Meet Melanie, a 17 year old high school student living in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Being in an orphan, considering both her parents died in a car accident. She now live with her Aunt, her uncle, and her cousin Jamal. With her uncle being a the King Pin, and on the top of the drug game in Cali, she's exposed to his scary life. What happens when she falls in love for one of her uncle's employer's Eric, which is also her cousin Jamal's best friend. Will they keep their love for each other a secret? Or will it crumble under pressure? I guess this is the price she pays for BEING IN LOVE WITH A GANGSTA