Search for Tranquility

You know, the smallest thing can change your life. In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance, when you least expect it... Sets you on a course that you never planned... Into a future you never imagined. Where will it take you? That's the journey of our lives. Our search for the light. But sometimes... Finding the light means you must pass through the deepest darkness. At least, that's how it was for me.
I, Hope Greene, am eighteen years old. People say that I've a bright future ahead and I'm supposed to be out at the moment, laughing with my friends to some random joke and bonding over some superfluous topic; but here I am - sad and scared, with a paper and a pen and a rebellious thought of tearing the paper apart any minute. The only thing that keeps me from doing it is the mug of coffee sitting next to the window, the vapours breathing against the glass.
Michael Styles, the new exchange student, has soon captured the heart of the entire school through his caring personality and unbelievably excellent manners, not to mention his charms and good looks. He is friendly with both the factions of the school - the unpopular ones and the popular ones. That's why, the former heart throb of the school, Jason Marlow, was losing his hard-earned fame and was extremely insecure of the new student.

What happens when the caring, friendly, loved-by-all Michael falls for Hope, who has shut down the world around her to keep herself safe?
What happens when light meets dark? Will the light be able to brighten the darkness or will the darkness engulf the light?