Keith Michaels, an Oscar-winning writer, teaches at Binghamton University on the East Coast after losing his popularity in Hollywood and falls in love with Holly, a fellow teacher.
Linda Sinclair, a 45-year-old spinster, is a high-school English teacher. Things take an unexpected turn when she meets her former student, Jason Sherwood.
Ethan awaits the day he can leave his small town and go to college. When he falls in love with Lena, a girl shunned by everyone, he learns a dark secret about her but wants to protect their love.