A high school student learns some tough lessons about love, sex, and honesty in this independent drama. Nikita (
Essence Atkins) is a 17-year-old girl whose mother (
Roz Ryan) has turned to religion in the wake of her husband's death. Nikita, however, is having a bit of trouble navigating the moral and ethical roadways of her own life. While Nikita has an after-school job at a clothing store, she supplements her income by lifting merchandise from the shop and selling it to her classmates, and when she finds herself falling for a boy at school, it turns out to be Mr. Jackson (
Kenney Lee), her English teacher, who is not only older but engaged to marry the vice principal (
Mari Morrow). As Nikita comes to a crossroads where she has to decide if she's going to take the high road or the low road in life, her friend J-Smooth (
William L. Johnson) finds himself in a similar position, as he struggles to leave behind his past as a petty thief without alienating his longtime friends who are still steeped in the street life. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide