Severely depressed Sylvia Trace is put into foster care away from her abusive life of school and her rotten family. Once she enters her new school feeling scared and alone, she eventually gets introduced to her gym class. Sylvia begins to find hope and comfort from her gym teacher Mr. Payne. The foster home she stays in cannot keep her there for long but what happens when Mr. Payne walks into the school's office just as their all discussing her fate in finding a home?