Brian Moore is a straight A student struggling to escape the lure of the streets in Brooklyn, New York. With no father at home and a mother who works two jobs in order to keep a roof over his head and food on the table, Brian is left alone to navigate his way towards manhood. Jawan White is Brian's teacher and he knows that Brian has the potential to graduate from high school and leave the streets far behind him. But what's going to happen when Jawan falls in head over heels in love with Brian's mother?