Love isn't always the answer to hopes and dreams. Learn quickly, my dear. --- Brookyln Thorne is a stricken teenager that has a lot more on her plate than normal girls. She has to face the wrath of an abusive boyfriend, and once she learns that her once caring and loving mother knew of the abuse and had done nothing, she was horrified. Brooke decides that the only thing she can do is run away, and so she does. Meeting a new and hopefully kind boy, Brooke is plunged into a world full of pain, fear, and new found trust.