Most people know who Allie is. They make sure to avoid her, even though they know next to nothing about her. The one thing that everyone knows is that she has the word on her back. The word that no-one fully understands but could only mean death.
Allie knows her fate like the back of her hand, how could she not? Her life is not worth living, at least, not until her love comes. Everything to her is just a dull endless circle that she is trapped inside. She sees death coming towards her at full speed but does not attempt to stop it. It's not worth it.
When her love does come, her view on things will become very different...