Elise was always the quiet one. The one no one knew existed before it was too late. 13 of her classmates died. Elise survived. "NEVER WALK HOME ALONE AT NIGHT" was the one piece of advice her mother had given. One night, on another downward spiral, Elise walks home alone. The man she meets along the way, his love for peppermints and mystery, may just be the one thing that can help her.