Monica is a strange, quiet girl, known for her emotionless demeanor, living with and home-schooled by her guardian Max on his farm, who has taken care of her since she was born orphaned in a dystopian society in the aftermath of a civil war. As she turns 13, Max decides she is ready to go to a public school, but bizarre things start happening to Monica - a mysterious voice speaks to her one night, she starts experiencing intense emotions for the first time before going to sleep, and a troublemaking classmate starts taking an unusual interest in her. As she tries to live what she assumes is a normal school life, it becomes increasingly apparent that both her past and the world around her are greater and more terrible than what she had previously thought…