One night at a party, three teenagers start a friendship that becomes the most important of their lives. As the they grow closer to each other, we begin to see the root of each of their hurts. Stevie`s father refuses to deal with the suicide of Stevie`s mother and ignores Stevie`s need to deal with it. Darla is forced to deal with surviving on her own after her mother abandons them and her sister commits suicide. Boy`s heroin addicted father tries to force Boy into procuring his drugs at any cost. These ever-escalating problems push Stevie, Darla and Boy into a darker corner than they`ve ever been. They decide to fight their way out together.