Pip was once a normal 11-year-old kid with a happy life, but she became very lonely when her father and brother died at a plane crash. Her mother, Ophelia, has trouble dealing with the loss and becomes depressed. While walking on the beach one day, Pip meets Matt, an artist with a broken heart. She immediately befriends him. Her mother worries about her friendship and suspects Matt of being a pedophile. However, it doesn't take long before Matt wins over Ophelia's heart as well.