When you grow up alone nothing is easy. Hi my name is Jessica Haley. I am 16 and let me tell you it isn't easy. My parents died when I was 6 in a car accident. I have gone from foster family to foster family since them and it hasn't got any easier to have to start over again all the time. I have long brown hair, Dark blue eyes, am very skinny, and tall. Boys tell me I'm pretty, but any relationship I get into has to be quickly ended because I have to move again. It isn't easy being me. I don't mean to complain or any thing I just one to stay in one place for once in my life.

That is what leads me to the decision last month to run away. I am now living with my boyfriend at his house. We will see how long that lasts.

"Jessica do you know where my shorts are?" Sam asks.

"In the laundry room."

"okay." He goes and checks and finds them.

"Can you hurry up we have to get to school."

"I'm coming." He grabs his book bag and walks out of the door and gets into his car. I get in on the passenger seat. After school that day I went to work and then I went to the park to get some time to think. I didn't know, but fate hit me that day when a little kid came up to me crying pointing at a car. I don't know how he got out all I knew was that his parents were dead and the police were on their way. He looked to be about two, three something like that and if I left him he would have the same life I had. I picked him up and just as I did the police came.

"Excuse me officer. This little boy here these are his parents and I was wondering if I could keep him just for a few days so he doesn't have to go to a foster home just until we find him a family."

"I suppose that would be okay."

I gave him all my information. He found the child's card and gave it to me. It had all I needed to know about him on it. I walking home holding Daniel tight knowing I might have saved him from a life like mine. I walked in the door and Sam was home time to explain. I explained everything to him and he said Daniel could stay, but only for a few days.

"We are not getting rid of him until he is adopted. I don't want him to have a life like mine."

"I understand, but we are sixteen we can't have a kid."

"Look this is not my decision it is God's. This is out of our hands. God has chosen us to look after him until he is old enough to look after himself or until we find a suitable adoption family for him."

"Okay until we find a place for him."

"Okay I'm going to make Daniel some supper. Can you take him?"

"Yeah here give him to me."

I give him Daniel and it is a cute picture if only we owned a camera. Then I started thinking of all the stuff Daniel might need, but I suppose I shouldn't go overboard because he is not ours. I fed Daniel his supper and then tucked him into bed.

The next day we had school and I didn't think far in advance I had nobody to watch Samuel so I decided to call in sick to take care of him. I searched all day for a daycare that would take a two year old. I finally found one at the end of the day.

The cops came to our house that night to talk about what would happen to Daniel. Sam wasn't home so it was just me and Daniel. I told him I wanted to go through the process to adopt Daniel. He told me it is not going to be easy, but he thought I could do it. My worry was Sam would be no help. I talked about it with Sam that night which lead into a huge argument. He said if I was going to keep Daniel I was no longer living in his house. I slept in the guest bedroom with Daniel that night and when I woke up Sam had all my stuff packed. He was really kicking me out. I started to cry.

"Sam you can't do this to us. I thought you loved me."

" I did."

"Why?"

"I don't want a kid."

We left with no where to go. I at least had enough money for a night at a hotel, but then we were back to point A. I had work that day too so I had to take Daniel with me to work. The boss was okay with it. He is a very well behaved kid. I took Daniel to daycare the next day even though I had no idea how I was going to pay the bill and went to school. My best friend Alyssa said Daniel and could stay at her place a great relief. I now had a place to take Daniel home tonight. I talked to my boss to see if I could get more work time to pay all my expense and he gave me 1 more shift during the week. It would help at least. I can't thank Alyssa enough for letting me stay at her house. After school I picked Daniel up from Daycare and thanked Hannah for keeping him during the day.

"He is very well behaved," Hannah told me.

"I know I don't have a lot of trouble with him," I said. Then I left and we walked home. I let Daniel walk holding my hand of course and he seemed happier than when I first got him. I started the legal process the next day having no idea how I was going to afford it. I just know I want to keep Daniel forever. I don't want him to have the life I had.

"Jess you are such a good mom already," Alyssa's word of encouragement just before I go into the courtroom to file for adoption of Daniel Austin Taylor changing his name to Daniel Austin Haley.

You take a deep breathe and you walk through the doors it's the morning of your very first day. You say hi to your friends you haven't seen in a while try and stay out of everybody's way. It's your freshman year and your gonna be here for the next four years in this town. – Taylor Swift Fifteen.

I walk in with my head held up high. I talk to his assistant on the phone so I just said my name and she lead me to Mr. Freeman's office. I went in and introduced myself and told him what I was here for. He said he would draw up some papers and calls me when he was finished and I could come back and look them over. We were soon in line for a court date, November 25. That is about a month away. I have no doubt that the judge will approve me Daniel's mom. In the mean time I will just try to get by and do the best I can.

"Mommy," Daniel said one day when I was picking him up from daycare. It came to me as a shock because he hasn't said a word since I got him. I picked him up and gave him a kiss and thanked Hannah and left. Daniel and I walked to work. Alyssa is going to come pick him up in a little bit, but he has to come for a little bit. My boss is pretty family friendly so I am not too worried about him not letting Daniel come. Daniel is a good kid. He doesn't get into too much trouble. He is curious and he loves to run. I take him to the park often and he loves to swing and go down slides. I love having him around.

"Jess we need to go shopping for Daniel. He needs more clothes. We should get him a crib and a high chair too."

"How about tomorrow. I don't have work."

"Okay right after school after we pick him up from daycare."

"You are awesome Alyssa so much better than Sam. He didn't want anything to do with Daniel and you already love him as much as I do."

"I love kids I always have. I just didn't imagine helping you take care of one at 16."

"I believe it is my Destiny. That God sent me here to Earth to help Daniel and I will do whatever he wants me to."

"Wow that was deep Jess. I believe you."

We both went to bed. I woke up the next morning very tired, but yet ready to face another day. I got Daniel up and got him dressed and got him some cereal for breakfast. I then took him to daycare and I was off to school after school I got in Alyssa's car and we drove to pick up Daniel, but then I remembered he has no car seat so we quickly ran to the store and bought a nice one. I went inside to get Daniel while Alyssa hooked up the car seat. We put Daniel in and off to the baby store we were. Daniel was really excited when I put him in the shopping cart that he actually got to go some where. We needed clothes, bibs, high chair, stroller and a crib. We looked around for a while and found lots of cute stuff. We soon found what we wanted and took it home. I tucked Daniel in that night in his new crib not knowing how he would react. I gave him a kiss and said good night and I left. Daniel was soon fast asleep and another day had reached its end