Raven is a cheerful girl who likes to see the bright side of things. Or she was. Raven's life took an upside-down turn when she lost her best friend Rayla to the infamous "popular" crowd, and her otherwise cold mother began to drink herself into an unstable place where she began mentally abusing Raven. Everyday being called a "slut" or "whore," and "worthless," makes Raven believe she is exactly that. Raven thinks that life must be deadlier on the other side when she leans on a razor blade to guide her through the rest of her Sr. year. She meets Carver, the most popular boy in the Twelfth grade. Though they're on opposite sides of the school spectrum, Carver does begin to show Raven the light of what it's like to be alive and breathing, and that it's not all sunshine being the most popular.