Come Hell or High Water
Maisha Mahalia

Three strong women, each from different lifestyles, come together in a boarding house in Fort Valley, GA, while attending FVSU. They can't stand each other.

Can these three young women break past the trauma, and hurt of the past, and become friend?

Aijalon "Aija" Hurst is running from a troubled past and present. She can't seem to escape the abusive life. When she finds out she's pregnant, she decides to leave Queens, New York, and start a new life in GA. She started college and everything is going great until a part of her past follows her and tries to destroy her peace.

Shenika "She-She" Green has come a long way from the tormented little girl from Alabama, who was raped at age fourteen by five boys that resulted in a pregnancy. J'neal is five years old now and is her life. She decides to get away from the place with so many memories. She enrolls at FVSU and decides to major in Criminal justice. She's living in a boarding house and can't stand "Aija" and Cori is just strange to her. She doesn't know a part of her past is within Arm's Reach.

J'Coria "Cori" Strange wants to leave Wichita Falls, Texas, so she can be herself and live the life she wants. She wants to be a psychologist. She finds that her attraction to women is very strong. She's attracted to "She-She" but doesn't know how to approach her. Her only experience with a woman has been her Aunt, LeAisa, who molested her from the age of five to sixteen. She is faced with the naked truth when LeAisa comes to visit.

On a rainy night, She-She finds Aija on the side of the road beaten and left for dead. She has to call Cori for help because she doesn't know who else to call. During the crisis, they learn that each is hiding from a deep and painful past. It draws them into a friendship neither of them expected.

These young women vow to help each other through life
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.

Unpublished work © 2012 Maisha Mahalia