Cassie is a sweet and popular girl who has trouble with her relationships, as rumors about her sexual history spread around the school. She dated Chris McKay, a former football star who struggles with his college career and his own insecurities. Cassie becomes pregnant with his child, but decides to have an abortion after he breaks up with her. She also has a complicated family life, as her father is a drug addict who left them and her mother is an alcoholic who often fights with her.