Jessica Cale

"'Those soldiers killed people!' Jessica yelled, visibly shaking, her perfect features stretched into an ugly grimace. 'They fired on the crowd! And that spray was choking me! I…for a minute I thought…' She dissolved into tears, sitting quickly, instantly smothered by her teammates."Jessica L. Cale is one of the Fire Lake sophomores. She is described as being one of the most beautiful girls in her grade, along with Sarah Harden. Jessica can be mean and cruel but is often terrified of her situation and of the people around her.

Early Life
Jessica was born on January 14th, 2002. She was best friends with Sarah and on the cheer squad at school. She won the Junior Miss Idaho pageant at age 12.

In the Program
Jessica stays in town with Ethan Fletcher's group along with the rest of her friends. She is not a fighter. She sometimes brings food to the prison guards. She manages to survive the executions in the Program, appearing in Town Square at the final battle and avoiding the carnage there. At some point, she begins dating Lars Jergen after his breakup with Susan Daughtridge.

Chrysalis
After resurrection, Jessica lives in the silo with her friends until the cave-in. Aboard Chrysalis, she survives the first round of testing but is then selected for repurposement.