St Helena's School for Wayward Boys has a reputation, and that's exactly why Nolan Pritchard checks himself in. That's where he believes he belongs, with all the other young men the world chewed up and spat out.
At night, he dreams of fire swallowing his dead best friend up whole. Each night he runs into the flames and wakes up just the same: alone, terrified and guilty. A murderer, that's what he is.
Throwing himself into the chaotic world of the wayward boys of St Helena's, his life collides with that of Ellis Callahan, a charismatic older boy with a talent for pickpocketing; Dominic, who earned his nickname 'Scissors' for a violent incident with another boy; Graves, a mute boy who freaks out even the toughest of students; Kit, the principal's perfectionist private-school son; Ace, the intimidating, poker playing bad boy of the school and Worm, his loud-mouthed right hand man.
Growing up in a small world and being in a poor family, Benjamin Evan doesn't know normal. He doesn't have TV and the only thing he's exposed to is Edward Dawson. His best friend.
But time always had been envy of the human progress and aging beauty that when high school happen, Benjamin and Edward were no longer friends. Benjamin grow up to be the boy next door with muscular figure and good looking feature. While Edward is somewhat small, short and lame.
Benjamin is popular and a jock that had always contribute trophies and winning championship to the school. Everyone adores him. But don't let that angelic demeanor fool you because he is nothing that he seems and Edward Dawson is a person who's life is about to be destroyed.