At eleven years old, Alex’s world changed forever when his parents Marie and Dennis made the heart wrenching decision to send their only child from the sun-soaked shores of Saint James, Barbados, to the bustling streets of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. There, his paternal uncle Thomas—a dedicated Registered Nurse—would become his guardian and guide.
Before leaving the island that shaped his soul, Alex’s paternal grandfather pulled him close with words that would echo through every decision to come: “Alex, yuh got to remember de Almighty wherever yuh go. Don’t let dem big city lights make yuh forget who yuh is and where yuh come from. Whatever yuh do in dis life, make sure it lift up others—not just yuhself. Yuh hear me?”
Now, caught between two worlds, Alex refuses to simply follow in anyone’s footsteps. Driven by an unrelenting ambition to create something extraordinary, he’s determined to forge his own path—one that will honor his grandfather’s wisdom while building a legacy that stretches far beyond the Brooklyn brownstones and back to the Caribbean shores that made him.
But in a city where dreams and nightmares walk hand in hand, Alex will discover that some opportunities come with a price. As he navigates the treacherous waters between staying true to his Barbadian roots and pursuing his American ambitions, he must decide: How far is too far? And when opportunity knocks on doors that perhaps shouldn’t be opened, will Alex remember his grandfather’s warning—or will ambition become his salvation… or his downfall?
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