Harriet is the result of a hurricane, scale 5, on 31 October that tramples through town, when the eye of the storm sits around the house just as the baby is born. Harriet is new to the town. She has no friends or family as she pushed them all away along with her horrible temper. But when she arrives in detention in her first weeks at her school, a boy catches her eye. From then on, each week they meet again and again in detention, growing closer and pushing him away, Harriet finally feels the need to connect with people. But will she be able to connect with him? Will her past get in the way and push him away? Or will she be able to control her stand history?