The year is 2078, and civilisation is non-existent. Except for us. We survived. Esme is a survivor of The Attacks that wreaked havoc and destruction on Earth in 2013. Her life has been a routine since she was born in the underground cave networks she calls home, and she likes it that way. However, her ordinary lifestyle is stripped from her when a bruised and broken boy from The Above is dumped on a bed in the infirmary… A boy claiming to be born in 1995 nonetheless? It all seems like too much for an 18 year old trainee nurse to deal with.