17 years old.

That's exactly how old Tessa was when she gave birth to her son, Brayden. The father left her and their son in the delivery room and he dropped the face of the earth. She's been taking care of her only son for only a month and she's barely getting by. She's struggling with providing food for herself and her son, her family disowned her after they found out she was pregnant, the only person she had was her friend Andy. He may have been a few years older than her and already in tour with his band, but he would send her everything and anything he could get his hands on for her and her son and for that she was grateful. Her part time job wasn't paying her enough to help provide food, clothes and diapers for her son and food and clothes for her. She barely got by on her rent. Nothing was going her way. She was fresh out of highschool when she gave birth to Brayden.

Tessa was a beautiful young woman with long, brown with dark red highlights, straight hair, blue, almond shaped eyes, a small nose, thin lips, cheekbones, and small ears. She had a lean, curvy body with a small amount of baby fat from the birth, from breastfeeding her breasts went from a size 32 B to a size 38 C just from pumping milk into her breasts alone and her height was 5 ft tall. Brayden was only a month old and he had dark brown hair, blue eyes, the same small nose as his mother, and chubby cheeks. Brayden was the light of Tessa's world. She loved him more than life itself.

One day, Tessa was working at the supermarket, wearing a white, button down shirt, tan, form fitting cakis, black and white sneakers, and on one wrist she wore a black, studded bracelet and on the other black rubber bracelets. She had her hair tied back in a high ponytail with her side bangs infront of her left eye and she was wearing her black reading glasses. She was stacking boxes of cereal when she felt her phone vibrate. She sighed and she pulled it out. It was her friend Andy. She unlocked her phone and she answered it "Hello?"

"Hey Tessa" said her friend in his low voice.

"Andy you know I can't be on my phone at work" Tessa said as she held her phone with her shoulder and her ear and she continued stacking boxes of cereal on the shelf.

"You know I always check in on you to see how things are with you and Brayden" Andy said.

"Hi Tessa!" She heard Ashley Purdy say. Tessa laughed and she said "Hi Ash"

"So uhm is it possible for you to bring Brayden and come with me and the bandmates on tour?" Andy asked.

"Considering how you guys act on the bus and how many fangirls are going to be pouring into your bus, I think I'll pass" Tessa said as she released her phone and held it in her hand. Then, she picked up the box with her free hand and she walked slowly to the next shelf. "Besides other than Ashley I doubt anyone wants to hear a crying, screaming baby at 1 in the morning"

"It was worth a shot" Andy said with a sigh. Tessa continued packing as he continued on saying "How's Brayden doing?"

Tessa smiled and she said "He's a happy little thing. I'm just glad he's too young to understand what's going on"

"Tess," Andy said. "If his dad really thought you two were worth it, he would've stayed. But obviously he's a pathetic piece of shit who don't care about nobody else but himself. You're doing fine without him"

Tessa smiled alittle and then she saw her boss. "Oh god, Andy I'll call you later my boss is coming"

"Alright take care darling" Andy said and then she hung up. Tessa continued stacking boxes when her boss came up to her. "Ms. Adams, I have news for you"

Tessa looked at him and she asked "What news?"

He sighed. "Due to budget cuts, we have to release a few employees"

Tessa knew what was going to happen so she stood up straight and she said "And let me guess I'm one of them?"

He nodded his head 'yes'. Tessa finished stacking and then she walked away from her boss and left the store. Since the hotel was a good walking distance from her former job, she always walked from her job to her hotelroom. As she ran her fingers through her hair she unlocked her phone and typed in Andy's phone number. She stopped and leaned against a concrete wall as she waited for Andy to answer. "Tessa?" Christian 'CC' Coma asked.

"CC where's Andy?" Tessa asked.

"In the bathroom, hang on" CC said, then after a few minutes she heard Andy say "Hello?"

"Andy I got fired."

"What?"

Tessa sighed and she said "Let me rephrase that, I got let go due to budget cuts"

"What the fuck" Andy groaned. He couldn't believe Tessa got released from her job.

"Andy that was the only way I could get money to buy Brayden food, diapers and clothes"

"You can't sign up for food stamps?"

"You know how I feel about that," Tessa said and then she slid down the wall and sat down on the floor. "God I need a cigarette"

"Tessa you quit for your son, remember?"

"Yeah I know" She said. She started smoking right before she got pregnant. It was easy for her to quit because she was only smoking for a few days. "Just trust me something good will come your way" Andy said reassuringly.

Tessa nodded her head and she said "I hope you're right, Andy"

Then, a distinct voice called him and Andy said "I'm coming!"

"You have to go?" Tessa asked.

"Don't worry I'll call as soon as I get back" he said. "Alright" she said. Then they both said their farewells and hung up. Tessa looked around and she tried holding back her tears of frustration. She held her knees close to her chest and she looked down at the concrete ground. "Excuse me young lady?"

Tessa looked up and there stood Paul 'Triple H' Levesque and his wife Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque. "Are you OK?" Paul asked.

Tessa swallowed a lump in her throat and she said "Yeah, I'll manage"

Stephanie squat down to the teen and she said "You seem down and upset"

Tessa laid her legs down and she sighed "I got fired from my job"

Paul felt sympathetic towards her and he said "Oh I'm sorry to hear that"

Tessa sighed and she ran her fingers through her hair and she said "It uh it was the only job I had"

"Why do you say that?" Stephanie asked.

"Living on my own hasn't been a breeze" Tessa said.

"How old are you hun?" Paul asked.

"17" Tessa said matter-of-factly.

"Sweetheart the only reason why you would be living on your own is if you have a child" Stephanie said. Tessa lowered her head and that's when Stephanie and Paul both got their answer. "You have a child?" Paul asked.

"Only a month old" Tessa said softly. "I just lost my job due to budget cuts"

Stephanie stood up and she said "Why don't me and Paul bring you home?"

Tessa stood up and she said "The hotel I live in is right down the street I'll be fine"

"Well here" Stephanie said as she took out her wallet and gave Tessa some money ($300 to be exact) and her and Paul's contact information. "If you need us for anything, get in contact with us"

Tessa hesitantly took it and she said "Thank you"

Then, they parted ways. As her and her husband were walking, Paul asked her "Why did you give her our information?"

"Because I think we can help her and her child in the best way possible" Stephanie said with a smile.

When Tessa walked into the house, she placed the money down on the table and she closed the door. She unbutton her shirt and took it off, then she removed her sneakers and she made her way into her son's room. She walked to her son's crib and she looked into the crib and she saw her son sleeping soundly. She smiled and she pulled the blanket alittle closer to him, nothing stirred Brayden's sleep. Then, she quielty walked out of the room and softly closed the bedroom door behind her.

Don't know how far I'm going to take this story but let me know what you think