Gabrielle Bailey Johnson, 15 years old, a senior in high school, black girl, blue eyes, absolute genius and a perfect life. Little did she know that her marble staircase would start the descend of her normal life. After a death in her family, BJ is left everything from her loved one. Her family begins to spiral out of control from jealousy and greed. She is left to figure things out on her own while her family continues to separate. BJ finds hope in the eyes of a new kid at school, but will her family approve of her sudden interest in this hood boy from New York? Or will they ruin her chances at love too?