The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friendas lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly theyare keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the worldalike the shooting of Tupac Shakuraand in search of their Big Purpose in life. Whenaall too soonaDas mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.