Play Hard & Love Harder
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20 year old Apryl Anikah Jackson is from the hard streets of Chicago. Born and raised on the East Side, she's always had quite the attitude. She lives with her big brother Kelly (K.j) Jackson. She's never had a good relationship with her mother after she found out her mother was a hard drug addict. Her father was killed in a car crash when she was 6 and two years later her 5 year old brother Justice was shot and killed in a drive by.
Years later, Apryl's house gets shot up causing her brother to make a hard decision of separating them. She's placed in Atlanta with their childhood friend Terrell (Tip) Taylor, who's also a formal drug dealer with her big brother. Apryl always had a crush on Terrell but because he was 3 years older he spent most of his time with hoes and weed. What will happen when Apryl and Terrell is reunited by force of protection? Will Apryl finally confess her feelings or will Terrell continue his old ways?
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