Fifteen year old LaVontae Bryant has a wall up. He doesn't let anyone get close to him for fear they'll read what's written on his soul. He can't communicate with his father, and he resents his mother because she deserted him.Clayton Anderson has been deemed the class comedian. His home life isn't anything to laugh about. He daydreams about the day he'll turn sixteen because he plans to change things. He struggles to forgive his alcoholic mother for abusing him every time she's drunk. One day, he decides he's had enough.LaVontae and Clayton attend the same school, but they are anything but friends. LaVontae wishes Clayton would drop off the face of the earth. Clayton thinks LaVontae is just plain weird. When the two discover they're both helping Mr. Thatcher, an elderly neighbor, they decide to call a truce. Both boys have unseen wounds that need to be healed. Will they be able to help one another?