Audrey Dereks

Audrey Dereks is a character in Moriah Blake; a member of the Class of 2014 and a supporting role. She is portrayed as flighty, happy, but very smart, and a good shoulder to cry on if necessary. She was based heavily on Nathaniel J. Nelson's classmate Audra Nordwall.

Character description
Audrey is almost always happy, and is often asked if she is high, to which she often replies that she's only "hashtag-high-on-life." Audrey is very outgoing, and only expresses her dislike on rare occasions, mainly when she absolutely despises someone.

Interests
Audrey is an avid painter and artist. She has claimed to be a fan of such television programmes as Adventure Time and Drake & Josh. In keeping with her cynical attitude, she has often expressed her dislike of the sentimentality expressed around Christmas time. Audrey's main love interest is Charlie Gordon, who, when the series begins, is hopelessly pursuing her. Patrick, in his first month at public school, attempted to help Charlie, but failed to understand the complete nature of his relationship with Audrey.

Audrey met Charlie in sixth grade, and they began dating in eighth grade. They broke up over the summer, and Audrey met her new boyfriend from California, whom Charlie came to despise. Because her boyfriend lived two states away, Audrey had no qualms about Charlie constantly flirting with her.

Character bio
Audrey comes from divorced parents, and has lived near the Donovans her entire life, and frequently came into contact with them, although she wasn't formally introduced to Ashley until sixth grade and Patrick until ninth. She has a sister, who is a member of the Class of 2016.

Beliefs
Audrey is not silent about her beliefs, especially around Patrick. She has often made critical remarks about religion. Her first major discussion with Patrick was actually an abortion debate—her for it, him against. Her political views are entirely liberal—she is not part of the liberal youth, but the Democrat Party of her parents' generation. Audrey is sometimes considered part of the Neo-Feminist movement.

Basis
Audrey is heavily based on Audra Nordwall, a classmate of Nathaniel Nelson's. Many of her scenes—including the abortion debate—were taken directly from Audrey's real interactions with her classmates. Audrey was meant to be a direct life-to-film adaption, however, Audra Nordwall has expressed a dislike of the way her character's dialogue is written, remarking that Audrey "...doesn't sound at all like me!"