Eli Goldsworthy makes the decision to end his life one evening. As he wanders out in the middle of traffic, recklessly attempting to get hit by a car, the last thing he expects is for his plans to be thwarted. Least of all, he has no way of anticipating the way her eyes would work their way under his skin, mending him in ways other people never could.

Being the respectable Christian and intelligent 9th grader, Clare Edwards doesn't understand why all girls her age always talk about boys. But when a new bad boy, 10th grader, transfers to Degrassi, will Clare finally understand what the girls mean?