- Name: Raine Beckham
Age: 14
Nationality: British
Race: Caucasian
Hometown: Alton, Hampshire
Appearance:
Habits/Hobbies: Drawing
Favorite Sayings: "You have to believe it, and you hate it. I don't have to believe, it and I think it's beautiful."
Intelligence Level: Average
Introvert or Extrovert?: Introvert
Mental Illness: Multiple Personality Disorder
Personality: Raine is a budding artist whose talent receives little praise from anyone. Yet he is quite talented, as well as intelligent, caring, and down- to-earth.
Bio: Raine Beckham comes from a poor farmer family with four annoying sisters, he finds no haven at school where he's teased by everyone. The only thing Raine has is running; after training all summer for the big race on the school athletic day, he and every other boy racing are beat by new girl Skye Burke. Like Raine, Skye is teased by her fellow students, but unlike Raine she doesn't let it bother her. After a rocky start, they find common ground and together create the imaginary world as a haven from their struggles at school and at home. Skye teaches Raine to open his mind to every possibility and leave reality behind. The next morning, Ms. Wilson, Raine's music teacher, calls to invite him on a one-on-one field trip to an art museum. Jess tries to ask his mother's permission; however, she is half-asleep and he takes her mumbling as approval. Raine does not ask Skye to accompany him, and merely looks at her house as they drive by. When he returns home, Raine finds that his father and mother are worried sick because they did not know where he was. His father tells him that Skye drowned in the river that morning when Raine went to the museum. Raine is deeply grieved, and visits the Burke family home with his parents to pay their respects. Skye's father, Kyle Burke, tells Raine that she loved him, and thanks him for being a very good friend to her, since she had trouble making friends at her old school. Raine feels overwhelming guilt for Skye's death, but his father consoles him to keep their friendship alive for her sake. Raine decides to re-imagine Skye and is convinced she is still alive and with him.