Maria Rodriguez, she has to take care of her two younger siblings since her mom left. Her dad does the best he can, but she still ends up taking care of them the most. She's best friends with Mae Emersyn, they do everything together. But what happens when Mae ends up getting into a relationship with Maria's enemies best friend and they start spending more time with each other? Lorenzo Diaz, His home life isn't the best, his dad is an abuser. He abuses his mom but Lorenzo tries as best he can to protect her. He's best friends with James Madden, their on the basketball team together and they've been friends since 7th grade. What happens when James gets into a relationship with Mae, Maria's best friend? Maria and Lorenzo, They hate each other. They both want to be first in the class to make their parents proud. He protects everyone he can, she has an abusive boyfriend. Will he help protect her or no? Will they stay enemies forever?