Darcy Wills and Brisana Meeks' friendship changed when they got into high school; and when Brisana began making a play for Darcy's boyfriend, Hakeem, Darcy knew she had to stop her.
When Cindy Gibson starts dating Bobby Wallace, he appears to be everything that Cindy is looking for, until he starts behaving strangely and Cindy finds herself in the worst trouble of her life.
High school student Denique, having decided to try and ignore her feelings for Trevor and focus on school in order to get out of the projects, learns she must get a job and realizes things are even harder than she thought they would be.
Jaris, having hired Amberlynn for a position at the Chicken Shack, starts to question his motives for giving her the position and his feelings for Sereeta after Trevor begins spreading a rumor that Jaris has a crush on Amberlynn.
Everyone's a little nervous after a drive-by in the barrio, but then Roxie, a fellow senior, is shot and a homeless drifter is arrested, but Ernesto doesn't think Roxie's story adds up.
Naomi is thrilled with her new job and immediate raise at the local frozen yogurt store but she begins to be suspicious as she notices her boss's intense interest in her.
When Marko is attacked during early morning track training, the accusations fly about who is responsible for beating him with a baseball bat and leaving him for dead.
