When Kaliyah was eight she suffered the tragic loss of both parents when her father killed her mother then turned the gun on himself during a heated argument. She was sent to live with her Aunt Angie and Uncle William who she thought would give her the life her parents no longer couldn’t. For the first few years things were great but then life took a turn for the worse for young Kaliyah. Events within the household sent her packing and running away from home at the tender age of 15. When she first arrived in Chicago, Kaliyah met who she thought was going to be her savior, someone she could count on to help her get through her move. Little did she know that he was anything but a savior and through her discovery of the real Slim she suffered more hardships than any child should ever go through. What happens when Kaliyah meets Jacque, an attorney who has vowed to do everything he can to help her? Will he be just another person to let her down yet again or will he really be the one to stand by her and make her life better? What happens when Kaliyah returns home for the first time in over ten years? Join Kaliyah on this tumultuous train wreck called life and find out how she survives because only the strong will survive in this town.