Growing up, accepting life and falling in love

When you've grown up to the shouts and screams of your parents, when your used to seeing your mum bleed because of the force your dad had used to hit your mother with, you become a little closed off and build up barrier after barrier to protect yourself from the cruel harsh world and the disgusting people who grace the universe.

Aaliyah has always kept to her self never spoken unless spoken to, except for her 2 besfriends who unlike her are beautiful and outgoing.

So what happens when the new boy see's her for more then just the the clever girl and takes notice of her? Will she alow him permission in to her life or build up more walls to protected herself?