Rose Bennett (19) Rose is the kind of girl who stands out even when she's trying not to. Her skin glows warm in the Kingston sun, her curls frame her face naturally, and her eyes carry both innocence and quiet fire. Life in the ghetto has toughened her, but it hasn't stolen her softness. With a voice that could silence a whole room, she dreams of making it out through music. To some, she's just another pretty face in the lane-but to those who really look, she's a rose blooming through concrete. Andre "Dre" Johnson (25) Dre moves with the kind of confidence that turns heads-and warns you not to cross him. Tattoos lace his arms, his locs are always neat, and his stare is sharp enough to make even his enemies step careful. To the streets, he's power, respect, and danger. To Rose, he's the man who sees past her pretty face and into her soul. Dre never wanted love-until he met the one girl who could break through the walls he built.

He only offered silence and smooth turns. But somewhere between late-night pickups and quiet glances in the rearview, a young woman with big dreams finds herself falling for the last man anyone would expect.

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"Call me On a late night get right He ain't really acting right Put you on that New new shit He ain't on shit Call me when he quit chu life Cause he ain't really even got a job No He trynna hit a lick But he don't really rob He trynna sell a brick trynna sell a brick Yo ex got locked up upstate For spinning counter fits Spinning counter fits He dont really got it no He don't really live it He ain't bout this shit That we really dealing Heart so cold Doubled back once took her soul Is it the kisses for me Is it the kisses for me She like hit it for me She like oh she like oh You get my self esteem She like hit it for me She like oh she like oh Dam baby you get my self esteem" #texttospeech

"Likkle bowy lowe mi alone nuh..."I spoke blatantly, with blank expression on my face . "Sum mi wah yuh mek mi fi ino...he spoke"while still holding my arm... "If yuh nuh dweet mi nah let u guh ino oh!" ~ THIS BOOK IS PURELY FICTION AND HAS NOTHING TO WITH THE REAL LIVES OF THE DEPICTED CHARACTERS!!! #artist #blacklove #armani # Caribbean #jamaican #Jamaica #patois #newwriter #mature #fictional