Despite a light and bubbly opening, this story fallows Bridget, a young college girl in the 60's, as she abandons her life of social normality with her brothers to dare protest the Vietnam war, cope her friend through homophobic violent attacks, comprehend that not everyone sees color as only skin deep, and deal with the stress PTSD can put on love. There is charge everyone must pay to live their life, and for her group of nonconformist friends (Liam, Rohan, Jensen, Darnel, Dawn, and Genny), sometimes even a quick death is the lowest price you can hope for, because the lose of hope is far worse.