Dylan had never been one to stand out in a crowd, doing her own thing. But, when the opportunity to recieve a worthy education at her dream school comes about, she is ready for a new chapter in her life. However, that didn't make everything in her past any stroll through the park. At all. And boy, was it about to get worse. Maybe not forever, though. That's the thing about life. Through her adventure of love, suffering, and excitement, Dylan realizes that life is like a rose, including inevitable beauty and pain.