Colin is a quite boy who lives in Banbery, a small town of Wisconsin, where he is a junior. His everyday-life one day gets disturbed by a pain located in the back. Not knowing what it could come from, all he has to do is wait and see what will eventually happen. This is indeed the best thing he can do, as what will happen is the most disturbing thing he will have ever come across. Being a "happy-go-lucky" kind of guy, he has his incredible friends, older brother and the girl he particularly admires, who he can count on.

" 'Did I actually forget to bring a pen on the first day of school?' Louise said quietly to herself. Apparently not quietly enough for no one to hear her, as the boy in front of her turned around and gave her a blue pen he had probably owned for years, as the end of it was damaged." It's funny how a small thing can have huge consequences and change two people's life for the best, and the worst...