Name: Noah Hayden Salt
Age: 10
Birthday: October 4th
Mother: Natasha Sharapova
Father: Viktor Salt
"I'm Noah, and I'm ten years old. My family is from Moscow, Russia, and that is why we sound different than our neighbors when we talk.
I like to dirtbike and play rugby. I'm also really good at American football. I don't like school very much but my teacher says I'm above average at math and science.
Don't ask me about my dad. I haven't seen him since I was five. I don't know where he went and my mom won't tell me, but it's okay because I don't care anyway. I get letters from him but I don't read them.
My little sister, Eryka, seems to think he will come back. She talks about it often enough. She says she likes when we play our instruments together. I like to spend time with her, but don't tell her I said that.
I play guitar sometimes. My guitar and my dirtbike were both gifts from my dad.
Me, my mom and Eryka moved to the United States a few weeks after I last saw him. Since then we've moved around alot, and I haven't liked where we've lived much. But there's a pretty girl at school and she's nice. So I kinda like it here the best."
[ His Story ]
Although Noah is academically and physically above his class, his teachers have a difficult time understanding him. He has the tendency to clam up, not unlike his sister, and will refuse to participate in group activities. His P.E. teacher, however, claims that he is a wonderful team player though he can sometimes be a bit of a ball- and glory-hog. His behavior at school also has become a problem on occasion, especially when it involves Eryka, who is often teased. He has fought other children, pushed them, insulted them, and made several cry- but in each separate case, he was never the instigator. He is impulsive, oftentimes obnoxious, extremely protective and quick witted.
Underneath the abrasive exterior, however, he is genuinely a sweet hearted boy and a little sensitive. His mother has raised him to be a gentleman when it comes to girls, though he is not exempt from chasing after or teasing a crush. He is more reserved than outgoing, but on a good day he can be quite the clown and even somewhat charming. He likes to write in the journal he keeps for class; its pages are covered in little scribblings and doodles, as well as some thoughts about his father. He doesn't like to talk about him like Eryka does, but he will often pour out his feelings on paper.
Noah was the the first son of Viktor and Natasha, but Viktor's fourth from a different wife. Viktor and Natasha had a tumultuous relationship; one which little Noah witnessed crumble. He was often caught in the middle of vicious arguments, some that got physical most of the time. Though Noah adored his father as a small boy, his feelings for the man became skewed and rocky as he got older. The day that his family left for America was one that Noah could never forget, and he often has nightmares about the incidents leading to that day.
Since then, his relationship with his mother and sister has become quite strong and he is protective of them both. However, his mother has been seeing other men lately. She has never been in a relationship serious enough to bring the men into her home, Noah stays up late enough to peek through the window of their little apartment and see her kissing them. Although he loves Natasha very much, the young boy can't help but feel a little resentful and hurt toward her.
All he hopes for at this new school is a fresh start, and maybe a friend that could keep the lonely boy some company.