Suzanna Fox and her friend Samantha Kelly are students at Rio Monte High School in Southern California. Suzanna has a strong personality while Samantha is extremely shy. When Chase Watson enrolls as a new student, the girls are attracted to his handsome features, unaware of his dark background. It is Samantha's shyness and her low esteem that opens the door to disaster with her need to boost her self-confidence. She is a perfect candidate to experience inhalants provided by Chase Watson. When Suzanna realizes her best friend is in trouble, it is her stability, strength, and common sense that guides Samantha through decisions that would alter all three lives.