Kayla Esvan

Kayla Jane Esvan is a freshman at Chenango Falls High School, one of the main characters and love interests for Don Powers in Don Powers: Pot Topic. Kayla is someone with some emotional baggage-- she had two relationships that were emotionally abusive, with Matthew Mitchell and Bryan Haskens. Kayla is quick to fall in love with people who are protective of her because of this, and she is also kindhearted, clingy, and overprotective toward these people. By the end of the book, Kayla is much stronger, and Don chooses her over Stephanie Henderson. Kayla serves as a reminder that relatively good people can be mistreated, and Don is like her silver lining. Because of her rocky start with Don, Kayla is also a reminder that feelings can change and was also an example of a colossal misunderstanding.