A year of wonder and a year of love. A time when new friends are found and unbearable loss strikes the heart of a young girl. When Arriet first found a mystical creature near her home, she never thought it would effect her deeply. The shock was true, but she thought it would be like all other stories. Fleeting and a brief memory. However, when her granddaughter comes to visit, Arriet decides to finally tell someone what happened that year. The year Arriet turned sixteen years old.