15-year-old Xavier Hunter is trying to get good grades and get the hottest girl in school. But with his father and brother both locked up in jail, Xavier's mom is left to provide for the family, and there's never enough money to go around. If Xavier wants to be with the hottest girl, he has to look the part, so he does what he has to - even if it costs him his grades and leads him to deal with the neighbourhood thugs he's vowed to avoid. But Xavier will risk it all for Samantha, because for the first time Xavier feels like he has someone on his side?