Home is where the heart is? That's a lie. A boy and his family move to North Carolina in search of a better life. Even though his mother is having a hard time of it, Ethan wants desperately for all of them to be able to move on from the death of his father. His moms inability to accept him for who he really is and his sisters reliance on him to make everything better becomes too much to bear, causing Ethan to question whether life is worth living. Will he fit in while remaining true t who he really is? This is a story of love and the tragic reality of many people among us. Will Ethan find his reason for living? Because after all, life IS worth living... right?