Hillie is a quiet teenager with an abundance of issues to work through, and a surfeit of anxieties, prime among which are some pretty dramatic changes to the fundamentals of her life. Her father has bought a shop, with attendant apartment, both of which require more than a little work to get ready, but that doesn't stop him moving in. As work progresses, Hillie charts a slow path toward rediscovering her real self, with the aid of some unexpected bonuses, one of which is more than a little difficult to believe.