I need a situation for my character?

So I'm writing this short story for school. There are three boys who all come from the same area and go to the same school, but barely know each other an it switches between their points of view. And try each have their own struggles.
One of them has just had their father walk out, so he's trying to help his mother, but hefeels like the worlds falling from under him.
The other's stepfather abuses him so he's dealing with that.
And I can't decide for the third one. I was thinking of having his girlfriend be pregnant or he's caught up in a gang, but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
 
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