Anna Wilken is a 16-year-old teenage girl whom lives in Blue Hill, Nebraska. She suffers from abuse, depression, and mental damage brought onto her by being raped by her stepfather. She finds herself put into foster care when her mother secretly calls Child Protective Services and risks being abused by her husband. Anna doesn't know what to do anymore. Her will to stay strong is running out and she has no one left. That is until she finds herself in the situation of a new family, new home, and a new school. Anna will find that with the new surroundings, it is okay to let go and be herself.

*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?