Marvin Oxford, and Jodi Thompson, are close friends. They have been best friends, since Freshman year at Willowbrook High School, in Willowbrook, Washington, which is 20 minutes from Vancouver. They are now in the Senior class, but Marvin's grandmother has been diagnosed with lung cancer, due to being a heavy smoker, and hopes to fight the battle. Jodi cares so much about Marvin, and gives him his support throughout this difficult time. Marvin and his younger sister, Susan, are very attached to their grandmother. Jodi is a church girl, that offers inspirational advice to Marvin, and she wants him to know that he should have faith. This is a heartwarming story of what it means, when friends stick by each other.