A strung out mother, selfish aunt, ho-ish sister, and no where to turn are only a few of the problems that Devyn has to deal with. She just wants to finish school and leave everything behind her, but that same everything is determined to keep her exactly where she is. Trying to find a way out of seemingly no way, Devyn Yanis is faced with the harsh realities of the real world on her own. When she meets Ace, the biggest drug dealer in the whole city, she finds it almost impossible to steer clear of him. Will he change her life for the better or will he only complicate her already complicated life?

All characters and events in this story are completely fictional. If anything seems familiar it is completely coincidental. All situations in this story come completely from my imagination. ________________ "And you need to stop calling me 'shawty', I'm not your girl so stop pushing the issue, I don't want to be just another name in your little black book." I said sounding more appalled than I could ever really be. He started walking closer to me and before I knew it, he had my back against the wall and my left leg wrapped around his waist. The look that he gave made him look so powerful that I couldn't help but be intimidated and turned on at the same time. "Look mami I don't think you really hearin' me so let me break this shit down to you real brief. Imma be around for the time bein' whether you want to be or not, I'm not goin' no where. Just let me have one chance." "Prove it." ________________