"As I sat on the toilet, I realized how badass I was being. First of all, I (kind of) broke into Walmart; Second, I was (kind of) plotting to steal toilet paper; and third, I was doing all this while a hurricane was brewing outside." Ellie wanted a quick trip to Walmart to buy some toilet paper for her mom. A minute in, a minute out. Instead, she got locked in. With her secret love, of course.

Ray is a rough-around-the-edges teenager. After her mother’s immediate departure, she’s been caring of her little brother, Eli and keeping her father’s secrets locked inside their house so nobody can take Eli away. She spends her free time with a dangerous crowd and she struggles to deal with the constant urge to run away from her hardships and start any new life in any new place. When the story goes from bad to worse, will Ray be able to save herself and her brother, or will it be too little too late?