Nate Busco has spent 12 of his 17 years running from his past
Tired of being bounced around from foster home to foster home, he now lives in his car, eats corn husks, and takes up track and field as a shower option.
Alone, she’s haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from her past
By nightfall, he couldn’t be more different from his confident, mischievous high school self.
Enter Stan Dean, a popular high school drama teacher dealing with his own issues
He sees Nate’s hidden talent and the need for care and guidance where no other teacher can, and he wants to help.
But in a surprising turn of events, Nate is arrested in the middle of school and left in handcuffs
Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only gets bail, but agrees to take Nate home, despite the raised eyebrows he receives from his fellow teachers.
Stan is willing to do whatever it takes to help his struggling student
But the question is: can you really help someone else if you’re not willing to help yourself?