A man named Thomas Noland, trying to make a new life for himself, a new life of giving, not taking. a life that is good and rich.

My name is Mary Heralds. My best friend is my crush. My best friend can recite what he did the day I was born. Yet he doesn't look a day past nineteen. He owes me his life. I've already given him mine. When it happened, I was so young, so naive. I wasn't thinking about my future, only the now. He reached his hand out to me, and silly 17-year-old couldn't refuse. This is the story of the one choice that affected me then, now, and forevermore. I will tell you the story of my best friend, and the adventures we shared. This is how I lost the love of my life. This is the tale of D. Hoppstar.