Fourteen year old Yarna Bashet has no family other than her mother Layla. After getting kicked out of the apartment that they had been staying in they move in to a light house. With Layla barely getting paid as a waitress they are forced to steal food from stores, but when Layla gets caught for crimes a little bigger than stealing she hands Yarna a piece of paper that will change her life as she knows it. "take this to the lighthouse and read it there, because I know you are going to be mad" "what are you saying" "I'm saying that, I'm going away for a while and if you want to gain just a little insight into our family read the paper, if not," Layla paused, "Well it's up to you, I just hope you understand". With that, Layla was pushed into the police car and driven away. She was gone.