Tamicka Higgins

My Brother's Keeper Tamicka Higgins

As brother and sister, Jason and Jennifer's bond was tight. Even though they were 11 years apart, they were still as close as who were just years apart. When Jennifer, the oldest, gets involved in a physically abusive relationship, Jason steps in and even at his young age, he makes a fateful decision. He takes a pistol that was given to him by Allen, a member of the Vice-Lord gang and one of Jennifer's friends, and kills her boyfriend in the midst of his abuse. Even though he had good intentions, it sets off a chain of events that would cause Jennifer and her friend Allen to leave the city in fear of their lives. Jason ends up being trialed as an adult, and he is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, and as time passes, Jennifer aunt is killed, and she was nearly murdered herself. Because of that, Jennifer and Allen are forced to leave the city to save their lives. During that process, they lose contact with each other because of circumstances they couldn't control, and the budding romance that had begun between them came to a sudden halt. Now, seven years later when Jason was released from Prison, he is 18, but now, he has a completely different mentality. He is glued to living a crime filled life because of being institutionalized and Jennifer spends her time trying to keep him out of trouble and at the same time, holding onto hope that she will one day be reunited with Allen. In a story that contains twists, turns and unexpected events, the lives of this trio will have you on a rollercoaster ride and keep you wondering if they all will ever connect again.