Presley Qiaodi is a reserved 17-year-old boy of Asian descent and his best friend and now roommate Mitchum Charles who is African American since the first day of high school moved to attend college in H.I.D.C.A city. Including being the name of the city and College, HIDCA has a darker meaning in slang by the locals which the two only realize the hard way.

So though the college itself is a technological advancement and a known safe place for students human problems still exist. The city isn't all fun and games and precautions need to be taken. The underside of crimes that happen every day is easily overlooked by others but mixed in with teen drama wouldn't blend well. Even though Presley seeks to avoid getting involved, he may find it harder to do so because of those around him and the direct linkage to those at his school which is supposed to be their safe space.

How Presley copes with city life through his experiences he never talks about may be just what it takes for him and his friend to survive their college experience.

Presley

The last thing I wanted to do was to meet him as I already felt bad enough. But this is the reason she wanted me to come here in the first place. So I had to, but I hoped she would be the one doing most of the talking. That way I could try to focus on calming myself down. 


"Hello Bert, ready for the competition," she said to him as he passed his hand through his black hair with red highlights. 


"Born ready Amelia, nice of you to participate this year," He said in a tone that seemed to show that he had gained some composure back. 


Amelia hunched her shoulders similar to what she had done with me before in response. I expected the commanding and firm voice to come out as she was clearly offended. 


"Participate? Oh! I plan on doing much more than that. You won't be an undefeated champion for much longer." 


Chapter 18- Not A Friendly Competition