Kirby is in the 11th grade. He lives in a small conservative town in the south. He's kept his feelings for his best friend a secret for years. The only person who knows he is gay is his stepdad. His stepdad makes his life a living hell every day of his life. He would move in with his older brother to get away from his abusive stepdad and drug addict mother if it weren't for someone holding him back. His best friend Sasha (who is a boy) is one of the only people who is ever nice to him, and he is totally in love with him. So he's trying to make it through two more years of physical and emotional torture just to be near his love. He's never told anyone about his home life for fear of judgment he hasn't even told Sasha.
Will his stressful life keep him from seeing tell tale signs for a better possible life, not if picks up on these signs and take the opportunity to leave his family, and find true love, comfort, and truth.
They said that there's nothing like the love of your own parents. Well for the 17 year old girl Angela, it's completely the oppossite. She's being physically abused by her father. With no one to turn to, she keeps everything to herself. Afraid that if someone finds out about it, her father might kill her. Nearly 8 years of phycial abuse, she learned to isolate herself amongst her peers from school. She distanced herself from friends that she used to have. Only spoke when necessary. Everytime someone would try to befriend with her, she would push them away. Caught up with her own messed up life, she met Brandon the new guy from her class. He's not your typical cliche jock guy. Brandon seems to have some interest on Angela. But with her pushing him away everytime he tries to get to know her, it made it extra harder for him to talk to her. But what happens when he finds out what kind of life she has? Will he easily give up? Or will he actually try to earn her trust and help her?