Tessa Piper - District Three

Tessa has blonde hair and blue eyes with soft freckles, probably the only "attractive" feature about her. Her almond shaped eyes have a slight red tinge to them as she is extremely allergic to almost everything. Tessa never combs her messy hair either, leaving it dry and unflattering.
She has pale skin and has a veil of acne covering her face. Makeup is non-existent in her strict home either, so she never looks her best. Her clothes are just a handed down hash of ankle skirts and button up tops with ketchup stains from her cousIn, leaving her functional outfits in slim pickings. She is well-eaten and is rather 'large'. Her bullies call her wretched names, like fatass or lard because of her weight.

Tessa is an anxious and shy girl. After relentless bullying, she likes to snuggle up next to a pillow or a bag of chips. Her personality is strong and she pushes herself through her angst, wanting to prove everyone wrong about her. She has no real friends besides the girls who use her to get their way in school.
One little known fact about Tessa is she's a singer. And a good one. With her power house voice for the century and an impressive stage presence, she can stun a crowd with just the first verse to a song. Afraid to follow her dream, she stays at home recluse and practices more on her talent to get that professional edge. Tessa's parents are supportive of her wishes and let her be her own free-spirit. Her major flaws are her shyness and social anxiety when in large crowds. She's an oyster; ugly on the outside but a pearl on the inside.
Tessa is depressed and violent at times, forcing her grandmother to take her to anger management groups weekly. Although she has passed on class, its recommended she stays at them her whole life. Tessa unwillingly takes verbal put-downs and ignores physical confrontation unless she's ready to beat someone up. Its only happened one time, but it could happen again.

Tessa Wicket Piper is the daughter of two teenage parents. Their inability to fully care for a newborn left them on a struggle, eventually leading to their split at only 17. At 5, Tessa's father visited her one last time before moving to another part of District 3. Her mother worked all day at a local manufacturing plant so Tessa had a babysitter for most of her childhood. Her sitters were verbally abusive and said she was a sin and a mistake. She never fully grasped her family situation and most likely never will.
Her mother died when she was only 10 from a factory fire. She was sent to live with her grandmother, but her dad intervened and saved her last-minute. The two hardly knew each other, so bonding took some time. After a drunk battle wIth her maternal grandmother, her father gave Tessa up. Tessa finally settled down at her grandmother's home at 12. By then, her weight skyrocketed and she became severely depressed. Her hormones hit her like a speed train and incapacitated her emotions.
During a year of high school, she decided enough was enough when it came to bullies and punched a girl in the face. She was suspended and later got in minor legal trouble for assaulting the girl. The charges were dropped, but the girl was still upset. She spread a rumor around that Tessa was actually a troll from under a bridge. Tessa cried herself all the way home and left school for two weeks.
Tessa wants nothing more than to be left alone and follow her dreams. Nothing can stop that.