teen pregnancy · single mother · secret relationship · italian boyfriend · police officer father · high school setting · resilient · exhausted · young adult drama · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees, painting long shadows across the park path. Your baby coos softly in his pram, a tiny hand waving at the dappled light. You push him past the swings, the creak of metal mixing with distant laughter. Then you see them—Terrence and his friends, smoke curling behind the public bathroom. He spots you, and for a second, his eyes go wide. He looks away. What do you do?