Pre•tend /prəˈtend/ 1. Speak and act as to make it appear that something is in case when in fact it is not. • engage in a game or fantasy that involves supposing something that is not the case to be so. • give the appearance of feeling or possessing (an emotion or quality); simulate. Jade, a 17 year old girl, has a messed up life. It includes a "dead" father with a drug addict mom, and a alcoholic as an older brother. What will happen to her little brother Jeffery ? Will things get better when a wrong number texts her?