone came at her neck. She was a lackluster student to start but once her mom told her she had to straighten up or she'd be pulled out of basketball, she went from the bottom of her grade to an honor roll student. When she got back from home after studying and practicing on their indoor basketball court, she sat in front of her family's large flat screen TV with her stepfather re watching film from basketball legends. It was time for Andrea to choose a high school and although she had the money to go to almost any school and was athletically gifted enough to receive a collage of offers, she ultimately decided on Silver Oak Academy. It was her parents choice out of all the other schools and she'd rather make her parents happy so she went along with it. Andrea was on the varsity team in her freshman year and although she started in a slump while transitioning from playing eighth graders to countless twelfth graders, she's since picked her game up and emerged as a star as well as team captain.