Synopsis

The cameras rolled at Brenda’s high school as Bobby Brown filmed a music video, while Brenda herself resorted to plagiarism, lifting an essay penned by Mary twenty-five years prior, hoping to secure a role as an extra. She had repeatedly delayed the task, prioritizing pep rallies, football games, and parties with Calvin at Morgan State; even Sunday night found her still without a completed paper. When Mary originally wrote that essay, she’d earned an A+, but Brenda received only a C and was ulti