Avery Parkinson has been a foster child in the care of the state of California since she was two years old, when her parents and baby brother were killed by a drunk driver. Having never been in one home for very long, she is used to going out of her way to find a place near her home to run away to for peace and comfort. In this home, she goes to a waterfall hidden within the woods, which are behind a park near her home. She has never seen another human near the waterfall, but one day she meets a boy named Joseph at the waterfall. Soon after their first interaction, Avery spends more and more time with Joseph, which ends up taking her on a mind-spinning journey about life, love, revenge, and mercy.