Sharkita "Kita" Hayes is always waiting. Waiting for her
mama to mess up. Waiting for social services to be called again. Waiting for her and her siblings to be separated. Waiting for her worst fear to come true. But Mama promises things are different now. She's got a good job, she's stopped drinking, stopped going out every night - it's almost enough to make Kita believe her this time. But she can't shake the feeling that everything could go up in flames at any moment. As the threat of her family being separated again circles like a shark in the water, the pressure starts to get to Kita. But could it be that Kita's worst fear is actually the best thing that could happen to her family . . . and to her?