May Somerville

May is a cashier at the unnamed grocery store that is the main setting for Miserable, and is also the main character. She suffers from depression and anxiety due to a traumatic past with her family, from whom she ran away as she turned 18. 

Personality
May is a very grumpy, sad, tired, and cynical woman, who doesn't have much patience for anything or anyone. She quietly suffers from past traumas, while maintaining the impression of being tough and snarky. She regularly picks fights with customers when they get on her nerves, and sometimes has trouble letting things go. She's the type to mull over awkward or aggravating interactions from days or weeks previous, and daydreams about how she would have handled them if she could relive them. She struggles to make friends, but usually prefers to be alone anyway. 

She is obsessed with Western movies, particularly ones with Clint Eastwood. She loves eating soup (especially hamburger and vegetable soup), and baked beans on toast. 

Info and story

May was born in Cleveland in 199X, to two unloving parents, who should have never had children. After years of abuse, May left after failing to complete her high school diploma, and essentially gave up on everything. She went as far as her wallet would allow, and ended up in Detroit, and was homeless before finding her job in the grocery store. 

Relationships

Family

• Mother (45)
• Father (57)

• Stravinsky (25) - works on the Meat Department in the grocery store.

Friends (?)

• Dawn (19) - waitress, occasional barista at the Sunset Cafe. 
• Rowen (36) - floral clerk, later a cashier, at the grocery store.

• Helen (16) - cashier.
• Eva (53) - cashier, mostly does labels
• Red (27) - cashier.
• "Doctor" (22) - cashier. 
• Gladys (40?) - cashier. Hard to tell her age because she drinks and smokes a lot.
• Caitlin (16) - cashier.
• Quincy (68) - cash office manager.