Hazel is a sixteen year old girl from Gera. Living in Section 2 with her poor adoptive parents, she doesn't have the best or most exciting life. That's why her and her friend Scarlet decide to start sneaking over to Section 3 regularly to meet their friend Aspen. But, when Apsen's family gets imprisoned for allowing them to come, a whirlwind of terrible proceeds begins, and Hazel finds herself knocking at the door of a mysterious place called The Detachment. Will Hazel ever go back to Her family in Section 2? And, what do these people know about how Gera used to be?