Monae has been living in downtown New Orleans all 17 years of her life.Her mom is a crack addict and is barely ever home so she is basically raising her little brother trey by herself.She lives in the richer part of town because her dad sends them money every month.Even though she doesn't live in the 'projects', she is still ghetto. August is the known drug dealer of New Orleans.He got kicked out of the house so he sleeps at the corner store downtown.Just cause he's homeless doesn't mean August doesn't make that money.