Okikiola Jadesola Johnson, whose life becomes chaotic, unstable and often depressing when her parents decided that they have had enough of each other and went their separate ways. She longs for a calm stability, she experiences at the homes of her friends whose parents are married. She goes through myriad emotions and faces the unthinkable, she decides to protect herself by being defensive and never let her guard down when it comes to the issue of her involvement with men. She learns about unspeakable pain and disappointment, but her hope/faith is that when faced with the thing we fear most, we can either surrender or move forward.