Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt       His father has become a street bum,but still meets with fresh on occasion to play chess       Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world       Fresh' sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers that fresh sells for       As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore, he wants revenge