Shelby had as much status as any girl could in Sawyer's Crossing: she was rich, athletic, attractive and a Johansen. Not only that, her mom was her best friend and her boyfriend, Charlie, had moved in with them when he and Shelby were just fourteen. Life couldn't be more perfect. Then, her parents were busted for growing marijuana and mushrooms. Then, Shelby was stuck with judgmental relatives and wound up with a grandma who scraped by on social security, living in a tiny box she called a house. Then, to spend any time with Charlie at all, Shelby had to either lie or fight to make it happen. Then, Shebly got stuck in a cloud of depression no one but Charlie and her favorite cousin, Drew, could shake at all. Now, that they were close to graduating, Charlie and Drew wanted to move to Portland to go to college. They were following Charlie's sister Joni to a better life and they expected Shelby to do the same. Shelby didn't know what she wanted, other than Charlie, but she did know she didn't like the city, she didn't like Joni, and she didn't care about college. She didn't know what to do, so she tried not to think about it, hoping it would all work out as long as she and Charlie were together. She just hadn't figured that Charlie might have other plans.