Sixteen-year-old Sandy Rawlins is struggling to cope with recent life-shattering events after the death of her father. Sandy distances herself from her best friend, Lennie, who is trying to understand her own mother's strange behavior. And then there is the boy next door who had always been just a friend but perhaps now wants to be something more. Each day, Sandy pulls herself a little further away from those close to her as she sinks into grief. Will she be able to resurface before it's too later?