Brittany and Alex attend the same high school in a suburb of Chicago, but they live in two different worlds. Brittany's family is wealthy and lives in a beautiful house on the lake. Alex lives in a small house with his mother and 2 younger brothers, with whom he must share a room. Brittany is a cheerleader who dates the football captain and has a seemingly perfect life. Alex is a gang banger who often finds himself in trouble at school. The two have a very visible conflict in the parking lot before the first day of school, but then find themselves lab partners in their Chemistry class. We soon learn that Brittany's life is not so perfect, even though she feels that she must be. She feels responsible for her older sister who has multiple sclerosis since her mother can't seem to cope and her father is rarely at home. And Alex is not your typical gang banger. He's very smart, but as a child, he witnessed his father's murder and joined a gang to protect his family. Predictably, Brittany and Alex find themselves attracted to each other and must deal with the pressures against the relationship from their families and friends.
A predictable but nonetheless enjoyable retelling of ROMEO & JULIET and WEST SIDE STORY. But the ending of this story is a bit different from the other two...
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