For years Maya has been living with her dad, her mother left her, and her brother has died. Knowing all that her dad is going through, Maya tries her hardest not to give her dad a hard time. She goes to school, cooks, does homework, and studies, her daily routine all day everyday with no social life. Her friend - best friend Bailey lives the opposite life of Maya's. Never minding their differences all their time together, they are the closest they've ever been. However, One phrase, one thing, one boy, one shocking discovery changes Maya's life forever, making a crack under the ceiling she lives under. All because of one phrase everyone keeps pushing into her ear, blocking her vision.