Mrs Flax, a single mother, shares an estranged relationship with her daughters. But things change between them when the younger daughter falls into the river and is hospitalised.
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.