Iris, a friendless and withdrawn farmer’s daughter, spends her days tiptoeing around high school bullies and her resentful mother. Retreating nightly to an infamous swimming hole that the locals deem haunted, Iris finds the peace of mind she desires. When an intriguing new girl appears at Iris’s sanctuary with her own cross to bear, outspoken, cosmopolitan Maggie helps Iris break her shell and stand up to her tormentors.