Marlon S Hayes

In a small Southern town, two teenagers find themselves falling into a once-in-a-lifetime love affair, while the people around them watch with hope or despair. Flora Jean is a young Black girl who daydreams of leaving the segregated caste system of Mississippi far behind her.

After years of owning an iconic Chicago barbershop, Charlie has sold it and is facing the prospect of his last day. Clinging to the past will not help him as he bravely faces the end of all he has ever known.

When Paul is asked by a friend to go on a blind date, his immediate thought is it will be a catastrophe. His misgivings are allayed when he meets his blind date Rosa. Paul finds himself in a whirlwind of new and unfamiliar emotions.

A long married couple, Frank and Nina, reflect on things that led them to enjoy a long-lasting love affair with life and one another.

As an avid gardener, Rosalie has always impressed on her children and grandchildren how much she loves the roses which she grows in her garden. Pink, purple, and red roses grow abundantly, watered with love and Rosalie's tender hand.