"Well, I was born and raised here," Gabriel began. "Not here as in Harbour College, I mean. I meant this city." He blushed a little, slightly embarrassed by his choice of words, but brushed it off and continued speaking. "Anyways, I was at the local schools 'fore I came here, did pretty good in high school, if I say so myself." He allowed himself a brief grin at that.
"I kept plenty of options open in case I wanted to change my mind about my college studies. Eventually I picked music 'cause, well, I was in one of the school-funded bands for a few months. Turned out to be nothing like what I'd expected, so I quit soon after. I wanted the thrills of being on stage performing for a crowd of thousands, rocking out to the good stuff, y'know? But I've grown up since then. I know what I would have to do if I wanted to turn that into reality." Gabriel stopped there for a second or two, before changing the subject to what he perceived to be a slightly less interesting one.
"So yeah. My family... I never met my dad, and I'm an only child. When I asked, my mum told me Dad divorced her and left as soon as he found out she was pregnant. She never heard from him since. Still, you can't miss what you've never had, I figure. We don't talk about Dad. No sense in it, really."
