What do you do when a classmate mysteriously drops out of school? What any rational person would: break into her house to investigate, of course. There Dani discovers the missing Emelia, who has been isolated after her mother disappeared. Although Dani’s apathetic snark initially clashes with Emelia’s anxious optimism, the two become bonded by a big secret. And, in the process, Dani realizes she's met someone who can finally make her feel.