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Nekqua watched Lifetime Movie Network at home.

Nekqua greets her family as they come home.

Nekqua dances with her twin, S...ter a Sunday dinner.

Nekqua dances with her twin, Shy, after a Sunday dinner.

Nekqua and her twin, Shy.

Nekqua and Shy roughhousing.

"We have a bond like no o... Nekqua said of Shy.

"We have a bond like no other, he is my everything" Nekqua said of Shy.

"My family is funny, lovi...," Nekqua said.

"My family is funny, loving, caring, respectful, most times, and honest. I have a very Honest family," Nekqua said.

Nekqua with a friend who recently got out of jail.

Nekqua at her sister's 24th birthday party.

Nekqua hold's her God-son...;s siblings wrestle.

Nekqua hold's her God-son, Jayce, while her brother Nichon watches as Brittney's siblings wrestle.

A few years ago one of Nekquaâ...ing to school,â€ Nekqua said.

A few years ago one of Nekquaâ€™s close friends was shot in the head. â€œEvery time I think about her, I always think about that day she was turning the corner like â€˜You better be going to school,â€ Nekqua said.

Nekqua spends time with her be...qua is Jayce's godmother.

Nekqua spends time with her best friend, Brittney, and Brittney's son Jayce. Nekqua is Jayce's godmother.

â€œBeing a mom is fun but you ... do anymore,â€ Brittney said.

â€œBeing a mom is fun but you cant be like a normal teenager you have to stay home you cant hangout and go do what you wanna do anymore,â€ Brittney said.

â€œWhenyou are at school and y... I wouldn't change it.â€

â€œWhenyou are at school and you're a mom,â€ said Brittney, â€œyou'reconstantly worrying about your kid at home to make sure they're okay,its kind of â€“ its hard to focus but you gotta focus to graduate, which is kind of stressful cause your dealing with drama at school, then dealing with drama at home and then taking care of your baby. Being a teen mom is just stressful, but I wouldn't change it.â€

â€œI picked [the flower]&n...or picking a flower.

â€œI picked [the flower] up and smelled it and it smelt nasty so I threw it and some lady called the cops on me and the cops almost put my in jail cause I was violating a property and...I was like how was that violating a property it's on the side of the dang road," Brittney explains how she almost got arrested for picking a flower.

â€œI wanna go to college and b...quot; Brittney said.

â€œI wanna go to college and become a nurse and do cosmetology. Being on welfare you really cant do all that cause you wont have a college diploma and stuff like that to actually go places and make your own money and get a good job and support your son on your own," Brittney said.

Brittney's brother&nb...vening at her uncleâ€™s house.

Brittney's brother Shawn carried Jayce as the family leaves to spend an evening at her uncleâ€™s house.

Brittney yells out the door as...baby's father, .

Brittney yells out the door as Darius, leaves. Darius was her boyfriend, and is her baby's father, .

Nekqua graduates from Corcoran... state graduation rate of 88%.

Nekqua graduates from Corcoran High School in Syracuse, NY. The school district has a graduation rate of 52%, which is lower than the state graduation rate of 88%.

In June, Nekqua visits Brittne...north last Septemer.

In June, Nekqua visits Brittney at her new home in Antwerp, NY. This is the first time they have seen each other since Brittney moved up north last Septemer.