Layla Dixon is a bright, beautiful, no-nonsense high school student who loves living in the Big Apple. The thought of moving from New York seems horrifying, until tragedy strikes, and the teen is the first to pack her bags. Eyebrows lift as her mind changes seemingly overnight, and nobody other than her best friend knows why Layla has had a change of heart. What Layla does not know is how long she can hide out in Holly Springs, North Carolina, and if her troubles will follow her.