Lucy Sigler had never had an easy life, but when she moves to Greenock, she feels that everything will start to smooth out. However, nothing is ever smooth for a Waterloo road student. It takes a while for the trouble to start up, but as soon as it does Lucy finds herself breaking the law, lying to everyone she knows and hiding a huge secret. All it takes is for her to open her mouth and tell the truth for someone else's life to be ruined, and with her feelings towards him being more than just admiration, she knows that the truth is definitely not worth the pain.