A 17-year-old straight-A student with manic depression who skips school and runs away after a traumatic hitchhiking incident. Her mother commits her to a mental institution where she initially clashes with Jake Walker but eventually falls in love. After a chaotic escape involving accidental violence, she reunites with Jake and voluntarily returns to treatment.
Zoe forms a supportive friendship with Ally upon arriving at the institution.
A forbidden romance develops between two committed teenagers despite institutional rules.
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