Childhood
When Carliah was young, she lived with her parents deep in the woods away from much civilization. It was a very sweet little cottage, and life was simple for her, running around picking flowers and strawberries, not a worry in sight. Both of her parents were actually deaf, and so she grew up learning BSL instead of English. It wasn't until she was around eight she wandered too far and met a girl around her age at the edge of the woods, and though she was very cautious at first the two became fast friends. The girl taught Carliah to speak, and the language in general, and in return Carliah brought her strawberries and fruits her family grew. Almost every day they would sit together at the edge of the woods, munching on berries and reading little children's books to help Carliah learn. And then, one day... The girl stopped appearing. Every day for a week Carliah sat under that tree, waiting for her friend to come back - but she never seemed to.
That week Carliah's home woods went up in flames, and so did her cottage - all while she was waiting for the little girl. She ran, into the town as far as she could with her limited English crying for help, but when she finally led the help home, her parents were no-where to be found. No dead bodies, but.. no living ones either. They were separated.
Carliah was lead back into town so they could decide what to do with her - they couldn't just leave her in the woods - when a couple intervened. She didn't really know what they were saying, although she did understand some family words like family, mum and dad. Before she knew it she was following the couple instead of the two she'd been following before - right to her best friend's home. It turned out the girl had been banned by her parents from going to the woods because they were to be burned down to expand the town, however after days upon days of trying to convince them people lived in there, they finally listened. They tried to intervene, but when they were unable to prevent the fire, they decided to at least step in and home the girl in case her parents ever came looking for her.
Adulthood
Presently, Carliah lives in a cottage on the outskirts of the town with her partner Charlotta. Carliah loves working alongside her, and deeply enjoys their domestic lifestyle. She spends most of her time caring for the garden and running errands, though Charlotta often makes her take a rest day when it seems like she hasn't stopped to breathe for a while.