Often helping her mother pay the bills and taking care of her younger brother, Dani Garcia is no stranger to adversity, but after she is raped she is forced to face her most challenging personal struggle yet.
When Neema Powell's mother's boyfriend throws her out and her mother sides with him, Neema takes shelter with her boyfriend, Nate, for only two days before moving in with her Aunt Amina, but those two days will be enough to change her life forever.
Sixteen-year-old Neema Powell is kicked out of her apartment by her mother's boyfriend as her mother looks the other way, and her strength is challenged during the two days Neema spends without a home.
When Neema Powell's mother's boyfriend throws her out and her mother sides with him, Neema takes shelter with her boyfriend, Nate, for only two days before moving in with her Aunt Amina, but those two days will be enough to change her life forever.
TJ returns to live with his mother, who has stopped using drugs, after two years in a loving home, and finds that he can't escape the seedy environment of his hometown or past debts still owed.
Often helping her mother pay the bills and taking care of her younger brother, Dani Garcia is no stranger to adversity, but after she is raped she is forced to face her most challenging personal struggle yet.