It's the summer & Grace will be going to high school when school starts back, she dreads this day because everyone in school hates her & always has. No one ever takes time to get to know her. She likes this boy next door named Tristan & never has the guts to even tell him hello, she just stares. Until one day she is sitting outside on the porch knitting & Tristan comes over & sits with her & talks. As time progresses they fall in love. He doesn't know but Grace is having to make big sacrifices to even see him. One day Grace opens up to him & tells him her whole life story. After she vents to him, he cuts off all contact with her & tragedy strikes at its worst. Tristan lands himself a spot in the big house for one of the secrets that Grace told him. Now Grace thinks that the one person that she thought loved & understood her hates her.

Mahkenzy is just trying to get through life as best as she can but with an abusive alcoholic mother, father who is never there, and constantly being bullied at school. Mahkenzey just wants to give up. Eric comes along and tries to get close to Mahkenzey but she knows she cant allow him to get too close because he might find out whats going on at home and tell all his friends who bully her and she just cant let that happen.