Vivian Taylor. A sarcastic, secretive, manipulative eighteen year old who has nothing going right for her at home. She comes home from school ready to relax from the hard work she had to do. But her hard work is different to Elliott King's. She just wishes she could go back to a time where it didn't take everything in her to simply smile. Nobody knows, and she won't let anyone know. But her new teacher, Mr King, is a little more close to the secret than she knows... Will he help her or leave her til it slowly kills her? And through this journey full of love, hate and compassion, will he fall heads over heels for her?