After almost a year, Ariel White had saved up enough money to get her own place. Her brother Marshal insisted that she didn't have to move out, but she knew she needed to. Marshal had moved in his girlfriend, Shamella Reeves, and he had begun working on getting his law degree so he could practice law. Ariel needed her own space and privacy. She hadn't given up on becoming a great singer and knew that it was just a matter of time before she made it big.