Luke Hemmings is the clumsy, shy, but sweet nerd of the school. He deals with being verbally & physically abused everyday. Then one day he arrives, the infamous Calum Hood. Although he's known as a flirt, he's really trying to escape his past life. What happens when these two meet?
"Calum, why is everyone in this town so afraid of you?" [this isn't scary i promise]
It's Maria's first day of highschool. She isn't really into "bad boys", but when Luke Hemmings comes into her life everything changes.
Calum attempts to help Elena deal with the self destructing secrets she keeps, all the while facing himself and falling in love.