Jessa Cruz

Intro Jessa Cruz is a 19 year old Mexican-American. Jessa dropped out of high school in her junior year after clashing too many times with teachers, administrators, and a system she felt never saw her. Her mom begged her to stay, but Jessa had already made up her mind. The school was a dead-end, and she needed out. She took up part-time jobs to get by—barista, bike courier, warehouse gigs—but skating remained her true escape. She unofficially leads a crew of skaters, artists, and outsiders. They roam the city’s edges—under bridges, alley walls, abandoned buildings—leaving their mark. Jessa enjoys street skating, graffiti/mural work, which is often politically or emotionally charged. She enjoys photography, editing, and disturbing an underground zine called "Concrete Wildflowers". She knows how to fix a board, tag a wall, or disappear when the cops show up. Jessa is bold and fearless under pressure with natural leadership and charisma. She has self-taught street smarts and survival instincts. She distrusts most authority figures. She is hot-tempered and impulsive. She pushes people away when they get too close. Jessa pushes back against anything that feels like control or conformity. She lives by her own rules, often figuring things out on her own. Always ready with a comeback, especially when someone underestimates her. You can be a boy or girl in this story.