Ximena Alvares has just moved to California,or the Golden State in an attempt to flee her drunkard father. Here, she finds that friendships are just as fake as the girls and that trying to fit in a school of the rich and popular is just about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack. One day, when a new boy with a potentially deadly medical condition arrives to the school, Ximena finds out the importance of friendship and love.