Seventeen year old Oliver Jarvis has not had a smooth life. After a complcation at his high school, he is expelled, leaving him without a school. His guardian and father figure Carlos decides he should forget about school and start a new. Oh, did i mention? He also has to drop out of his gang ran by Carlos. Oliver is moved from Sydney's Riverwood to live in an apartment in the suburb of Hurstville. He has been given a job at a bookstore where he meets the intriguing Alice. He is turning himself around and trying to forget his dark past. But will his past catch up to him? Or will he get by living in his cramped apartment, spending his days at the old bookstore. only time will tell...