"You ain't even that cute." Jojo playfully rolled her eyes allowing Dice to pull her arm to wherever he seemed to be leading her. "Where are you taking me!" She grew annoyed with the anticipation. "On a trip, just chill." -- For as long as she can remember, Jojo Rosewood has lived a picture-perfect life in a suburban area located in Chicago-designer clothes, private schools, and a glamorous lifestyle all thanks to her high-powered mother. Evidently her perfect world seems to be a lie when it comes crashing down as her mother's secrets come to the light, forcing her to face reality. Now having all of her family's assets cleared she's every bit of confused on what to do. With nowhere else to turn, Jojo is forced to leave behind everything she knows and move across a plethora of states to live with her father, a man she barely knows due to distance, and his new family. Learning to balance the shift in culture and the chaos of her first year in college all in one, Jojo struggles to adjust to her circumstances and blend into a world where her privilege no longer holds any weight. Things grow even more complicated when she meets Dice, her half-brother's best friend-a well mannered , street-smart young adult who seems to embody everything Jojos maternal side of the family warned her about. Dice is equally frustrating and intriguing, with a no-nonsense attitude that calls Jojo out on her unrealistic expectations. As their chemistry builds, Jojo finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about family, loyalty, and love while Dice struggles letting Jojo take a trip to his world. Started; December 18th, 2024 Published; January 4th, 2025 Finished; March 2nd, 2025

{Ethan} (or Eitan, Eytan or Etan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning steadfast, strong, firm, and safe. The Name of a wise man in the bible.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝗎, 𝘪'𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵." 𝖬𝖠𝖸 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤－𝖩𝖴𝖭𝖤 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤 *𝖥𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝖡𝗈𝗈𝗄*

©️𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡𝗼𝐞-800 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

" 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐧' 𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭."

What if the love of your life only stood across the street from you? What would you do? Cross the street or wait for them to do so? Would you guys both make the attempt or let the busy streets wash past you guys and blind your eyes of the future you guys can have? Let the honking block your ears of the expression of love that could be once heard. Let the cars, trucks and buses block the views of the pumping hearts that hold value to you both. Let the bystanders get through you both erasing every memory you guys once accumulated. What would you do as you stand on his block?

❝THE REALIZATION THAT EACH RANDOM PASSERBY IS LIVING A LIFE AS VIVID AND COMPLEX AS YOUR OWN.❞

"𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕. 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓." - 𝑻𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒄 Both juggling the streets, college, and poor mental health, who knew they'd cross paths? mature content. completed 12/29/20

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟐/𝟏𝟑/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟔/𝟐𝟖/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

In my first installment of this series, I introduce you to Alanna Jones. Alanna, also known as Lana is a tough girl born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Her father is a junkie coming in and out asking for money, and her mother is a RN up in the hamptons trying to provide for Lana and her sisters Kevin lives next door to Lana, the two bump heads alot, like everyday. They could never get along until she found herself needing him.