Mickey Milkovich and Tara Gallagher both hate each other and both live on the south side Tara was Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at the age 14 and she is now 17 the same age as Mickey. Her brother Ian is gay and her favorite brother besides Carl and Tara is the one to get into most trouble and she in a abusive relationship at the time and Mickey is Straight in this story. And Tara is just getting out of Juvie in the first part and she is Lips older twin sister but they look nothing alike