Young Lucy, aged 16 has moved to a new school, thanks to her father's job. She gets bullied a lot because her shyness and weight. She has a younger sister, named Fiona, and her father. Her mother died when she was 5. Her only friend, Will, lives on his own, in the streets because his always-drunk step mother, and his abusive father. Will goes over to Lucy's house, and that day, the world changes for both of them - forever.