In this story, we will follow the story of four friends. Aubrey Leilani, who is eighteen, about to be nineteen in just a few weeks, is rather popular and well known in their school. She has a habit of flirting with boys and often leading them on, only to leave them needy as she walks a thin line with her criminal lover. Never once has she gotten tied up in his business, but what happens if she does?
Sam Hargrove isn't too different from her best friend, Aubrey. She too is eighteen Although, she acts more innocent and naïve than her friends. Only when she's alone in detention with her favorite German teacher, does her true colors really show.
Next, we have the younger two of the group. Starting with Delilah Harrington, sixteen, she often helps out with the boys volleyball team. She's extremely optimistic and loves to watch the boys play. Although, she may never admit her little crush on two of the team members. Or will she?
Lastly, we have Hazel Genevieve, Seventeen. She's rather quiet and, as her brother would say, pretty depressing, but she enjoys many sports. She grew up with her best friend, and ended up joining the girls volleyball team when he joined the boys volleyball team. The two were inseparable, and even go to each others games and practices whenever they can. Though, will her crush on the rival teams captain change this?
Join these four girls and their friends as they attempt to make their way through life, love, and friendship!
Hope Flynn used to love water. She never realized the power of water, or the strength of it until the accident. Now Hope knows just how dangerous water can be. Water is the reason her sister is dead, and the reason she almost died.
Hope can't remember what happened the night of the tragedy, but everyone assures her she couldn't have done anything to save her sister.
Juliet Price has attended Redwood High since the beginning of sophomore year, but she's never spoken to Hope, Juliet doesn't fit in with her classmates as she wasn't born rich and she didn't grow up getting everything she wanted. The only reason Juliet is at the exclusive private school is because she's living with her wealthy aunt and uncle.
Juliet knows what happened to Eleanor Flynn, most of the world does. The Flynn family are very wealthy and very famous. Even though Juliet and Hope have never spoken, Juliet can tell that Hope is acting weird and she doesn't think it's entirely because Eleanor is dead.
When Juliet and Hope are brought together through a class project, Juliet starts to realize that Hope won't be able to start moving on unless she finds out what happened the night her sister died, and why she can't remember it.
When the two start investigating, they realize that the truth is pointing to something dark. Almost everyone attending Redwood has secrets, and they'll do what it takes to keep them private. When the truth starts to come out, Hope is left to wonder if she remembers the dreadful night and finds out she had something to do with it, will she ever forgive herself?