Amarante Labelle is a 15 year old living in France. When she was in 5th Grade, Amarante lost her mother in a car crash when returning from the circus one day. Only Amarante and her little sister, Belle, survived. After the death of her mother, Amarante's father is forced to look for a new job and home elsewhere. Soon after moving to Italy and finally becoming financially stable, the Labelle family returns back home to France in time for the new school year. Anxious and excited to return back to her home that she hasn't visited for 3 years, Amarante is deeply hit with uncertainty and loneliness. Time surely flew by quickly and many things took place while the Labelle family was away. Especially when Antoine Bellerose, who was Amarante's best friend growing up, makes a scene on the first day of school completely ignoring her greeting towards him and answers back with, "You're not worth my time, so don't waste it by getting in my way."