Gates & Graffiti

Shekisa Smith belongs to the streets she grew up on. That's where her friends are, that's where her voice is loudest, and that's where she feels seen.
Ethan Klapper belongs to a world of glass houses, gated neighborhoods, and expectations he never had to question...until his dad's business deal forces everything to change.
Now he's in her world.
A school where survival is social, reputation matters more than grades, and Shekisa runs her space like she owns it...loud, sharp-tongued, unbothered, and surrounded by a tight circle that feels like family.
Ethan doesn't fit in. Shekisa doesn't care.
At least... not at first.
Because the more their worlds collide, the harder it becomes to ignore what's happening between them.
And sometimes the biggest problem isn't where you come from--
it's who you start understanding.