Emerson Smith is constantly bullied and terrorized, but she doesn't mind it because all she wants to do is squeak by and stay in the background. But when an unexpected detour leads her straight into the spotlight all she wants is to go back to how it was before, when no one knew she existed. All because of one big secret.and if that secret was to come out, someone could get hurt....or get killed.
Valerie's world is turned upside down when she learns that her father is dating the mother of Sydney, the meanest girl in the school. However, things get 10 times worse when Sydney and her mother move in with them. Valerie feels like there is no escape from Sydney and her cruel remarks. But when Valerie meets Sydney's charismatic boyfriend Jude, she is thrown into the biggest dilemma she will ever have to face...