Anya Hohmeier was never viewed as important. Not once in her 15 years of existence at Frau Rech's Orphanage for girls, was she ever anyone who stuck out. But when Anya's little sister, Anna becomes deadly ill, she decides to escape her old life and make a new one with Anna. Soon, running away becomes Anya's new hobby, and nothing will stop her from making a better life for the two of them. Then, she meets Rudy, a boy who enchants her more than the thought of running. When World War II hits Berlin, Rudy and his family must go into hiding, and Anya can't choose between living with the boy she became to love or running again to keep her Anna safe.