Jenniferisaseventeenyearsoldmisfitpunkteenagerthatusespiercing,tattoos,wearsonlyblackclothesanddyedhair,self-inflictsinjuresandhasfixationfordeath.Shemissesafatherandanormalmother,sinceMrs.Bensonhastroubleinthecommunicationwithher,andfeelsabsolutelyrejected.Whilelookingforajob,shemeetstheforty-nineyearsoldRandallHarris,alonelymanwhoownsashoppingstore,andhehiresher.Theyareoppositesbutwithlonelinessandlackoffriendsincommon.Theybecomeclosefriends,andtheirinteractionchangestheirbehaviorforgoodwhilesecretsandfeelingsaredisclosed.