Fourteen months ago, Matt Jerue made a decision that seemed so harmless at the time: to attend a high school football game. The result of that choice led him down a tortured path where anger, confusion, and self-doubts were intricately woven into every wrong move, making his sophomore year nearly unbearable. But eventually, it seemed the agony had a purpose, when he finally got together with the girl of his dreams. But things quickly unraveled, and he was forced to leave his friends behind, move to a new town, and enroll in his third high school in less than two years. As Matt struggles with bitterness and the consequences of his past, he finds unexpected friendships and a reawakening of his dream to form a rock band amid his unending desire for Taryn McIntyre.