When high school senior Nikki (Aunjanue Ellis) commits suicide, the rest of her outcast friends try to figure out why. They stumble onto her diary and learn she had been raped, a fact that draws the others closer together as they fight through their own personal struggles. Patti (Lili Taylor) has a child with a violent father. Emma (Anna Grace) is also a rape victim. Angela (Bruklin Harris) clashes with a student from another clique. And all aim for a better future amid the turmoil.