Nana's death forces college coed Chandra Howard to return to her Third Ward shot gun home and the four-year-old daughter, Lyric, Chandra left in Nana's care. An estranged daughter, a tenuous relationship with boyfriend, James Dexter, and the return of her volatile ex, Tommy Joe, disrupt Chandra's plans to escape the impoverished life fate handed her. A tragic encounter with Tommy Joe puts Chandra at rock bottom. Only then does she find the courage to heal from her past and hope for her future.