Stay With Me

If one word could sum up Valerie Spencer's life it would be miserable, her mom died when Valerie was only 9 years old and her older brother disappeared shortly after. Now she is forced to go live with her dad in Georgia and to live with her new step mom(which she hates) along with her 2 new step brothers.
She attends a new school her Junior year at Rockcliff High School. She has a little trouble "fitting in" with her classmates. She tries to blend in and not be noticed,
She ends up making a small circle of friends, but Kent the school bad boy picks on Valerie endlessly. And with the odds in Valerie's favor Kent happens be to be her next door neighbor.

Eventually her step mom is diagnosed with lung cancer and doesn't have long to live.

The question is will this change their mother daughter relationship or make it worse? Will her brother ever return? Will Valerie and Kent's fights continue?