She gets pregnant but has the baby. Then she begins living with Gus and they slide into drug and alcohol addiction. Living in a shelter, she hears the gospel from a woman. After a murder in the shelter, Marquita prays for salvation. She and Gus marry, but testing comes. Marquita has a double mastectomy and sinks into depression. Gus gets saved. Her mother dies, and at last she is prepared for ministry. She is serving the Lord in her church.