Jamie trusts no one. All her life has been filled with nothing but person after person leaving her to start a new life, especially her own father. She was only six when one day her world came crashing down and her mother took her away from the neglective man. Jamie knew her mother had only been 18 when she became pregnant with her. But, she never knew just how rough it had been on her mom. Ten whole years had gone by and not a single word from her father was mentioned. Now 16, Jamie is a Junior in high school and works at a minimum wage job bagging peoples' groceries. She is pressured into being the perfect daughter and make the grades. But she wants so much than that, especially after meeting Atticus. Atticus is boy who also has reliance issues. His father had abused him since he can remember. But with the help of each other, they find a way to open up, explore the world together, and get each other through the hard times to come.