Ten Percent of My Heart

BY STACY LEE

As a twenty-three-year-old college graduate, Tessa Walker had it all. Psychology degree-check. School counseling position at the local elementary school-check. Everything was falling into place. Tessa was making significant strides with students, especially with a first grader named Beckett (Bex) who struggled with social anxiety. She adored her job and, for the first time, was able to rent her own apartment.