She Was Thrown Out at 14 for Getting Pregnant—What She Did Next Left Everyone in Tears (4 of 4)

At her final school presentation in May, she spoke clearly, passionately, about teen pregnancy in Ohio. Her classmates clapped. Her teacher cried. This wasn’t a girl who’d been thrown away. This was someone rebuilding—brick by brick.

In July, Lily gave birth to a daughter. She named her Hope.

There were no grandparents in the delivery room. But Donna was there. Angela. Maya. Even Jules.

She was still 14. Still scared. But she wasn’t alone.

And as she cradled her newborn in the glow of the summer sun, she whispered, “We’re going to be just fine.”