Skyler Benson

**Family**

Skyler comes from a broken home. At some point during her childhood, Skyler's father left and it appears as though she does not have any contact with him. When this happened isn't known, but may be a reason for Skyler's down spiral as a teenager. Since her father left, Skyler was raised solely by her low-income mother Chloe who did her best to support her daughter, though struggled to control Skyler during her rebellious phase. Skyler does not have any known siblings but does have a daughter named Brittany.

**Pregnancy**

Skyler's pregnancy was the result of an angry time in her life. Her father had abandoned her and she had coped with it by rebelling. She was two months past her fifteenth birthday when she discovered she was pregnant. She had gone to planned parenthood alone while she had been supposed to be at school. She immediately asked to schedule an abortion but was told she needed parental consent along with $900. Skyler became angry at the price as her family wasn't well off. Skyler turned to her boyfriend for the money but he didn't have that much money either. This frustrated Skyler further, and to make matters worse, her boyfriend dumped her telling her not to come back until she had the abortion. She was hurt by this, especially because he accused her of sleeping around which she denied doing. Whether or not this is true isn't known. She refused to tell her mother, and kept screaming at her to stay out of her business.

Eventually, Skyler was forced to tell her mother because she was running out of time to have an abortion. Her mother was unhappy with the news Skyler was pregnant so young. She agreed to sign the permission papers for Skyler to have an abortion but couldn't afford to pay for it which angered her daughter. Feeling desperate, Skyler attempted to rob a bank but was caught and arrested, her mother had to come collect her from the police station. She was let off with a warning since she hadn't stolen anything before getting caught, but her mother did ground her for attempting to commit the crime.

Skyler ended up missing the window for an abortion because she couldn't find the money to pay for it, and decided the only thing left to do was put the baby up for adoption. When starting the school year, Skyler refused to go to school but her mother wouldn't hear of it. She was forced to go and showed up to class in winter clothes to help hide her baby bump. She was laughed at by her teacher. She begged her mother to let her stay home but Chloe stated she'd miss too much of the school year. Skyler decided to run away from home to avoid going to school. She wound up at the park where she ran into a lady who gave her some advice as well as made her realize a few things. This lady then ensured Skyler got home safely. Over that night Skyler had had a complete change of heart and was no longer ashamed to be pregnant so young. She told her mother the following month that she wanted to keep her baby, and later in the pregnancy found herself a job.

**Romances**

Just as she was finishing up tenth grade while raising a baby, Skyler caught the eye of the new boy, Julian, who was into her because of her bad-girl look as he assumed it meant she a bad-girl reputation. He was very flirty with her and asked her to meet him at the park after dark to which she replied she'd think about it. Tracey warned her against him but she decided to meet him at the park. Things quickly went downhill. Julian had planned for them to do some street-art. Skyler replied she couldn't do anything that could get her into trouble. She said this in regards to having a child to look after, but Julian who wasn't aware she had a baby, assumed she had said this because she had a record which he found hot. (Skyler does have a record as she was arrested for attempted robbery at age fifteen. However, because she was a wild party-girl she may have more on her record as it was implied she used to break the law.)

When Julian insisted she should risk getting caught, Skyler quickly told him the girl he wanted her to be, the girl he thought she was, was the girl she used to be. "A wild party-girl with daddy issues who got knocked up by douche who wants nothing to do with our child." Julian was put off by the fact Skyler had a baby. Skyler decided she couldn't have anyone in her life that was trouble or could bring her trouble.

Julian got mad at her because her "look" said bad-girl which is what attracted him to her. His remark seemingly effected Skyler because the next time we saw her, she had a completely different style. Perhaps, the whole "Julian" thing made her realize there were still some stuff she needed to leave in the past, and changing from her "black clothes black make-up look" to a more "bright colours, cute typical teenage girl look," was a change she felt she needed to make.

Her next attempt at love never made it passed the first date. Having asked for Tracey's opinion, Skyler decided to take it by telling her date (David) straight off that she had a daughter. They were at the restaurant had hadn't even been served yet. After hearing the news, David ended the date stating he didn't need any baby drama in his life.

**Motherhood**

Skyler gave birth to her daughter Brittany when she was two months shy of her 16th birthday. Skyler struggled at motherhood, especially during the first few months. Though she struggled and was falling behind at school, Skyler did her best to look after her daughter and continue her education. She had a clear love for her daughter, but Brittany was said to be a pretty fussy baby which made raising her even more challenging.