Anna McCartney 's father died leaving her, her mother, grandmother and cousin to fend on their own. Her mother now has to work long hours and her cousin works part-time in a fast food restaurant leaving Anna and her grandmother alone at home; most of the days. She then meets Liam Ulysse, a new guy from Switzerland who comes to her school. At first he seemed Ok; but with time Anna gets to know his deepest secret and tries to help him escape the county and return back to Switzerland before things get out of hand.