Bella and Braxton: A Hood Love Story

" Labella! Go to the store and get some roach spray. Hattie and Tommy done had babies again."

Growing up in the hood of Covington, KY wasn't so great for sixteen year old Labella Jones. Living in a world where you have to teach your self how to be a woman because your mother's minimum wage job takes all of her time isn't so easy. Fighting everyday to overcome teenage jealousy and bullying because you don't fit in with the "it" crowd was a ritual for young Bella.

When a harsh situation brings Bella and Choc, one of the most popular girls in school together, Bella learns how to love herself for who she is even with dirty clothes, nappy hair and all.

Waking up everyday knowing that to the world you're nothing but to him you're everything made a big change in Bella's life.

Meet Braxton " B", struggling to make it out of the hood but falling victim to the only resource available in the hood "drugs" to survive. B makes it a priority to teach Bella the true meaning of "Love your self first or no one will" while still trying to find himself. Being a black man coming from poverty they expect you to fail and thats exactly what the police is doing even if they have to play dirty to keep there statistics going.

When feelings get involved, rumors are spread will Bella and Braxton be able to survive to tell their "hood love story?"