15 year old Carli hates the world and all who inhabits it. Her mom just ran off to New York with some sleazy jerk she'd been having an affair with. Her dad is making her move into a house where they'll take care of elderly Lorraine and her 12 year old grandson, Oceanus. And even worse, Carli will have to babysit the kid, who is a mute. At first, Carli believes the Oceanus is irritating as hell. She'd rather be in hell than spend another minute with that weird, creepy kid. But gradually, Carli feels things, feelings that she hadn't let herself feel since her mom left, and new feelings she had never felt before.... Happy Valentine's Day, you guys <3